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Storms cause flooding One killed, hundreds of homes wrecked after torrential rain Hours of heavy rain over the weekend caused serious flooding in many parts of the country, killing one person and damaging hundreds of homes, farms and roads.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Greek-Turkish inauguration of pipeline

Greece and Turkey yesterday inaugurated a new pipeline transporting natural gas from the Caspian Sea region...

Gov’t targets police corruption

The government is examining the possibility of prohibiting police officers from being stationed in the areas...

Air pollution rises in Greece

Greece is one of the few countries in Europe where atmospheric pollution is on the rise, rather than declining...

5,000 in peaceful march

More than 5,000 demonstrators marched peacefully through central Athens on Saturday...

Young workers can’t afford to fly the nest

The difficulty of finding a job and working in poorly paid positions are among the main reasons...

IN BRIEF

Four men shot in a Rethymnon nightclub suffer minor injuries : Four men, aged 22 to 27, were hospitalized on Saturday...

Three sailors hurt, one seriously : A fire that broke out on a motorship moored at the port of Paros...

Family business? : A brother and sister, aged 34 and 21 respectively, have been arrested...

Papadopoulos leads : Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos holds a lead over his two main challengers...


THIS WEEK

Monday : European Science Week...

Tuesday : Universal Children's Day...

Wednesday : Judicial employees stage a two-hour work stoppage...

Thursday : The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce hosts...

Friday : The British Embassy in Athens hosts a conference...

Sunday : International Day for the Elimination of Violence...


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John Malkovich...
EDITORIAL

Politics, corruption and progress Greece is in a very favorable position. Its prime minister, Costas Karamanlis, has managed to win two consecutive general elections despite attacks from business interests that insist on treating political parties as tools for the promotion of their own interests. The head of the government has consistently tried to stamp out corruption so that politics will no longer be blackmailed by outside interests, big or small.

COMMENTARY

Metics of the world Never have so many people been on the move as they are today. One can fly to any destination on the planet in a matter of hours. And yet, amid this unprecedented freedom of movement, people remain closely bound to the country of which they are citizens. The individual is at the epicenter of concentric circles comprising country, regional union (such as the European Union in our case) and the international community...

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