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Heat could kill off fish Study shows rising temperatures putting sea organisms at risk Fish that live in the Mediterranean are in danger of being killed off, according to a Greek study seen by Kathimerini which shows that rising sea temperatures could have a devastating effect on sea life.

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FM invites UN envoy for FYROM talks

Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis has invited the United Nations' special mediator Matthew Nimetz...

An electronic display...

An electronic display, set up yesterday in front...

School dropout problem lingers

The number of children dropping out of school on Crete and most of Greece's other islands means...

Abuser paid boys’ fathers

Police in Edessa, northern Greece, yesterday arrested a 47-year-old Greek man...

Passenger waits as OA lounges

A student from Columbia University in New York, who was forced to spend a day...

Priests should not ask for cash, Church says

A representative of Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of the Church of Greece, told...

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Kathimerini English Edition and the International Herald Tribune will not be published in Greece, Cyprus and Albania tomorrow because of the celebration of the Epiphany, a public holiday. We will be back on Monday.

IN BRIEF

Gynecologist caught taking bribe to admit pregnant woman to hospital : A gynecologist has been arrested after allegedly accepting a –500 bribe to admit a pregnant woman to a hospital in Nikaia...

PAOK, Iraklis barred from signing new players due to financial problems : The Development Ministry yesterday banned Super League soccer clubs PAOK and Iraklis...

Two tons of products confiscated : Health and hygiene inspectors from the Athens Prefecture have confiscated almost two tons of unsuitable food...

Arson attacks : Arsonists damaged a post office in Kallithea, southern Athens, early yesterday...

Getty denial : The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, which last year returned two ancient artifacts from its collection to Greece...

Bomb defused : Bomb disposal experts conducted a controlled explosion at a car dealership in Haidari, western Athens, yesterday...

Murder solved : Police have arrested a teenager and are looking for three other men...

Dealer nabbed : A 32-year-old man was arrested in Nea Moudania...


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EDITORIAL

Buying cheap: It’s your choice Following a survey conducted last year by Greece's Competition Commission and the allegations of price-fixing leveled against a number of dairy firms in the country, the two market leaders have raised their milk prices. One of the two companies has increased the price of fresh milk by 3.1 percent, while the other on Monday raised that of highly pasteurized milk by 3 percent. These price hikes show that the message sent by the state's responsible authorities has not reached the ears of the big dairy firms.

COMMENTARY

Avoiding the hard stuff Until a few weeks ago, government cadres were classified according to their preferred election date, namely June or October. Though Costas Karamanlis did mumble something about his intention to complete the conservatives' four-year term, most considered his words more of a platitude. Media speculation about snap polls has been rife, affecting the government's performance.

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