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Shock at island beating Police probe alleged impunity on Myconos after club fight leaves tourist in coma Four Greek employees of a nightclub on Myconos yesterday faced a prosecutor following a brawl on the island that has left a 20-year-old Australian tourist in a coma.

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Minister highlights DEKO wage differential

Employees of public utilities earn on average at least 60 percent more than private sector workers, said Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis as he defended the government's bid to limit wage demands at state sector firms and utilities.

New roof for site still up in the air

The Culture Ministry's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) has given the go-ahead for the construction of a new roof over the Akrotiri archaeological site on the island of Santorini almost three years after the structure caved in, killing a British tourist.

Easier to skip religion class

Schoolchildren will be able to skip religious education lessons by providing their teachers with a note - written by their parents - according to a new initiative by the Education and Religious Affairs Ministry.

City launches drive to reclaim sidewalks

Police officers and City of Athens employees yesterday began removing tables and chairs that had been placed illegally on sidewalks in the trendy, central nightspot of Psyrri in a bid to persuade cafe and taverna owners to stop impeding pedestrians.

IN BRIEF

Police officer stabs man in fight over parking space : An off-duty police officer stabbed a 35-year-old man in a fight over a parking space, it was revealed yesterday...

Cloud of smoke reaches Attica : A cloud of smoke, believed to be coming from a fire in neighboring Turkey, engulfed northeastern Attica briefly yesterday evening...

Weight problems : Only 9 percent of parents think that their children (aged 3 to 6 years old) have a weight problem, whereas a new survey shows that 31 percent of children in this age group are overweight or obese...

Piraeus strike : Unions based in Piraeus have called a 24-hour strike today to protest the deaths of eight workers in an explosion at the Perama dockyards last week...

Moldy pasta : The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) said yesterday that it was withdrawing a batch of pasta manufactured by Misko because mold had been detected...

Cephalonia quake : A moderately strong undersea quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred off Cephalonia shortly after 8 a.m. yesterday...

Air-space violations : A total of 16 Turkish fighter jets, flying in four formations, carried out 11 violations of Greek air space over the Aegean Sea yesterday...


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Railway’s massive debt... An Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) employee signals yesterday at a station in Larissa, one of several stations in Thessaly...

EDITORIAL

Law of the land vs law of the night The case of the young Australian man who was beaten almost to death by the bouncers of a nightclub on Myconos has shown us that the law of the night is a threat to us all. Up until today we knew that the laws of the country are left on the thresholds of nightclubs and bars. Now we know that even out on the street people are no longer safe. The reign of power of club bouncers is not limited to the rowdy dance floor or the outdoor parking lots that are illegally set up along streets and in public squares. Their sphere keeps expanding and the result is that a 20-year-old is now fighting for his life.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Still time to protect Greece When we held our meeting to decide on this week's lead story, we thought that maybe we were getting a little too negative by choosing to focus on the price gouging of tourists. People come here to have a good time, some of us argued, so maybe it gets to be a bit much to keep hearing about negative aspects to visiting Greece (or living here). In previous weeks we had already investigated how the haphazard opening times at museums and archaeological sites dishearten visitors, on the bad habits of taxi drivers, on how ferry companies are battling to control costs at a time of rising oil prices, and how prices for many goods and services are often more expensive in Greece than in other European countries (for everyone, not just visitors).

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