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1. Larnaca is in foot-and-mouth disease grip

   Larnaca district in southeast Cyprus is on high alert, following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease cases in several areas.

2. Power interconnections to cut consumer costs by €3.7 billion through 2034

   Τhe economic relief for consumers from the electrical interconnections of the non-interconnected islands with the mainland is estimated at €3.7 billion in the 2026-2034 period, according to the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE). 

3. Verde.Tec 2026 environmental exhibition opens Friday

   Verde.Tec 2026, the 8th international exhibition of environmental technologies, is opening at Paiania on Friday.

4. Olympiakos bowed out of Europe with a draw at Leverkusen

   Olympiakos was unable to undo its home loss to Leverkusen in Germany, drawing 0-0 in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs.

5. ATHEX: Lent starts with banks dropping fast

   The Greek bourse reopened on Tuesday after the long weekend with mild losses for the majority of stocks.

6. Burglar gets stuck in lift trying to evade arrest

   A man who got trapped in a lift while trying to escape detection after allegedly burgling a nut shop was arrested in Thessaloniki early Tuesday, police said.

7. 71 migrants found on Lesvos, Farmakonissi

   More than 70 migrants reached Greece’s eastern Aegean Sea islands on small boats from Turkey over the past 48 hours in two separate incidents, authorities said Tuesday.

8. China uses a ‘whole-of-society approach’

   Why did the Chinese intelligence services target Greece? What does the recruitment of the 54-year-old Hellenic Air Force wing commander, who has allegedly confessed to passing secret military data to his Chinese “contacts,” reveal about their modus operandi?

9. Energy officials voice support for US gas imports to Eastern Europe

   The US, Greece and a swath of Balkan and eastern European countries have agreed to overhaul import regulations and tariffs to ease the import of American liquefied natural gas to the region, energy officials meeting in Washington said Tuesday.

10. Professor in Crete confronted by student’s mother over AI exam failure

    A professor at the University of Crete faced an unusual confrontation after failing a student on a written paper due to his use of AI.