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Gas row prompts action Greece prepared in case supply is cut off after Russia argues with Ukraine Greece is not in danger of being affected by a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over natural gas prices, as it has already sought alternative solutions, officials told Kathimerini yesterday, but the government expressed its concern over the matter through diplomatic channels.

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Murder suspect commits suicide

A murder suspect who was on the run for three days after allegedly killing two policemen was found dead near to a river...

Closer watch on public spending

Undeterred by the fact that it amassed more public revenues than expected last year, the government is working on a draft law...

Cretan tension after killing

Police in Rethymnon, Crete, were yesterday bracing for a possible outbreak of interethnic tension following the fatal stabbing...

Livestock get paired up online

Livestock can now meet their perfect match through the Internet, thanks to a website launched yesterday ...

Owners of a pastry shop in Tavros...

Owners of a pastry shop in Tavros, southern Athens, clean up yesterday after an explosion smashed...

Officials flock to cage contagious parrots

Authorities revealed yesterday that they began tracking down last week some 30 parrots imported from Germany which are believed...

IN BRIEF

Greece good example of benefits of enlargement, EC president says : European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso cited Greece, in a statement made public yesterday...

Christofias expects UN and USA to launch new initiative within weeks : Cypriot parliamentary speaker and head of communist party AKEL...

Well-wishers churn out messages : Mobile phones were popular again this year among well-wishers...

Evros rising : The Evros prefecture and regional authorities for Eastern Macedonia and Thrace went on...

Suzuki recall : Suzuki dealer Sfakianakis said yesterday it will recall 50 AY50A Katana motorbikes...

Coin trade : Three Iranian nationals were arrested in Athens last week...

Port problems : Passengers and cars will be able to continue using the port of Karlovasi...

Santa sites : The Greek Consumer Organization EKATO warned parents yesterday...

Passport tips : Authorities yesterday gave some pointers on how people should appear...


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EDITORIAL

Kiev gets a taste of the free market The flow of Russian gas to Ukraine has been cut off. The shutdown, the result of a conflict that on the surface appears to be economic but is in fact political, could have severe repercussions for Europe. Ukraine's pro-Western president, Viktor Yushchenko, wants to lead the former Soviet republic into NATO and the EU. But the nation's economy is based on Russian subsidies in the form of cheap energy...

COMMENTARY

The bear is back As of January 1, Russia has been at the helm of the G8 group of industrialized nations. It is a potent symbol of Russia's rise from the status of an «Upper Volta with ICBMs,» to cite former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt's disparaging phrase, to a power on virtually equal footing with the world's richest nations. Riding a 6 percent annual growth rate and having the world's richest natural gas resources ...

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