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UN fears delay could derail plan Annan stresses need for negotiations on Cyprus proposal to begin ‘urgently,’ Simitis sets out targets UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed yesterday for negotiations on his plan for Cyprus to get under way «urgently,» a day after Greek Cypriots met his deadline and accepted the proposal as the basis for negotiations. A Turkish-Cypriot delegation in New York, though, sent a letter to Annan asking him to show flexibility in his timetable because their leader, Rauf Denktash, was in ill health and a new Turkish government had not taken office yet.

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Computer ownership still low

Just over a tenth of all Greek adults have visited the Internet at least once in their life, according to figures made public yesterday...

Tempers flare over tramline

Riot police clashed yesterday with local residents in the coastal Athens suburb of Palaio Faliron, who are trying to stop construction of a planned tramline through the area that they say will harm the environment.

Charges over Kifissos floods

A Piraeus prosecutor yesterday brought criminal charges against contractors, civil engineers and government inspectors involved in public works along the Kifissos River...

Ministry clamps down on ghoulish doll series

The government yesterday banned the sale of an imported ghoulish doll series, arguing that the toys posed a threat to children's mental health.

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MP will not be tried for death of child in collapsed building : Parliament yesterday voted against lifting the immunity...

Shipowner cleared of attempted murder of competitor : A Piraeus court yesterday acquitted shipowner Vangelis Ventouris...

Kozani man in critical condition : A 31-year-old man was being treated for third degree burns...

IKA doctors : An extra 500 full-time doctors will be hired by the Social Security Foundation (IKA)...

Lambrakis : Publisher Christos Lambraki s is to undergo heart surgery today...

N17 protest : At least seven suspected November 17 terrorists held in the Athens Korydallos Prison...

Pupil suicide : A 15-year-old pupil committed suicide at the Nea Zichni village school...

Anthrax : A herd of sheep in the region of Traganos in Ileia, western Peloponnese...

Roadworks : Traffic will be suspended on the Athens Attiki Odos...

Bends : A diver, Efthymios Tsaousis, was yesterday being treated for injuries sustained...


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EDITORIAL

No footnotes The deadline that United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan set for both sides to reply whether they accept his proposal as a basis for negotiations expired without any response from the Turkish side. The illness of Turkish-Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash does not fully justify this stance. If this were the only obstacle there would still be an answer, as everyone knows that crucial decisions are taken in Ankara.

COMMENTARY

Facing realities in Cyprus First of all, it is worth mentioning that any misgivings in Greece and Cyprus over UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's plan are legitimate and could, potentially, even prove useful. They are legitimate because a diplomatic compromise based on a 28-year-old fait accompli in the wake of the Turkish invasion in northern Cyprus is inevitably painful for the defeated side.

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