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Crash over the Aegean Greek pilot missing after collision with Turk F-16; FMs urge calm A Greek fighter pilot was feared dead yesterday after his F-16 collided with a Turkish air force jet over the Aegean Sea, prompting a flurry of diplomatic exchanges between Athens and Ankara as the two sides attempted to prevent the situation becoming a full-blown crisis.

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New plan to tackle violent soccer fans

Greater surveillance, e-ticketing and fewer police officers in stadiums are all measures that...

Athens parks are dwindling

Festivities will be held around Europe today, marking the occasion of European Day of Parks...

Lawyer loses bank heist bet

A security guard shot and injured a robber yesterday who, it emerged later, was...

Illicit signs blamed for accidents

The relatives of people killed in traffic accidents caused by illegal billboards yesterday accused...

Students at the 19th Senior High School in Athens...

Students at the 19th Senior High School in Athens do some last-minute studying...

Woman throws acid at Cypriot policemen

NICOSIA (AFP) - A Cypriot woman burned the faces of five policemen with acid yesterday...

IN BRIEF

Finland fears Cyprus will be biggest problem during EU presidency : Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said yesterday...

Trial-fixing case on hold as former magistrate is treated for illness : Former investigative magistrate Constantina Bourboulia...

Pair charged with attack on TV crew : Two men were charged yesterday with attempted murder and causing severe...

Bird flu : The Agricultural Development and Food Ministry has suggested to the European Union...

Gas leak : Three truck drivers were arrested on the Kilkis-Doiranis national road...

Cannabis dumped : Police on the Greek-Albanian border near Igoumenitsa intercepted...

Bad food : Athens prefectural authorities yesterday confiscated 650 kilos of meat unfit...

Flash sale : Τhe National Council for Radio and Television (ESR) yesterday approved the sale...


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EDITORIAL

Seeking profits without any risks All over the world, business activity is subject to two presuppositions - risk and profit. The shareholders of any particular company always undertake certain risks with any individual venture and, subsequently, reap the benefits that such an enterprise may bear. This is how capitalism has achieved great things in every Western country - every country, that is, except Greece.

COMMENTARY

New dividing lines In every crisis in Greek-Turkish relations, such as yesterday's midair collision over the Aegean, the question of political consensus assumes greater significance. By coincidence, this same issue is the subject of political debate between the two major parties at this time, as PASOK rehashes its old «dividing lines.»

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