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1. January brought above-average rainfall to Athens

   January was a particularly wet month, with rainfall in Athens exceeding the monthly average by 50%, the National Observatory said Tuesday.

2. Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, gov’t source says

   Greece is “very close” to announcing a social media ban for children aged under 15, a senior government source has told Reuters.

3. Police warn of new scam involving oddly low traffic violation fine

   Greek authorities on Tuesday issued a public warning over a new scam targeting people’s bank card data or cash, which uses text messages in very wobbly Greek to demand payment of supposed traffic fines.

4. Struggling NY Greek diner gets helping hand from Turkish foodie influencer

   A family-run Greek diner in New York that had been struggling to attract customers has been given a new lease on life after a visit from a food influencer with Turkish roots.

5. Greek, Romanian Hamburg port workers arrested for trying to sabotage German warships

   A Greek and a Romanian national have been arrested for allegedly attempting to sabotage German warships in the port of Hamburg, European authorities said Tuesday.

6. Peloponnese power network scam netted gang €375,000 in a few months, police say

   Police in southern Greece have arrested five men suspected of belonging to an organized criminal fraud group that preyed on older people, using the increasingly common electricity company scam and netting at least €375,000 over the past six months.

7. A family affair

   There are two political aspects to the notorious family law provision introduced by the government into an unrelated bill on the OPEKEPE farm subsidy agency: one private, one collective.

8. Illegal pools far exceed official numbers, industry says

   The number of unlicensed swimming pools that have been declared by owners using the provisions of the law on the legalization of illegal construction in the last 15 years is close to 40,000, based on Kathimerini.

9. Court jails 24-year-old for assaulting pregnant wife in Thessaloniki

   A Thessaloniki court sentenced a 24-year-old man to four years in prison after finding him guilty of assaulting his 22-year-old pregnant wife.

10. Greek economic confidence dips slightly in January as households remain cautious

    Economic confidence in Greece fell slightly in January, with the index dropping to 105.4 from 106.9 in December, according to the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE).