News archive of September 2017
Race for the Cure to be held in Athens this Sunday
This year's Greece Race for the Cure, a fundraising event for breast cancer, will take place Sunday morning, with a number of related activities taking place in the area around Zappeion Hall in central Athens. The race has been held in the Greek capital every year since 2009 and includes a 5 kilometer run and a 2 km walk.
Gov't says Fraport will be paid for proven problems in airports
Deputy Economy Minister Stergios Pitsiorlas conceded on Friday that the government is in the process of examining a list of problems that Fraport Greece identified and resolved at the 14 regional airports it took control of in spring, adding that if the German-led consortium can offer proof of the problems the state will pay any compensation that is due.
ATHEX: Bank stocks fall 22 pct in September
The Greek bourse's main index fell 8.46 percent over the month of September while the banks index dropped 22.4 percent. Meanwhile, gains seen during Friday's trading session had all but evaporated by the end of the day.
The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 755.61 points, adding 0.11 percent to Thursday's 754.76 points. On a weekly basis it shrank 2.37 percent.
Runners set off on grueling ultramarathon
Athletes smile for the camera at the starting line of the 35th Spartathlon, beneath the Acropolis, early on Friday morning. The grueling 246-kilometer ultramarathon celebrating Pheidippides, the Athenian messenger who was sent to Sparta in 490 BC to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon, is this year being attempted by 400 athletes from around the world.