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Sprint duo in the clear SEGAS faults coach for drug test no-shows; IAAF ‘surprised’ The Greek amateur athletics federation (SEGAS) yesterday cleared disgraced star sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou of charges that they dodged three drug tests in the lead-up to the August Olympics, laying the entire blame for the runners' no-shows on the controversial coach both used at the time.

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Greek debt and deficit at EU peak

Greece had the highest budget deficit and public debt in the European Union for 2004...

Patriarchate ‘sold land to Jews’

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Foreign Jewish investors have paid millions of dollars to buy two large properties at Jaffa Gate...

A second judge is charged

A second judge was charged yesterday with money laundering and bribery, as part of the investigation into a trial-fixing ring allegedly made up of members of the judiciary, churchmen and lawyers.

Nicosia has no formal proposal

As a United Nations spokesman yesterday said he was unaware of any new proposal from Nicosia for restarting the deadlocked Cyprus peace talks, the Cypriot government was forced to admit that it had made no official overture.

EU official warns of deadly flu pandemic

EU officials are already preparing for the possibility that a global flu epidemic, which could cause up to 30 million deaths, might break out in the next few years, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Markos Kyprianou said during a press conference in Athens yesterday.

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Athens protest on anniversary of US invasion of Iraq : An anti-war rally, scheduled to begin at noon today at Syntagma Square...

Two-day strike due to start Tuesday : A two-day nationwide strike by Greek airport workers, scheduled to begin on Tuesda...

Tsunami aid : Greece yesterday boosted its contribution to relief aid for tsunami victims...

ELA trial : A former family friend of convicted Revolutionary Popular Struggle (ELA) member...

Papoulias : President Karolos yesterday received political, religious and military leaders...

Eyesore to stay : Public Works Minister Giorgos Souflias yesterday told Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis that no more state funding could be allotted...

Soccer politics : Greek MPs who yesterday had been due to participate in a soccer tournament...

Ticket frenzy : Hundreds of people waited in line in central Athens yesterday...

Dodgy appointment : A group of five opposition PASOK deputies yesterday demanded an explanation...

Store blast : A small bomb damaged a tire shop in the central Athenian district of Patissia...


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EDITORIAL

Art sponsorship A conference held yesterday on the question of arts sponsorships and the relationship between the arts and business offered useful proposals for streamlining Greece's policy on culture. Reform is more urgent now that fiscal austerity measures are expected to bring a reduction in state subsidies in the culture sector. The conservative administration has already announced its intent to move away from the parochial model of state-dependent culture, even if plans for a new model of financing remain vague.

COMMENTARY

The myth dismantled Having remodeled PASOK in a bid to fend off opposition from within the party, Socialist leader George Papandreou is expected to intensify his attacks on the government, mostly over economic issues. Soaring inflation and unemployment, magnified by the populist media, have created deep economic worries for households. Prompted by rumors that more broadcasting permits are to be issued, existing media owners, who fear extra competition have indulged in a smear campaign...

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