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Sixteen dead in worst day of forest fires

Emergency declared in Peloponnese

At least 16 people were reported to have died by last night as huge forest fires, fanned by gale-force winds, raged out of control in the Peloponnese and other parts of the country, burning thousands of hectares of land and destroying homes.

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New season, old problems

The new soccer season begins this weekend but planned tighter security measures are unlikely to be in place at all the stadiums of teams in Greece's top division.A police officer who did not want to be named told Kathimerini yesterday that despite pledges by the government...

Net becomes election tool

An increasing number of politicians, including current Public Order Minister Vyron Polydoras and former PASOK Public Order Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis, have created weblogs (blogs) to record their thoughts ahead of next month's general election.

Students to study for longer

University students should spend at least nine hours a day studying after they have finished classes if they are going to get the most out of their degree course, the Education Ministry will insist ahead of the new academic year, sources said yesterday.

Kos mayor knocked out by irate resident

A resident of Kos yesterday let the island's mayor know precisely what he thought of the municipality's decision to expropriate his land by walking into the town hall and knocking out the official.

IN BRIEF

Three Romanians caught on Crete for allegedly trying to sell child : A Romanian couple and a fellow countryman have been arrested...

Last surveys before election to be made public by August 31 : The results of opinion polls relating to next month's general election...

Father and son arrested in Serres : A 60-year-old man and his 35-year-old son...

Knifeman surrenders : A man suspected of stabbing to death a 42-year-old...

Cash stolen : Police in Kozani, northern Greece, were yesterday looking for two men...

Acheloos protests : Citizens from the area of Trikala yesterday continued a three-day camping protest...

Combustible machines : A batch of washing machines, manufactured by Brandt Industries...

US Embassy closed : The Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Athens will remain closed to the public on Wednesday...

Courts adjourned : Courts will be closed between September 12 and 19...


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EDITORIAL

Silence and deliberation This summer, which has been such a difficult one not only for Greece but also for much of the rest of Europe, is by no means over yet. Unfortunately, countless forest fires with their terrible toll on human life have been raging not only here in our own country but across much of southern Europe. A number of countries have been ravaged by their destructive mania.

COMMENTARY

Archaeological museum woes In a few months' time, Athens will be ready to open the New Acropolis Museum, but it would be wonderful if it were also in a position to open a New Archaeology Museum by 2015. It is feasible, and above all desirable. When Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis opened the new gift shop at the National Archaeological Museum the other day - do government ministers anywhere else in the world do this?

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