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Reforms come under fire More than 6,000 protesters take to the streets against proposed changes More than 6,000 students, teachers and academics demonstrated in central Athens yesterday against government plans to reform the education system and allow private universities to operate in the country.

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UN plan foresees Kosovo secession

A United Nations proposal for Kosovo's final status foresees the province's secession from Serbia...

Ankara rapped over Cyprus

The government yesterday chided Turkey for interfering with Cypriot plans for oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean...

Dry days for water supply

Greece must manage its water better to prepare for the rainless times ahead, an expert warned yesterday...

Public told to avoid olive drink

The government and medical authorities yesterday urged Greeks to disregard claims that a pulp made of olive leaves can help...

Five arrested in Arta counterfeit operation

Police said yesterday they had arrested five suspects, including a mother and son, in Arta...

IN BRIEF

Pilots plan to walk off the job demanding boost to fleet : Pilots at Olympic Airlines (OA) plan to hold two three-hour work stoppages tomorrow and Monday...

Nightspots without permits : Athens prefecture inspection teams said yesterday they came across 11 night spots...

Nearby holidays : Greeks prefer to spend their holiday time at local getaway spots and are cautious...

Dog paddle : Dogs are to get a beach of their own on the sun-kissed Mediterranean island of Cyprus...

Roadblock : Farmers blocked a national highway in the Nea Triglias area in northern Greece's Halkidiki...

Correction : Kathimerini English Edition mistakenly referred to Chinese State Councilor...

TODAY : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to meet with the Parliament Speaker Anna Psarouda-Benaki...


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EDITORIAL

Too slow to stop charlatan’s myth A television show, which was unfortunately broadcast on a state-run channel, sparked a frenzy that would be a cause for laughter if it weren't related to the pain of thousands of people and their false hopes, which a few cunning people seek to exploit. But the problem is not just about the dangerous antics - which, in fact, should have already prompted...

COMMENTARY

History and the textbooks It has been said that if the word history is written with a capital «H» it carries more weight. In fact, according to one point of view, when spelled with a capital letter it signifies the historical process; an older, more romantic view...

OPINION

Living ‘better’ but with more fear Never before has the human race had it so good and have people had more goods at their disposal. In the 1950s, gross national income (GNI) reached 5.3 billion «international dollars» (a hypothetical unit of currency with the same purchasing power over GNI as a US dollar has in the USA).

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