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 The Cartoon Of The Day |
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| EU official predicts enlargement in 2003 |
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| The European Union's enlargement commissioner, Guenther Verheugen, estimated yesterday that the Enlargement Treaty, admitting as many as 10 Eastern European countries...
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| Enough water, but not for trees |
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| Athens should have enough water to cope with the increased demand during the 2004 Olympic Games, according to the head of the Athens-Piraeus Water Company (EYDAP) Dimitris Xenos, who, nonetheless, warned against planting trees...
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| One step forward, a step on hold |
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| The Council of State yesterday approved plans for a flyover at the intersection of Kifissou and Poseidonos avenues in the Faliron Delta, while the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided to examine claims that construction of a section of the Kifissou Avenue...
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| Reality TV shows face blanket ban |
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| The future of reality TV was uncertain yesterday after the head of the National Radio and Television Council (ESP) suspended the broadcasting of the popular «Bar» and «Big Brother 2» shows, deeming their content indecent.
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| Eviction order for Cosmas the crocodile |
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| Athens 2004 Olympics organizers have issued an eviction order to oust a three-meter (ten-foot) long crocodile from his aquarium in southern Athens in order to start construction of the sailing center.
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EDITORIAL |
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Intervention on TV
Kathimerini's opinion of «Big Brother» and 'Bar»-type television programs, the so-called reality shows and the self-styled investigatory talk shows, is widely known and has been frequently expressed. These programs comprise low-level television products which are designed to lure viewers through voyeurism. Their service to citizens' informational and recreational needs is dismal, while their overall impact on viewers is clearly negative, even if difficult to quantify. |
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COMMENTARY |
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Rude awakening
The views of the Greek Ambassador to Ankara, Ioannis Korantis, concerning Turkey's ambitions in Thrace, the Aegean Sea and Cyprus, and which came to light yesterday, are at odds with the climate of moderation which has been nourished by the rhetoric of Prime Minister Costas Simitis's government in recent years. In his annual report, the Greek diplomat gives a lucid description of what Athens has been reluctant to face: The ambitions by the post-Kemal regime to demilitarize the Greek islands of the eastern Aegean... |
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