Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-10-11

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

CONTENTS

[01] Journalist Thanasis Paparigas, husband of KKE leader, dies after road

[02] Weather Forecast: Cloud, rain on Friday

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Friday

[01] Journalist Thanasis Paparigas, husband of KKE leader, dies after road accident

Journalist Thanasis Paparigas, husband of Communist Party of Greece (KKE) leader Aleka Papariga and director of the Communist daily ''Rizospastis'', died early Friday in hospital, two days after being seriously injured in a traffic accident.

A KAT hospital announcement said that Paparigas, who had suffered severe head injuries in a traffic accident Wednesday night, died shortly before 6:00 a.m.

[02] Weather Forecast: Cloud, rain on Friday

Cloudy weather is forecast in all parts of the country, with rain in the west, north and centre, and also storms in the west. Winds southerly, strong to very strong. In the north, temperatures will range from 13C to 25C; in the west from 16C to 26C; and in the rest of the country from 16C to 26C. Temperatures in Athens between 18C and 27C; and in Thessaloniki from 15C to 24C.

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Friday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 0.995

Pound sterling 0.636

Danish kroner 7.487

Swedish kroner 9.245

Japanese yen 123.0

Swiss franc 1.474

Norwegian kroner 7.363

Cyprus pound 0.577

Canadian dollar 1.584

Australian dollar 1.814

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