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Fire decimates trees, houses in Halkidiki Cassandra blaze burns through night A forest fire devastated the area of Cassandra in Halkidiki, northern Greece, causing the deaths of two people and scorching some 5,000 hectares of scorched pine trees and at least 80 holiday homes yesterday.

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Navy force to Lebanon endorsed

Greece will contribute naval forces to the United Nations-backed peacekeeping effort in Lebanon but will not send ground forces to the war-torn country...

New passports come at a cost

Issuance of the new Greek passport containing a microchip is scheduled to start on Saturday, a government source said yesterday, and will cost applicants 76 euros...

Getty to hand back artifacts

Two ancient Greek artifacts, including one that dates as far back as the 6th century BC, will be returned to Greece by the end of the month...

Sharp turn on points for drivers

The new traffic code will ensure that penalty points accrued by reckless drivers will lead to motorists losing their licenses...

Local election fever also grips foreigners

There will be a large increase in the number of Europeans who will vote in the October...

IN BRIEF

Russian president due in Athens on Sept. 4 for talks on oil pipeline : Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Athens on September 4...

Total of 87 intercepted yesterday; two smugglers get jail sentences : A total of 87 illegal immigrants were intercepted yesterday in two separate...

Cabinet looks over changes : The government looked over changes yesterday relating to some key pension funds...

Cannabis found : Police confiscated yesterday 1,007 cannabis plants found at a plantation...

Missing tourist : The search operation for a missing German tourist on the island of Samos continued...

Retirement home : The owner of an illegal old persons' home in Nea Pendeli...

Crete stabbing : A 50-year-old with mental problems was arrested yesterday...

Food checks : The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) said yesterday that it has checked...


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EDITORIAL

Competition in telecoms sector Although deregulating the telecommunications market has significantly reduced prices and provided a number of new services, Greek consumers are still stuck with a huge bill. Greeks pay far more for telecommunication services than the average consumer does in the European Union, according to data.

COMMENTARY

The air-conditioner crime Greeks are so used to the likelihood of a power blackout that they have adopted the English word for it. «Blackouts» have now become part of our everyday life, especially in summer, but adopting the term goes along with adopting something irrational. We are prepared to accept blackouts in some areas.

OPINION

The usual chaotic return to the city The traditional August influx into Athens has begun. Through the rolled-up windows of the cars, we can catch glimpses of the returning Athenians, who are a chaotic image depicting a new breed of Greeks in their summer mode: shirtless motorists, women gazing restlessly at the road ahead...

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