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1. Introducing children to the toys of ancient Greece

   Across European classrooms, ancient Greek toys are finding new life through Greektoys, a program created by Sofia Pavlaki (photo), her husband Luis Santos and her sister Fotini.

2. Collision at sea sinks fishing boat, no injuries reported

   A motor vessel carrying tourists struck and sank a fishing boat just off Piraeus Monday, but no injuries were reported.

3. Athens mayor says PASOK needs plan to talk to ELAS

   Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said Monday that while his Socialist PASOK party is plotting its own course towards the next national elections it should be prepared for potential talks on post-electoral cooperation with parties further to the left, should the need arise.

4. Albania’s Rama defends resort project, denounces violence against protesters

   Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Monday defended plans for a massive tourist resort in an environmentally important area, which has been linked to US President Donald Trump's family and triggered angry weekend protests, but denounced violence used against people opposed to the project.

5. The Ideal compromise: Reinventing a historic Athens landmark

   The transformation of the historic Schliemann-Melas Mansion in central Athens is shaping up to be an exercise in squaring the circle – and the project has not even broken ground yet.

6. Angry man with chainsaw, knife, arrested shouting threats outside northern home

   A man brandishing a chainsaw, armed with a knife and allegedly shouting insults and threats outside a family home has been arrested in northern Greece, authorities said Monday.

7. Dozens more migrants reach Crete as flows alarm Athens

   Dozens more migrants were rescued off the southern island of Crete Monday, officials said, where thousands of people have arrived this year in small boats from Libya alarming authorities in Athens.

8. New rescue operation on Mt Olympus

   Rescuers have located and escorted to safety two hikers who ran into trouble in the dark on the snowy heights of Mount Olympus, the Fire Service said Monday.

9. Corfiot onion pie

   This pie appears to have evolved from a typical dish the Corfiots would make during lean times by grilling onions over a charcoal fire, often with a potato or two, and mixing them up into a salad seasoned with thick salt and a drizzle of olive oil.

10. Kalamata man arrested over wife’s fatal stabbing

    A man has been arrested in the southern town of Kalamata on suspicion of stabbing his wife to death following a domestic dispute early Monday, authorities said.