31.   Thousands of protesting farmers converged on center Athens on Tuesday to demand higher subsidies and compensation for crops lost in freak snowstorms.

32.   Thousands of protesting farmers converged on downtown Athens on Tuesday to demand higher subsidies and compensation for crops lost in freak snowstorms.

33.   Only supermarkets, department stores, pharmacies and service stations remained open for business Wednesday, as the traders joined the protesting farmers.