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Bill tackles family violence Smacking children to be made illegal; couples’ fights could lead to divorce A bill submitted to Parliament yesterday proposes the toughest set of measures ever seen in Greece against domestic violence and asks for the first time that smacking children be outlawed and that the use of violence by one partner against another be grounds for divorce.

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PASOK dismisses stalwart deputy

PASOK leader George Papandreou yesterday sacked MP Yiannos Papantoniou from the Socialists' parliamentary group over comments...

Dump fire produces toxic milk

The levels of cancer-causing dioxin in milk and chicken produced by farms located near the Tagarades landfill in Thessaloniki exceeded...

Driver shoots boss and self

A trolley bus driver committed suicide in northeast Athens yesterday morning, moments after shooting and injuring his boss following an argument...

Athens in talks over peace deal

Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis stepped up her diplomatic contacts in New York yesterday...

Checks rooting out dodgy beach canteens

Prefectural officials in Athens said yesterday that they had referred 25 cases to prosecutors after conducting health and hygiene checks on canteens...

IN BRIEF

Chief investigator in air crash probe says final report ready next month : The final report into the crash of the Helios Boeing 737-30 north of Athens last year will be ready...

Proastiakos railway resumes normal service after engineering work : The suburban railway (Proastiakos) is due to return...

Lawyer caught after stealing books : A 50-year-old lawyer was arrested in Exarchia...

Fatal crash : Two people were burned to death in the suburb of Glyfada...

University deadline : The Education Ministry yesterday reminded any foreign nationals who wish to apply...

Migrant crackdown : An operation by police last month to track down illegal immigrants...

Car costs : A trip from Athens to western Greece by car will cost some 12 percent more...

IKA dodgers : Almost a third of businesses in Hania and Rethymnon, Crete, which were inspected...

Electronic goods swiped : Some 30,000 euros' worth of equipment was stolen...


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EDITORIAL

Rubbish dumps spell danger The public health hazard posed by the approximately 2,000 rubbish dumps currently operating across the country has been grossly underestimated. This is the conclusion of a report released following the fire at the Tagarades landfill, east of Thessaloniki, which recently burned trash for more than a week. Researchers at the Democritus University found dangerous levels of dioxin pollution in milk and poultry coming from the area around Tagarades.

COMMENTARY

Contradictory and absurd Senior PASOK MP Yiannos Papantoniou has distanced himself from the party's official line on the Emporiki sale and, as a result, his party has denounced him in harsh terms. As usual, this has been blown up into a major political issue, both in the pro-government and some opposition media. No doubt differences of opinion among party cadres are often prompted...

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