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Springtime for ASE? Bank rumors lift Athens bourse, pension fund boost is expected The Athens Stock Exchange, long in the doldrums, appeared to join in the general enthusiasm of international markets yesterday as they were lifted by good news in the telecommunications sector. The tripling of Cisco Systems' profits in the previous quarter led to a 21-percent rise in its shares and prompted buyers' interest in similar companies in Europe.

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Annan visit is ‘crucial’ for Cyprus

Foreign Minister George Papandreou yesterday briefed Prime Minister Costas Simitis on developments on the Cyprus issue.

Greek ‘No’ to Bethlehem’s 13

Greece has been continuing its diplomatic efforts to help ease the violence in the Middle East but has not offered to provide asylum to 13 Palestinian suspected militants...

2004’s fine line on smoking

Athens 2004 is aiming for a non-smoking Games, the Olympic organizers said yesterday, but, this being Greece - the home of manic smokers - they also stressed that they want smokers to be happy and will set aside special smoking areas.

Burgas pipeline deal is reached

SOFIA (AFP) - Bulgaria, Greece and Russia are to hold equal shares in a company building a pipeline to transport Russian oil from the Black Sea to the Aegean...

Soccer fan’s flare hits sleeping boy’s chair

A 14-year-old school student had a narrow escape early yesterday when a flare fired by a protesting soccer fan in Thessaloniki broke through a glass balcony door...

IN BRIEF

Prosecutor throws book at three for abducting girl : A Thessaloniki prosecutor yesterday charged three men with a series of felonies...

Suspect father remanded in custody after testimony : A father charged with murdering his 13-year-old daughter — found stabbed...

Services hit by strike Services at commercial banks will be disrupted again today...

Pro-Palestinian march. The Marathon tomb is the starting point for a pro-Palestinian march...

Fake euros. Police in Thessaloniki yesterday confiscated the first forged 100-euro...

Hot press? A man who received a suspended sentence yesterday for stealing newspapers...

Armed robbery. Two robbers armed with a pistol and automatic weapon made off with 45,600 euros...


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Olympiakos fans, in the streets of Piraeus...
EDITORIAL

Historic opportunity A planned visit to Cyprus by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be an «historic opportunity» to resolve the longstanding dispute, said Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou after a two-hour meeting on the subject with Prime Minister Costas Simitis yesterday. «We believe that all those involved will have to make use of this historic opportunity that we have before us...

COMMENTARY

Our history can’t be trashed The terrible spectacle of Greece's archeological sites transformed into rubbish dumps may leave the political elite unmoved, but it causes deep indignation among those who believe that our history does not deserve to be trashed. Our leaders obviously think that Greece, which is about to impress the world with its Olympics projects, has no reason to respect monuments such as the Tomb of Marathon and the Tomb of Salamis.

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