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Greeks get Olympics-size bill Total cost of Games set at 8.95 bln, nearly twice previous estimates; PASOK sees ‘Mickey Mouse’ logistics The final bill for the August Olympic Games, the most expensive in history, was set yesterday at just under 9 billion euros - almost twice the official estimates provided earlier this year by the previous, Socialist government.

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Sewage decision questioned

A prosecutor launched an investigation yesterday into the state of the capital's main sewage plant after the local authority decided to revoke its license, a move the water board says would lead to untreated waste being dumped into the sea off Piraeus.

Turkey pressed on recognition

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis began a key two-day visit to Cyprus yesterday, pledging to step up efforts...

5,000 police on Polytechnic duty

More than 5,000 policemen will be deployed gradually at the National Technical University of Athens (formerly Polytechnic) and other possible targets of anarchist violence from today, in the buildup to Wednesday's anniversary of the student uprising of November 17, 1973, the Public Order Ministry said yesterday.

Truck knocks down Piraeus steel bridge

A truck drove into a pedestrian bridge on a main Athenian road yesterday, demolishing the steel structure, injuring two workers and creating hours of traffic delays.

IN BRIEF

New head of Joint Chiefs of Staff to assume his post in February : Vice Admiral Panayiotis Hinofotis was yesterday appointed...

Molyviatis has a quiet word with Gul : Six formations of Turkish fighter jets yesterday violated Greek national air space 24 times...

Museum strike off : Guards at museums and archaeological sites yesterday called off planned strike...

Road rage : A motorist yesterday faced an Athens prosecutor for driving into a traffic police officer...

Bourboulia : The Supreme Court's first level disciplinary council yesterday upheld a decision...

Dog poisoning : An Athens misdemeanor court yesterday passed down a nine-month sentence...

Land-mine blast : Two people, believed to be illegal immigrants, entered a fenced-off, signposted minefield...

Marina blast : An explosion at the Zea marina in Piraeus early yesterday afternoon ignited a blaze...

Turkish visits : The abolition of a $50 (40-euro) tax charged to Turks...

Migrant search : Police in Crete said yesterday that they had rounded up a total of 41...


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EDITORIAL

Understanding Costas Karamanlis is the fourth Greek prime minister to visit Cyprus since the republic was founded. The first was Andreas Papandreou, as recently as 1982, who initiated official contacts between the Greek and Cypriot political leaderships.

COMMENTARY

A web of light and dark An Australian freelance journalist recently escaped beheading by Iraqi insurgents when his captors conducted a search on Google to confirm his claim that he was a journalist and not a CIA agent. John Martinkus's story appeared on Freelance UK's website on Monday. We have seen terrorists making use of the Internet to spread the horror of their beheading hostages, but we had never imagined they would use the same medium to spare the life of one.

OPINION

Entering a new era If there is a general consensus that the death of Yasser Arafat signals the end of an era, it is also true that there is widespread fear of what may happen in this new era following the departure of the historic Palestinian leader. This is true of everyone except those on the «other side» who, apart from making unacceptable comments about the death of their rival, are no doubt also hoping for a greater upheaval so that they can press ahead with their plans...

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