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1. Three tankers reportedly attacked by drones in Black Sea, shipping agency says

   Drone attacks were reported on three tankers in the Black Sea on Thursday near Turkey’s northern coast, shipping agency Tribeca said.

2. Suspect in downtown Athens shooting has criminal record, police say

   A 30-year-old man arrested over the shooting of a business owner in downtown Athens this week had previously been detained in connection with a stabbing attack and drug-related offenses, police said Thursday.

3. Athens, a city surrendered to its pigeons

   Nasia Papadaki was lingering sleepily in her kitchen, enjoying her morning coffee, when she noticed a few tiny black specks across the paper towel roll above the marble sink.

4. Electrocution and drowning seen in Serres boy’s death

   A coroner’s examination found evidence consistent with both electrocution and drowning in the death of a 10-year-old boy whose body was recovered from an irrigation canal in northern Greece.

5. Man accused of racially motivated attack on 14-year-old boy

   Police in Patra, western Greece, have filed charges against a man accused of abducting and assaulting a 14-year-old boy in what authorities are treating as a racially motivated attack.

6. Latest batch of OPEKEPE fraud suspects testifying to EPPO

   More than a dozen suspects in an ongoing investigation into farm subsidy fraud worth millions of euros were testifying at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Athens on Thursday.

7. Alternative plans being developed for island power

   Greek islands that remain outside the national power interconnection network continue to face energy vulnerability during the summer tourist season, despite long-standing plans aimed at securing electricity supply through grid links and autonomous renewable energy systems.

8. Northern Greek town offers incentives to recruit doctors

   The municipal authority of Florina in northern Greece is offering a monthly stipend of €400 over two years for new doctors at the local general hospital, which suffers from chronic staff shortages.

9. Chevron seeks 70% stake in offshore Greek gas block

   US oil giant Chevron has filed an official request to acquire a 70% stake from Helleniq Energy in the offshore “Block 10” hydrocarbon concession of Greece’s western coast, the Energy Ministry said on Thursday.

10. IMF says Greece maintains stability despite Middle East war impact

    Greece has weathered the economic shock caused by the war in the Middle East with “strengthened fiscal sustainability and financial stability,” the International Monetary Fund said.