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1. The Garden of Heroes and the weight of remembrance

   As Messolonghi marks the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi, a new bilingual volume published by the Messolonghi Byron Society turns fresh attention to the Garden of Heroes, one of the city’s most significant historic sites.

2. The white plastic chair: A modern Greek monument

   From beaches and verandas to T Magazine's list of the 25 most influential pieces of furniture of the past century, this is the story of the white plastic chair.

3. New cabinet members sworn in

   The new cabinet members were sworn in on Friday at the Presidential Palace following Monday’s mini-reshuffle.

4. Shakeup in online gambling

   The online gaming market in Greece is entering a period of significant restructuring.

5. Tsipras hits back at Mitsotakis comments on political record

   Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras pushed back against comments by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who questioned his renewed political ambitions, saying Greek voters had “revoked his driver’s license” three times, referring to Tsipras’ electoral record.

6. Venomous pufferfish expands toward Athens waters, scientists warn

   The silver-cheeked toadfish, a toxic pufferfish previously found mainly in southern Greek waters, is expanding into areas near Athens and central Greece, scientists say, raising concerns over ecological disruption and risks to fisheries and humans.

7. Boat captain arrested after fire destroys 2 tourist vessels off Paxoi

   Port authorities have arrested a 30-year-old captain of a passenger-tourist vessel following a major fire that engulfed two tourist boats off the island of Paxoi in the Ionian Sea, causing both to sink and triggering marine pollution, officials said.

8. Mother arrested after 13-year-old found crying alone in Thessaloniki street

   A 47-year-old Iraqi woman was arrested after her 13-year-old child was found crying and alone on a street in Thessaloniki in northern Greece, police said.

9. Magnitude 3.7 quake strikes Evia

   A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck the island of Evia, near Athens, on Friday morning.

10. Banks earn €147 mln from ECB rate hike

    The first interest rate hike by the ECB since 2023 is expected to add around €147 million to Greek banks’ annual interest income.