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Seeking respite from rising temperatures
Swimmers play on a beach in a coastal suburb of Athens yesterday where temperatures reached 37 Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit)... |
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Finding common ground
A European Court of Human Rights ruling recognizing the Ecumenical Patriarchate's ownership of the Princes' Islands orphanage, finds Turkey guilty of invoking unjust laws but also reminds us of the way international law operates.
The case is even more significant as the unanimous ruling was unreservedly supported by the Turkish judge taking part.
Moreover, the case was handled jointly by Greek and Turkish lawyers, setting an example of a shared perception and cooperation in matters of law, but also pointing to the existence of common European ground. |
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Urban lab
The growing desperation with which Athenians watch their surrounding mountains for any sign of smoke is an indication of how degraded life in the capital has become. A year ago, most of the pine and fir forest on Mount Parnitha was destroyed by a fire that started on the other side of the mountain and, through incompetence and mixed signals on the part of the authorities, was allowed to rage out of control. This year, on June 26, a fire broke out in the lush pine forest on the northeastern slopes of Mount Hymettus, among the last bits of a major reforestry project carried out largely by volunteers after World War II, during which the mountain was denuded by Athenians searching for firewood. |
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