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Poultry exports banned Countries start to put Greek birds on black list as signs of panic appear The government yesterday slapped a ban on all poultry exports from several eastern Aegean islands after bird flu was detected in the region on Monday amid signs of panic from residents who have been reporting numerous sightings of dead birds across the country.

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Biggest ever child porn ring smashed

Police said yesterday that they had arrested five people and were looking for another 15 in connection to Greece's biggest and most shocking child pornography ring, which posted pictures of children in sexual acts with animals on the Internet.

Lawyers pick apart migrant law

Lawyers for migrants and refugees in Greece yesterday called on the government to rethink its immigration law, passed just two months ago, as it contains «traps» which will prevent many immigrants from obtaining their residence permits.

Soldier beats woman dead

A soldier was arrested in Corinth yesterday in connection with the vicious killing of a 22-year-old woman, police said...

Zisis nears Supreme Court exit

The vice president of the Supreme Court, Achilleas Zisis, who was suspended earlier this month, will face...

Greece gets EU rap over water quality

Greece was one of three countries threatened with legal action by the European Commission yesterday for failing to comply...

IN BRIEF

Two strong tremors off Zakynthos cause damage; no injuries reported : Two strong quakes, measuring 6.0 and 5.2 on the Richter scale, struck...

Greece still high on corruption index : Greece was ranked the 47th least corrupt country among 159 states according...

Angry PPC : The Public Power Company (PPC) has threatened to regain 26 million euros of funds owed to it...

Migrants found : After a three-day search, coast guards yesterday picked up nine African men...

DEKA trial : The start of the trial of the former chairman and board members of the Public Portfolio Management Company (DEKA) was postponed...

Minister suit : Defense Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos is to take legal action against...

Irrigation protests : Riot police helmets line the side of a road in Stimfalia...

Traffic disruption : Southbound traffic on the Athens-Corinth national highway will be disrupted...

Hash haul : Police in Serres yesterday arrested a 39-year-old man after finding...


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EDITORIAL

Panic pandemic As scientists and the authorities have already warned, bird flu poses a very serious threat. Even if the threat of a human pandemic was absent, the disease would still take its toll on the global economy and the environment. However, scientists fear that the H5N1 bird flu strain may mutate, acquiring genes from the human flu virus that would make it highly infectious and fatal. The realization of the threat has prompted...

COMMENTARY

Dangerous arrogance The public relations counterattack launched by the conservative government to offset criticism primarily from the electronic media touched upon a crucial issue. It's natural for the ruling party to come under fire. Yet criticism is not always well intentioned. In the old days, biased commentary reflected media backing for ideologically sympathetic parties.

OPINION

The TV we deserve? It has been said countless times: A nation gets the politicians it deserves; perhaps it also gets the television it deserves, although it is difficult to ascertain whether TV channels are giving the people what they want or if they are imposing their own agenda upon the viewers who eventually absorb whatever it is they are fed.

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