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1. Crime ring crackdown

   Organized crime is like the mythical monster of the Lernaean Hydra: extremely hard to eradicate, especially when it has been allowed to grow out of control for years.

2. PM: No breakthrough yet on Parthenon Marbles, but UK public opinion shifting

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that Greece and the British Museum are not close to a “positive outcome” regarding the return of the Parthenon Marbles, though British public opinion in is increasingly supportive of Greece’s position.

3. Two arrested in Loutraki casino investment scam

   Two of five suspects in a high-profile investment fraud linked to the Loutraki casino have been ordered held in custody.

4. The usurpers and deniers

   The Athens Polytechnic student uprising of November 1973 was spontaneous and politically unaligned. Its commemoration in the first few years of the restoration of democracy after the fall of the 1967-1973 military dictatorship was equally spontaneous and above political parties.

5. Reimagining the Greek summer: A call for a coherent strategy

   The dire need for a cohesive strategy was the common ground in an afternoon panel on the Greek summer experience at Kathimerini’s two-day “Reimagine Tourism in Greece” conference on Tuesday.

6. Suspect confesses to beating man in Neos Kosmos who later died

   One of the three men arrested in connection with the death of a 58-year-old man in the Athens district of Neos Kosmos has admitted to assaulting the victim.

7. Suspended sentence for TV presenter who posted intimate footage of ex-partner online

   A well-known television presenter has given a three-year suspended sentence for posting intimate recordings of his ex-partner online.

8. Gov’t seeking to promote Elefsis Shipyards, development minister says

   The government is promoting a legislative initiative to pave the way for the expansion of the activities of Elefsis Shipyards, Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos has said, following a meeting with United States Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle.

9. Man, 51, jailed for sexual abuse of daughter’s friend

   A 51-year-old man has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in the presence of his own daughter.

10. Man changes confession regarding nephew’s death

    A 25-year-old man changed his statement on Tuesday, confessing to causing the death of his 3-year-old nephew in a traffic accident in the region of Achaia.