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Heavy rain wreaks havoc One killed, many homes and farms flooded by three days of downpours As the heavy rain eased off last night, a state of emergency was in effect in many parts of Greece after the unprecedented amount of water that swept through the country caused significant damage to crops and homes and led directly to one person's death.

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Sacred rock to survive showers

The foundations of Athens's ancient Parthenon are not under threat from water seeping into its rock base, Deputy Culture Minister Petros Tatoulis said yesterday.

Drug flow in Greece shoots up

Greece has become a significant drug-trafficking hub as seizures of some drugs increased by almost 500 percent last year, according to figures released by the police's drugs squad yesterday.

Law hits domestic violence

A bill which aims to create the toughest set of measures in Greece against domestic violence and intends to outlaw the smacking of children, was unveiled yesterday by Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras.

Justice probe reels in 3 more

Two judges and a lawyer were yesterday called to testify by magistrates investigating alleged trial-fixing rings, just three days after another 16 people were charged in connection with the probe.

Doctor gave migrants fake health certificates

A forgery ring involving at least one doctor and a lawyer has issued 1,800 fake health certificates to immigrants this month alone, using the Attiko Hospital in Haidari as its base, Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis said yesterday.

IN BRIEF

Cretan boy, 15, kills brother, 16, with father's gun during play : A 15-year-old Cretan youth yesterday faced murder charges after shooting his 16-year-old brother...

Youths throw firebombs at van in central Athens, no injuries reported : Youths threw seven Molotov cocktails at a police van in central Athens early yesterday...

Two dead in national road pileup : Two men were killed and two injured yesterday in a car crash involving three vehicles...

Cretan quake : A strong undersea quake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, struck the area south of Palaiohora...

Greek-Turkish ties : There are no plans for Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet...

Athletics museum : The president of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), Lamine Diack, gave his support...

Opera appointment : Stage designer and director Stefanos Lazaridis will assume the role of creative director...

Unionist death : A 58-year-old Communist Party (KKE) cadre and union leader was killed in a car crash on Thursday...

Robber sought : Police in Alexandroupolis were yesterday seeking a 25-year-old man in connection with an armed raid...


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EDITORIAL

Profiteering banks bleed Greek society The nine-month results of Greek banks made public yesterday prove that price cartels exist in the local banking system. The announcement by the National Bank of Greece that profits soared by 87 percent confirmed beyond doubt what this newspaper has repeatedly said about the excess profits in the specific sector.

COMMENTARY

Fighting tax dodgers If there is one aspect of economic policy on which the main parties could cooperate, even if not reach a broader political consensus, it's the fight against tax dodging. It has often been said that the deficit reduction demanded by the European Commission runs into the state's failure to collect the required amount of taxes. With few exceptions, businesses, both small and large, are guilty of not passing on the customers' VAT payments to the state. But if someone is to blame for the current impunity, it's the conservative administration. The repeated blunders in the National Economy Ministry have sent tax dodgers the wrong message.

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