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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 2004-08-27Macedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY Thessaloniki, August 27, 2004 SECTIONS
NEWS HEADLINES[A] NATIONAL NEWS[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS[A] NATIONAL NEWSThe Greek Olympic team with the silver medal won by the Women's Greek National Water Polo team has a total of 13 medals, the same number of medals it had won in the Sydney Olympics four years ago, only this time 6 are gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. The Greek Olympic team's performance in the past two days offers hope for even more medals. Among the most important participations today are those of Mirela Manjani and Savva Lika in Women's Javelin Throw final even though Manjani has showed during the qualifications that she is not in her best shape. The Men's Greek National Basketball team will battle for the 5th place tomorrow in the game with Puerto Rico. The Greek team was left outside the final four after losing yesterday from Argentina 69-64 sharing the same fate with the Men's Greek National V olleyball team that was defeated by the United States. The Men's Greek National Handball team will play for a place between the 5th and the 8th while the Women's Greek National Handball team finished 10th after being defeated by Angola. Mr. Orphanos had a meeting with Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis today and afterwards, he announced that a draft law on professional sports will be submitted in Parliament. He clarified that the issues concerning amateur sports and all those that surfaced lately are not included in the draft law because a sober and calm dialogue will take place first. Mr. Voulgarakis after thanking all the Greek citizens who helped to host absolutely successful games and respected all measures taken in every Olympic city added that Greece managed what no other country was able to, namely the people experienced the gam es both inside the stadiums and in the streets. Referring indirectly to the protests scheduled to take place in view of the visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to Athens, Mr. Voulgarakis expressed the hope that the protesters will respect what was achieved by all Greeks with a great deal of ef fort. Minister of State and government spokesman Thodoris Rousopoulos reiterated that the free expression of all Greeks is a constitutionally protect right. In the brief talk the two had in front of the cameras, Mr. Karamanlis asked Mr. Tadic if he enjoyed the games and Mr. Tadic congratulated Greece for the way the games were organized. Of the stocks trading today, 115 had gains and 138 had losses, while the value of 150 stocks remained unchanged. Such actions poison the peaceful cohabitation climate in the island, which is necessary in the effort to reach a solution for the reunification of Cyprus and therefore, they are condemned, stated Mr. Rousopoulos. [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWSMacedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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