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Fires torment Halkidiki Three blazes break out on northern peninsula as Mani also burns again Halkidiki was on alert again yesterday after forest fires broke out in each of the peninsula's three prongs as a large firefighting operation intensified last night to prevent the blazes from spreading.

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The ramp of the Romilda...

The ramp of the Romilda ferry at the port of Piraeus, where a 58-year-old sailor was killed yesterday...

Bill aims at graft in public services

A new draft law aims to curb corruption at tax offices and town-planning offices...

Pension system feels the strain

Spending on pensions is expected to hit 24.5 billion euros this year, an 8 percent increase from 2005, as the number of contributors to social security funds continues to drop...

Talat role in race is scrutinized

Formula One officials will investigate why Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat officiated at the Grand Prix this weekend...

New scheme to find children

International experts will begin arriving in Greece in November to help authorities develop a rapid-reaction system to trace missing children...

Fake documents used to land dream homes

The owners of a financial brokerage firm in Thessaloniki are being questioned...

IN BRIEF

Two people killed, two injured in collision on Maliakos Gulf highway : Two people were killed and another two injured...

FM: Greece won't back EU and NATO bids unless name issue is resolved : Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis yesterday stressed that Greece could not support the bids...

Extremists claim Athens blast : The Revolutionary Brigade extremist group claimed responsibility on Monday night...

Cyprus deal : The United Nations Security Council yesterday called for a swift and full implementation of the UN-brokered deal...

News blackout : Journalists in Cyprus said yesterday that they would not cover news...

Highway exit : The Lamia exit on the Attiki Odos for cars traveling from Elefsina will open at 6.30 a.m. tomorrow...

Armed robbery : Two armed men walked away with almost 5,000 euros yesterday...

Minor quake : An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook the Ionian island of Cephalonia early yesterday...

Athens muggings : Two men, aged 27 and 30, were beaten and mugged in Galatsi...


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Decentralization of tertiary education The thankless debate on the set-up of tertiary education institutions around the country continues under pressure from mayors and associations of apartment owners, and is now entering a new phase. The government has decided to reduce the number of new students at tertiary institutions in major urban centers in favor of those in the smaller towns, where technical colleges sprang up during the previous government's administration.

COMMENTARY

Political expediency PASOK leader George Papandreou's rejection of an appeal from the government, via its spokesman, that he contribute toward a solution to the problem of educational reform was to be expected given that the country is entering an election campaign period. Yet his rejection is also disappointing, particularly coming from a politician who has declared he wants to usher in a new era in politics.

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