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Jobs rethink begins Minister wants mobile work force and employment for people over 55 Proposals aimed at making the Greek work force more flexible and mobile, while providing greater job opportunities for people aged over 55 were unveiled by Labor and Social Security Minister Savvas Tsitouridis yesterday.

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Court delivers blow against mobile masts

Ten mobile telephone antennas, eight of which are in Athens, must be removed as they pose a threat to public health, the Athens Appeals Court ruled yesterday...

Landfills under fire after blaze

Thessaloniki was examining the environmental toll yesterday of a large fire at the city's landfill, which released harmful toxins into the air and prompted experts...

Cyprus braces for mass influx

Cyprus yesterday braced for an influx of hundreds of people being evacuated from Lebanon via air and sea lifts organized by a host of foreign governments...

Vodafone is set for hefty fine

Mobile phone operator Vodafone could face total fines of 12 million euros as the watchdog investigating the recent phone-tapping scandal has found the firm guilty...

Suburban railway expansion is on track

Thousands of passengers can start using three new Proastiakos suburban railway stations today in Ano Liosia, Aspropyrgos and Magoula - all in western Attica - that were opened...

IN BRIEF

Coroner says drowned boy, 6, dived into pool on full stomach : A coroner on Crete said yesterday that a 6-year-old Austrian boy...

Batch of 4,500, mostly Daewoo, being recalled for safety reasons : The general secretary for consumer affairs, Thanassis Skordas, said yesterday...

Albanians caught with 90 kilos : Two Albanian men found with more than 90 kilos of cannabis in their possession are probably...

Samos migrants : Coast guards yesterday detained 25 illegal immigrants on the eastern Aegean island of Samos...

Egg raid : A young couple was arrested early yesterday because they allegedly threw eggs...

Postal holdup : Two armed men held up a post office in Zografou, near central Athens, yesterday...

New nurses : Some 250 nurses will be hired on open-ended contracts to cover...

Companies rapped : Seven firms have been fined a total of 76,000 euros for breaching consumer rights...


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EDITORIAL

Insurance reform forever postponed The social security system is a time bomb ticking away in the foundations of the economy and society of Greece. The predictions of analysts (even those of the General Confederation of Greek Labor) show that the system is heading toward an impasse, and that in 10 to 15 years insurance funds will not be able to pay out pensions. Everyone is in agreement on that, both the government and the opposition.

COMMENTARY

David and Israel Wars are not won solely on the battlefield, nor are missiles and tanks enough to bring about victory. Wars have also to be won on the field of morality, otherwise they are lost, even if they seem to have been won. By overreacting, and not for the first time, Israel might destroy its enemies from the military point of view (although it is not absolutely certain that this is what it wants, since it has...

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