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The event is due to take pl... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Law to protect Asopos River from toxic waste</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_09/02/2010_114750</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:13Z</pubDate>		<category>NEWS</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_09/02/2010_114750</guid>		<description><![CDATA[The Asopos River in central Greece, which has long served as a dumping ground for factories in Viotia, could be rescued thanks to government plans to close a legal loophole that has allowed waste to be poured into the watercourse.Environment Minister Tin... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Noble competition</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_09/02/2010_114749</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:13Z</pubDate>		<category>COMMENTARIES</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_09/02/2010_114749</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow we will finally learn who will fill the stands at Greece's basketball cup final. I do not know many countries that treat a mere sporting event as war. Nor do I know of many countries that brag about being the cradle of sports, in a position to of... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Puerile error fuels exploitation</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_09/02/2010_114748</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:13Z</pubDate>		<category>COMMENTARIES</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_09/02/2010_114748</guid>		<description><![CDATA[One week has passed since George Papandreou, the Socialist prime minister, announced the government's intention to introduce an increase in fuel tax, as part of its plans to up revenue and trim the burgeoning deficit.However, the administration's proposa... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>February 9, 1960</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_09/02/2010_114747</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:13Z</pubDate>		<category>COMMENTARIES</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_0_09/02/2010_114747</guid>		<description><![CDATA[FARMERS' PENSIONS: The parliamentary debate to decide whether to grant old-age pensions to farmers entered its third day yesterday. The leader of the Progressive Party, Spyros Markezinis, countered the proposal by Georgios Papandreou (to grant the pension... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>EU working toward a rebound</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_09/02/2010_114746</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:13Z</pubDate>		<category>NEWS</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_09/02/2010_114746</guid>		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - The European Union, shaken by Greece's fiscal crisis and struggling to get its new institutions into gear, regroups this week as leaders mull improved, coordinated economic governance.Europe's post-recession economic woes, highlighted by the s... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Serbia ponders resolution to condemn Srebrenica massacre</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114745</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:13Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114745</guid>		<description><![CDATA[BELGRADE (AFP) - Serbia's parliament may adopt a long-awaited resolution condemning the 1995 Srebrenica massacre by early March, its speaker said yesterday, but debate is raging over whether to use the term genocide.In an interview, Slavica Djukic-Dejano... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Heavy snow...</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114744</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114744</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Heavy snow caused traffic chaos in Bulgaria yesterday, closing major highways, delaying flights and trains and cutting off electricity. Three districts declared a state of emergency as snowdrifts closed roads and cut them off. The Ruse-Giurgiu border cros... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Saving Cypriot snake</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114743</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114743</guid>		<description><![CDATA[NICOSIA (Reuters) - Anglers are being brought in to help rescue a critically endangered Cyprus water snake that has lived on the island for thousands of years, but now faces a major threat from a snappy fish with a big appetite.This month, anglers will b... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Balkan Briefs</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114742</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>S/E EUROPE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_0_09/02/2010_114742</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Father and grandfather in Turkish 'honor killing' may face life in jail, sources sayANKARA (AFP) - Prosecutors in Turkey are seeking life in jail for the father and grandfather of a girl who was buried alive for befriending boys, local judicial sources s... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>TV Guide</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114740</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114740</guid>		<description><![CDATA[... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Selections</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114739</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114739</guid>		<description><![CDATA[AgoraIn Roman Egypt, female philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria attempts to go against the rising tide of Christianity. Historical drama directed by Alejandro Amenabar, starring Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Rupert Evans and Michael Lonsdale.... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Cinema Guide</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114738</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114738</guid>		<description><![CDATA[... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>WHAT'S ON</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114737</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ARTS AND LEISURE</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_0_09/02/2010_114737</guid>		<description><![CDATA[... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Foreign stakes steady in January</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114736</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114736</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Foreign portfolios accounted for almost 49 percent of the total market capitalization of the Greek equities market in January, almost unchanged from December, according to data made public yesterday.Hellenic Exchanges (HELEX), the holding group that oper... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Strikes sustaining investor jitters</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114735</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114735</guid>		<description><![CDATA[As the government puts the final touches to proposed tax reforms aimed at helping solve the country's massive fiscal problems, Greek equities came under renewed pressure yesterday.Greek bond yields spiked and stocks on the Athens bourse tumbled 3.86 perc... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Fitch plays down contagion fears</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114734</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114734</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Fellow eurozone countries face no risk of «contagion» from the debt and deficit crises afflicting Greece, Portugal and Spain, the chairman of ratings agency Fitch said yesterday.Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere told Europe 1 radio that while the state of publ... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Rise in car registrations just a blip</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114733</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114733</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Car registrations posted a yearly increase of 24.9 percent last month, according to figures released by the National Statistical Service. A total of 32,765 vehicles were registered that were either new or had already been used abroad, against 26,224 vehic... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>Bank EPS seen 16 pct off in 2010</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114732</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114732</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Greece's banks are expected to show a 16 percent year-on-year drop in earnings per share (EPS) this year versus an estimated 3 percent EPS drop among non-banks, according to a leading brokerage.Piraeus Securities said in an outlook published yesterday th... ...]]></description>	</item>	<item>		<title>In Brief</title>		<link>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114731</link>		<pubDate>2010-2-9T10:49:12Z</pubDate>		<category>ECONOMY</category>		<guid>http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_0_09/02/2010_114731</guid>		<description><![CDATA[Consumer price inflation picking up, data showGreek consumer price inflation is seen rising further in January to an annual pace of 2.7 percent as favorable base effects from oil wane, economists said yesterday. The median forecast of six economists surv... ...]]></description>	</item></channel></rss>