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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-11-17
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[01] Mother bear, cub rescued after being stranded on NW Greece highway
[02] Stocks end slightly lower
[01] Mother bear, cub rescued after being stranded on NW Greece highway
(ANA-MPA) -- A female bear and her 10-month-old cub were rescued on
Tuesday morning after police stopped traffic on a provincial roadway in
northwest Greece, allowing the two disoriented animals to calm down and
move toward the nearby Aliakmon River forest.
This was the third such incident recorded in the specific region over
the past month, while numerous crossings of bears and their cubs have
been reported.
The animal conservation group Arcturos, called in to help remove the
bears from the Neapolis - Kastoria highway -- near the village of
Kostarazi -- praised the concerned citizen that called police to report
the two animals in distress.
One of the eight fatal road accidents involving bears recorded this
year took place in the specific region. The protective fence along the
Egnatia motorway and intersecting roadways built to keep animals out
has collapsed in many parts of the network making it dangerous for
motorists and animals alike.
[02] Stocks end slightly lower
Stocks edged lower at the Athens Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the
composite index of the market falling 0.09 pct to end at 2,502.27
points. Turnover was a strong 275.8 million euros, of which 19.9
million euros were block trades.
Most sectors moved lower, with the Telecoms (3.56 pct), Technology
(3.30 pct) and Chemicals (2.69 pct) suffering the heaviest percentage
losses of the day, while Insurance (1.28 pct), Banks (1.02 pct) and
Financial Services (0.64 pct) scored gains.
The FTSE 20 index rose 0.16 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 0.40 pct lower
and the FTSE 80 index fell 0.44 pct. Broadly, decliners led advancers
by 119 to 83 with another 56 issues unchanged.
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