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1. Aris holds Olympiakos, PAOK loses at Atromitos

   The start of the Super League regular season second round offered fans plenty of emotion, with Olympiakos drawing at Aris and PAOK losing at Atromitos, benefitting AEK.

2. The costs of Europe’s dependent universities

   Something that disappeared with Brexit – yet never quite became “news” – was the privileged access once enjoyed to the great universities that, until then, were located within the European Union. Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, UCL – some of the finest universities in Europe – now sit “outside the walls.”

3. Some kind of redress, years later

   Eight years after the catastrophic and deadly flood that struck Mandra, and more than seven years after the tragedy in Mati that claimed dozens of lives, amendments were submitted to Parliament outlining recovery and relief measures.

4. Protesting farmers present their demands

   Farmers have presented a list of their demands whose acceptance they consider a must before they stop their protests and road blockades.

5. A question of spirit or revenue

   The Rest Pavilion of Dimitris Pikionis, the prominent 20th-century Greek architect and painter, returned to the center of debate in Athens after the city council moved Monday night to lease the structure to a private operator through a competitive bid.

6. Mismatch of jobs and skills in Greece

   An OECD report confirms the considerable mismatch between the skills of the workforce and the jobs on offer in this country.

7. Cross-checking of rents begins

   Automatic checks will be carried out from January on the declared data of both owners and tenants for the annual rents they exchange.

8. A city in a bite: Thessaloniki-style street food

   From postmodern bougatsa to wood-fired pizza and pirozhki, Thessaloniki’s street food scene is evolving, balancing tradition with innovation.

9. Sixteen face charges in Crete subsidy fraud case

   Sixteen suspects arrested on the island of Crete over an alleged scheme to illegally obtain agricultural subsidies through the state payment agency OPEKEPE are expected to be given time to testify before an investigating magistrate.

10. PM condemns deadly Sydney attack

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis condemned a deadly attack in Sydney, Australia, during Hanukkah celebrations, expressing solidarity with Jewish communities worldwide.