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1. Deflated Reds and Greens suffered Euroleague losses

   Greece’s Euroleague representatives ran out of gas at the end of their matches on Tuesday.

2. In Praise of Grandparents

   The bright red Ford Crown Victoria with a black vinyl top would slowly creep down Jefferson Street, the gravel beneath the Goodyear tires crunched and crackled as he strictly adhered to the speed limit.

3. Athens, enjoyed at walking pace

   An 85-year-old Athenian flâneur invites us into the city he has discovered, step by step, across a lifetime.

4. Subsidies of 1.77 billion euros for property renovation

   The funds mobilized in the market for the implementation of functional, aesthetic and energy upgrading projects for old houses amount to 1.77 billion euros.

5. Overhaul of benefits system

   The fundamental restructuring of the benefits system is expected to bring more control, fairer distribution, and probably fewer beneficiaries.

6. ATHEX: Index eases, but growth is on the way

   The second session of the year at the Greek bourse on Monday saw the benchmark come off last Friday’s 16-year highs to post moderate losses.

7. PM: Greece fully supports European leaders’ joint statement on Greenland

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed Greece’s full support for a Joint Statement on Greenland issued by seven European leaders on Tuesday, amid concerns over further military escalation by the United States following Saturday’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas.

8. 16-year-old to face prosecutor in Serres over fatal attack on teen

   A 16-year-old boy arrested Tuesday in the northern city of Serres over the death of a 17-year-old he allegedly struck on the head is expected to be brought before a public prosecutor on Wednesday.

9. Air navigation system upgrade in progress, minister says

   Systematic efforts have been underway for the past nine months to accelerate air navigation projects, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Dimas told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, following Sunday’s Athens FIR failure in Greek airspace, which has reignited debate over the country's ageing air traffic control systems. 

10. Epiphany events marking Christ’s baptism highlight concerns about water scarcity

    As Orthodox Christians around the world attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday to commemorate the baptism of Christ, worried officials in Greece used the moment to highlight growing water scarcity.