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1. Two buildings collapse in central Istanbul after gas explosion

   A natural gas explosion in Istanbul’s central Fatih district brought down two buildings on Sunday.

2. Trial over deadly 2023 Tempe rail disaster begins Monday

   The trial into the events leading up to the 2023 Tempe rail disaster in central Greece is set to begin Monday in Larissa, at a specially arranged hall in the Conference Center of the University of Thessaly’s Gaiopolis complex.

3. A party congress or a power play?

   The main opposition party PASOK heads into a critical three-day congress this Friday with internal tensions simmering beneath an uncertain surface, as party officials themselves disagree sharply over how events will unfold.

4. Second foot-and-mouth disease case detected on Lesvos 

   A second case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed Sunday at a livestock farm on Lesvos, in Pelopi, near the site of the first outbreak reported last week.

5. Greece faces loans challenge after bank crisis recovery, ECB blog says

   Greek banks are limited in their ability to finance growth, ECB economists said in a blog on Saturday, despite a remarkable recovery from ​the economic crisis a decade ago, as a large part of the ‌country’s private debt is outside the banking system.

6. Fire engulfs nursery school near Lamia

   A nursery school caught fire late Saturday night near Lamia, central Greece, causing alarm among nearby residents and prompting a large-scale response from firefighters to contain the blaze.

7. Bribes won’t buy a driving license anymore

   The Transport Ministry is overhauling the country’s driver licensing system, introducing a sweeping package of anti-corruption measures aimed at eliminating fraudulent licenses and ending a culture of bribery that has long plagued the process.

8. PM meets with Greeks repatriated with pets from Middle East

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received at his office on Saturday Greek citizens who were repatriated from the Middle East along with their companion animals, with a special flight organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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10. Tempe trial a crash test for our institutions

    The trial into the events leading up to the 2023 Tempe rail tragedy is slated to begin on Monday in the central Greek city of Larissa – and the omens are not good.