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Turkey travel warning Greeks advised against trips as anti-bird flu measures boosted Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis yesterday urged citizens not to travel to neighboring Turkey unless necessary after Turkish authorities confirmed their fourth bird flu victim, but he added that Greece has been advised not to close its borders for now.

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Three hurt in bungled bank robbery

A botched bank robbery in the center of Athens yesterday resulted...

Bad meat is still on the menu

Health inspectors were back at the central Varvakeios Market in Athens yesterday...

Court blasts Samina crew

A prosecutor yesterday derided the crew of the Express Samina - which sank...

Green light for sludge drying unit

Greek construction giant Aktor has won the 25-million-euro contract to build a drying unit...

Former hostage Garabet Jikerjian...

Former hostage Garabet Jikerjian (l), who is a citizen of Cyprus and Lebanon, attends...

EKAB fined 388,000 euros for driver death

A Patras court has ordered the National First Aid Center (EKAB) to pay 388,000 euros...

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Ex-priest answers questions about trial-fixing ring allegations : Former priest Iakovos Yiossakis, who has been accused...

Greek workers join in EU-wide protest against port liberalization : Some 2,000 dockworkers around Greece went on strike yesterday...

No reason to check 'CIA planes' : According to international regulations, Greece was not obliged...

Quake rumblings : The Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) yesterday slammed...

Online police : All City of Athens police will be equipped with palm-top computers...

Crime hotline : Police headquarters in Thessaloniki received about a million calls...

Addict support : An overwhelming majority (91 percent) of citizens would not object...

Astra appeal : The Astra insurance company, which was shut down by the government earlier this month...


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EDITORIAL

Secure banks to keep public safe The center of Athens yesterday morning reminded one of Chicago during the time of Prohibition. Bank robbers and police exchanged fire in a crowded Kolonaki street in broad daylight. The shootout around the streets of Solonos, Ippocratous and Panepistimiou left three people wounded. It is clear that would-be bank robbers have been so encouraged by lax security measures ...

COMMENTARY

Everything but the game Who cares about the earthquake, the spread of the bird flu virus or the hottest new political scandals? The mass media had other things on its mind last Sunday - the clash between «eternal rivals» Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. The only unexpected thing about the match played at the Karaiskaki Stadium was the quality of the soccer.

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