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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-20
CONTENTS
[01] Cannes Festival director Fremaux at a special event on birth of
cinematography in Athens
[02] Two refugees die from hypothermia during their trip to Greece
[03] Athens candidate for "European Best Destination 2016"
[01] Cannes Festival director Fremaux at a special event on birth of
cinematography in Athens
General director of the Cannes Film Festival and director of the Institut
Lumière Thierry Fremaux will pay a one-day visit to Athens on February
2, invited by the Greek Cinema Academy and Onassis Foundation.
Fremaux will present and address the Greek audience on the occasion of
the 120-year anniversary from the birth of the cinema and the first movies
of Lumiere Brothers and will at a special event entitled "Lumiere!".
[02] Two refugees die from hypothermia during their trip to Greece
Two deaths were reported in two incidents involving refugees and migrants
north of Lesvos island on Wednesday.
A five-year-old child died when the boat it was on board capsized
and sank. According to initial information, the child died from
hypothermia. 46 more persons that were in the same boat were rescued
while the number of missing remains unknown. At a separate incident a
woman died from hypothermia during the trip from the Turkish coasts to
the Greek territory.
[03] Athens candidate for "European Best Destination 2016"
Athens has been selected to participate for second consecutive year in
the competition "European Best Destination."
Twenty cities will compete for the award. Athens took the third place
in 2015.
The competition runs from 20 January to 10 February. Whoever wants to
vote should visit the following site www.vote.ebdest.in
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