Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-06-07

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Two teenagers confess murder of 80-year-old man

[02] Papoulias receives Ukranian president

[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Two teenagers confess murder of 80-year-old man

According to police, the two teenagers broke in the elderly man's home and attempted to take from him money by using several methods. When they realised that the man would not give them any money, they decided to kill him, stabbing him 15 times.

The girls escaped the house through the window but they were spotted by neighbours who later found the body.

The teenagers will be led before a prosecutor.

[02] Papoulias receives Ukranian president

Papoulias referred to the warm welcome he received during his visit to Ukraine.

On his part, Yanukovych noted that he was raised near several ethnic Greek villages and that he hails from from the southern city of Mariupol -- "there are a lot the things that connect the two countries. It is not accidental that the ethnic Greek Diaspora feels at home in Ukraine".

Finally, Yanukovych thanked Papoulias for the congratulations he sent him for his recent election in the country's helm.

[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The social security system, Eurogroup's meeting on Monday on the economic crisis in Europe, the government's efforts to reverse the negative climate and main opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras' harsh attack against the memorandum during ND's pre congress meeting, dominated the headlines on Monday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Olli Rehn: Neither EU nor IMF demanded the pensions to be cut in half".

APOGEVMATINI: "Pension at the age of 65 for the working mothers in the private sector - Troika's new demands, the government bargaining again".

AVRIANI: "Scandals out of control are strangling the two mainstream parties and destroying the country".

ELEFTHEROS: "The Greeks who were invited to the Bilderberg Group meeting - The Group convened in Spain on the euro".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "End to PASOK's mockery - The pensioners' drama begins".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Pensions: Labour Minister Andreas Loverdos satisfied because....the memorandum will be implemented".

ESTIA: "Emergency Government in order to avoid bankruptcy".

ETHNOS: "Cold shower on social security ".

IMERISSIA: "Insecurity virus in markets - International alarm over the deficits".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Sweeping changes in public works".

TA NEA: "The new pensions: the size of pensions and the retirement age".

VRADYNI: "Antonis Samaras sternly attacked the government on the memorandum: They did not know what they voted for".

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