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IN BRIEF |
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Two convicted members get their jail sentences trimmed
: An Athens appeals court yesterday reduced the sentences of two members of the terrorist group November 17, originally handed down in 2003... |
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Kathimerini campaign results in removal of 1,000 tons of rubble, trash
: A weeklong campaign to clean up the polluted Kifissos River, combining the efforts of dozens of citizens, politicians and performers, resulted in around 1,000 tons of rubble and trash being hauled out... |
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Group targets Apogevmatini offices
: A group of about 20 people wearing hoods and motorcycle helmets attacked the offices of the Apogevmatini newspaper in central Athens yesterday evening... |
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Extortion racket
: Five people have been arrested on suspicion that they were extorting money from shop owners in Athens, police said yesterday... |
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Police beat
: Police Chief Anastassios Dimoschakis said yesterday that 396 officers will be pulled from office jobs and assigned to police stations... |
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Officer probed
: A police warrant officer, serving on the force's squad for western Attica, yesterday faced a prosecutor charged with the attempted rape of a 35-year-old woman... |
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Wanted robbers
: Police said yesterday they are searching for two Albanian nationals in connection to the robbery of the Nikas meat factory at the start of April... |
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A young boy...
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EDITORIAL |
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National benefactors
In the 19th and early 20th century, although the economy was weaker than today's and the assets of the wealthy comparatively smaller, there was a group of national benefactors who made sizable contributions to Greek society. People such as Georgios Averof, Panaghis Vallianos, Evangelos Zappas and Andreas Sygros left an indelible mark on the country in key sectors ranging from health and welfare to defense. |
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COMMENTARY |
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Inaction index
We moan. We moan when we are with friends, at the street market, at the soccer stadium, in the taxi, on the bus, or on the beach in front of cameras which aim to pad out TV news bulletins with topless females. We moan about the weather. We moan about the loss of seasons which are now down to two, and climate change - which is being felt much earlier than had been predicted by experts (with the exception of those who refused to yield to political or economic pressures).
We moan about the intolerable weather and the forthcoming heat waves that are expected not only to fully test our physical stamina but also the country's power grid... |
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