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1. Strong winds sweep northern Greece as colder weather sets in

   Greece is facing strong to gale-force northwesterly winds on Sunday, particularly in northern regions and parts of the Aegean, according to a weather warning issued by the National Meteorological Service.

2. Farmers resume road blockades after Christmas pause

   Farmers resumed nationwide road blockades after a brief pause, escalating protests ahead of a nationwide conference expected in the coming days, even as internal divisions emerged over whether to open talks with the government.

3. A sleeping giant awakens: The comeback of Australia’s Greek soccer club

   “I am the last of the old members of the club,” John Procopiadis introduces himself, speaking from Australia. He is now in his 90th year. A Procopiadis from Prokopi (modern-day Urgup) in Cappadocia, central Turkey, his parents arrived in Australia in 1922 during the Asia Minor Catastrophe.

4. My job is making me sick

   I work in a satellite office for a US-based company, and my manager and I have been locked in a three-year battle of the wills I never signed up for (but she’s going to win because she writes my evals). She’s a first-time manager with little experience in our region yet she insists on doing her job and mine – badly.

5. Building with no plan

   The real estate market and construction have once again become the engines of the Greek economy. The city is developing at a rapid pace. 

6. Jumping into the ring in 2026

   “I honestly have no idea what’s going on over there. I do know what’s going on over here though, and I can tell you that, from a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year,” said American TV host Jimmy Kimmel on Britain’s Channel 4.

7. Self-styled meteorologists spread alarmist forecasts

   The proliferation of websites and social media profiles that claim to predict the weather and even natural disasters has raised concerns among the scientific community about the spread of misinformation to the public.

8. Silver finds its shine again in Ioannina

   For the past two months, the centuries-old tradition of silverworking has been taught at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Ioannina, a long-sought initiative by local artisans and the municipality, with the aim of eventually creating an independent school.

9. Small Crete town pilots program for cheap teacher, doctor housing  

   The municipal authority of Agios Vasileios in Rethymno has launched Greece’s first official pilot program converting unused municipal buildings into affordable housing for teachers and doctors.

10. Cyprus defies EU crisis on housing

    While housing has become one of Europe’s most pressing social and economic challenges, the story in Cyprus is markedly different.