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Greece gets shaken up ‘Very lucky’ to escape serious damage from 6.9 Richter quake

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale, one of the most powerful ever to strike Greece, was felt yesterday at lunchtime all around the country and as far afield as Israel, causing damage on the islands of Kythera and Crete but, remarkably, no serious injuries or deaths.
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Lawyers call for deeper graft probe
The ongoing investigation into corruption within the judiciary has only skimmed the surface, according to the head of the Athens Bar Association (ABA), Dimitris Paxinos, who told Sunday's Kathimerini that inspectors had for many years turned a blind eye to graft among judges.
Athenians warm to recycling
A City of Athens pilot recycling program has gained the support of residents as Athenians appear to be sensitive to environmental issues, leaving municipal authorities to negotiate...
Minister denies prison briefing
Just over a week after an inmate killed two policemen as he escaped while being transferred between prisons, Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis denied yesterday a press report claiming that he had been informed of problems regarding prison transfers.
Evros goes on flood alert again
Farmers were yesterday told to keep their livestock and machinery away from the Evros River in northeastern Greece as it was poised to burst its banks following heavy rainfall and an increase in the flow of water from Bulgaria.
Rejected ex-boyfriend kills his former lover
A 25-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her ex-boyfriend in Ilion, northwestern Athens, yesterday in what police described as being a crime of passion.
IN BRIEF
Supreme Court panel censures judge for not filing theft charges : A seven-member Supreme Court disciplinary panel, in a decision made public yesterday...
Nobody injured at union offices : A homemade explosive device went off early on Saturday...
Cyprus talks? : Nicosia is in talks with the British high commissioner regarding a possible visit...
Cephalonia quake : An undersea quake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, occurred...
Karapanayiotis dies : The managing editor of the Ta Nea newspaper, Leon Karapanayiotis, died of natural causes...
Pilot talk : The Hellenic Airline Pilots' Association (EHPA) handed out leaflets...
Epiphany : Archimandrite Kyrillos Sykis blesses the waters at the main port of Izmir...
THIS WEEK
Monday : Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis holds a press conference...
Tuesday : Technical Chamber of Greece holds a conference titled...
Wednesday : Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis visits Luxembourg...
Thursday : Technical Chamber of Greece hosts a two-day conference on...

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EDITORIAL
A superficial probe
 Attempts to purge the judiciary of corruption, currently being carried out in the judicial sector due to the alleged machinations of a certain archimandrite, Yiossakis, have not so far given society what it wants; they have not managed to restore citizens' trust in the decisions of the Greek judicial system. The fact that charges have been brought against a small number of judges alleged to have participated in trial-fixing rings is hardly an adequate antidote for the ailments crippling our justice system.
COMMENTARY
The end of the Sharon era
 Ariel Sharon is part of the political history of the Middle East; and despite the criticism and blame heaped upon him for the volatile situation that persists in the region, it cannot be denied that he was a general and subsequently a political leader who defended the interests of Israel as he deemed best and not according to the views of foreign powers, so-called international public opinion or his Palestinian rivals. Ariel Sharon was a relentless nationalist, and this created problems both on the domestic level and beyond Israeli borders.
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