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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-07-25Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Reinforcements to Chios as fire continues to rageAn additional 50 men from the armed forces and the fire brigade were sent as reinforcements to the Aegean island of Chios on Monday, to assist fire fighters in putting out a major fire that has already wiped out 90 pct of mastic gum tree orchards in some the island's villages.Ten men from the army, navy and air force, respectively, as well as 20 from the fire brigade, took off from Elefsina air base just before 14:00 in a C-130 plane, heading for the island. Meanwhile, the villages Elata, Vessa and Lithi in southern Chios have seen 90 pct of their mastic gum trees destroyed, while there is also extensive damage in Olympous, Mesta and the region between Vessa and Agios Georgios Sykousis. Rural Development and Foods Minister Vangelis Apostolou is due to arrive on the island on Tuesday, accompanied by the head of the farmers' insurance organisation, in order to visit the fire-stricken villages and assess the damage. [02] Culture minister, architect Jean Pierre Heim discuss ideas for new Delos museumThe international New York-based architect Jean Pierre Heim on Monday had a meeting with Culture Minister Aristidis Baltas, the minister's aides and the head of the Greek travel and tourism agency federation FEDHATTA Lysandros Tsilidis, during which Heim presented his vision for a new archaeological museum on the island of Delos.Heim, who also has offices on the Greek island of Mykonos, Paris and now Shanghai, put forward a ground-breaking plan for a modern museum that is fully harmonised with the surrounding environment and comes equipped with the latest in modern methods to protect and secure the existing exhibits and any new ones that may be found on the island. Baltas thanked Heim but pointed out that Delos is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site, which imposes certain constraints, while it is under the supervision of the Cyclades Archaeological Ephorate, to which proposals concerning Delos must be submitted for evaluation. [03] Early Christian olive press on display in Mytiline's archaeological museumAn olive press dating back to the early Christian era, found on the Aegean island of Lesvos, is to be presented to the public for the first time on Wednesday, in an event at Mytilene's new Archaeological Museum. The event begins at 19:00 in the evening and will be attended by culture ministry general secretary Maria Andreadaki Vlazaki.The ancient oil mill used to produce olive oil was found during digging to repair the Thermi-Pigi-Lambou Mylon provincial road and was put on dispaly in the atrium of the island's new archaeological museum. There will also be a special presentation to visitors showing all the informational material collected about the specific find, explaining to visitors how it worked and how it was used in the specific era. The Lesvos antiquities service said the olive press was part of a large farming and craftwork complex linked to the production and exploitation of the island's produce, such as grains, olive oil and wine, which had been in constant use from the 2nd until the 6th centuries A.D. [04] Authorities on Rhodes charge two Italians with attempted murder, abductionAuthorities on the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday arrested two Italian nationals with business interests on the island and charged them with attempted murder and abduction.The two men, aged 29 and 40, allegedly invited a 32-year-old Albanian national with whom they had financial differences to their business premises in the city of Rhodes. Once he was there they attacked him, immobilising their victim as they inflicted injuries on him using knives, an axe and a taser. The injured man was admitted to Rhodes Hospital for treatment. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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