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Greece is letting its health slide, new study finds Bad habits, little prevention to blame Greece's failure to adopt an effective illness prevention program, combined with unhealthy eating practices and high rates of smoking among others, have led to the life expectancy of Greeks to slide down the European scale over the last 10 years, according to a study released yesterday.

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Tougher action on migrants

Merchant Marine Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis yesterday announced a raft of measures, including stricter patrols...

Captain feared drowned after cargo vessels collide

The captain of a cargo ship transporting coal went down with his vessel yesterday after it collided with another boat...

Time up for degree change

Greece is likely to end up in the European Court of Justice, as a deadline requiring member states to recognize...

Police nab top crook in Athens

Greece's third-most-wanted criminal was arrested in Haidari, western Athens, at noon yesterday...

Protection urged for Attica’s mountains

A group of concerned citizens who are worried that mountains in Attica will succumb to developers...

IN BRIEF

Greece qualifies for soccer tournament after beating Turkey 1-0 in Istanbul : Greece has qualified for the European soccer championships...

Presidents Sarkozy and Papoulias discuss EU issues, FYROM in Paris : French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would conduct an official visit to Greece...

Thirteen people slightly injured : A total of 13 people were slightly injured in two bus crashes in Athens yesterday...

Roof collapse : The roof of the building housing the branch of the intercity bus company...

Corruption trial : Judge Evangelos Kaloussis, who is standing trial on corruption charges, was yesterday accused...

Cabbie mugged : Police are looking for two foreign nationals who yesterday robbed...

Boxer arrested : A 20-year-old amateur boxer was arrested in Thessaloniki...

Worker killed : A worker was fatally injured yesterday while helping to construct...

Illegal cafe : Greece's Ombudsman yesterday called for the swift demolition...


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EDITORIAL

Cosmetic institutions The illegal quarries in Markopoulo, east of Athens, are more than just an environmental black mark in one of the most rapidly developing areas of the Attica region. The defiance of the two companies who continue to mine the mountain is nothing less than a huge test to see whether Greece's institutions actually work as they should.

COMMENTARY

Blood and oil in Kurdistan Until recently, the US saw Iraqi Kurdistan as the only safe pocket in an endless minefield. Now Turkish plans to invade northern Iraq risk transforming the region into Washington's biggest nightmare, pitting one NATO ally against the other. Things were different before the Bush administration decided to hit Iraq.

OPINION

Pop star’s death and realization His name means nothing to Greeks, but international media reported the sudden death of the 26-year-old pop star which plunged the Balkans into mourning. Tose Proeski was more than a a popular singer in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). He was a folk hero, a source of pride to the citizens of this young Balkan nation.

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