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Child migrants at risk
 Hundreds falling victim to traffickers in Patras, aid groups say

Hundreds of children of refugees and illegal immigrants are falling victim to human-trafficking rings at the port of Patras as they await the opportunity to sneak onto a ferry to western Europe, aid organizations are saying.
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Police pass riot blame around
Law enforcement officers were blaming each other yesterday for the poor policing of Saturday's demonstration...
Siemens clues sought abroad
Greek prosecutors will head to Germany and Switzerland in the next 10 days to investigate claims...
Teens hooked on mobiles
Almost all youngsters between the ages of 12 and 15 years of age own a mobile phone...
Athens bid to boost greenery
Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis yesterday announced a «greenery charter» that aims to increase...
Robbers strike gold in gas station raid
Two robbers netted more than 230,000 euros in a dramatic holdup at a gas station...
IN BRIEF
Two of the favorites begin talks with supporters ahead of Thursday poll : Two of the candidates vying to become then next archbishop...
Greek aquaculture will keep on expanding, industry expert says : In what is evolving into one of the country's strongest industries...
Americans in Greece prepare to vote : As 24 states in the USA prepare to vote...
Cab strike : Taxi drivers in Athens and the rest of Greece are due to stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow...
Late trains : The planned extension of the metro and electric railway (ISAP) timetables...
Copy cards : Two men suspected of installing electronic devices...
Worksite death : A 39-year-old worker was killed in an accident...
Migrants detained : Patras port authorities detained a total of 45 illegal immigrants on Sunday...
Antiquities trading : Police in Kalambaka, central Greece, yesterday arrested two people...

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A hand grenade...
EDITORIAL
Latter-day Luddites
 Once upon a time, the law used to be on the side of the worker. Now, the law appears to be at the mercy of the unionists. The violent interruption of the Public Power Corporation's board of directors' meeting is ample proof of this. So is blocking a plan for the metro to operate an extra two extra hours a day on weekends. The unionist movement has veered way off course in Greece.
COMMENTARY
Perilous affinities
 Footage of the recent clashes in central Athens proved what we already know: that the extreme-right group Chryssi Avgi and certain members of the police force, particularly the riot police, not only share the same dark «ideas» but also join forces on the «battlefield» against the «enemy within» and the «accursed migrants.» To the batons and tear gas of the police, Chryssi Avgi adds knives, clubs and iron bars, and they believe they are doing the country a service...
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