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1. PASOK leader says spyware trial ruling a ‘defeat’ for PM’s ‘apparatus’

   Nikos Andoulakis, leader of center-left PASOK-KINAL, said the conviction on Thursday of four businesspeople involved in the illegal wiretapping of dozens of high-profile Greek figures, including him, is a “major defeat of the state within a state” created by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

2. Shepherds arrested for letting animals out to graze despite pox

   Another four shepherds have been arrested in central Greece for allegedly grazing their flocks outdoors in breach of regulations against the spread of a livestock disease that has severely hit animal husbandry, officials said Thursday.

3. Foreign buyers choose small and new

   The decline in demand recorded from abroad for large-scale holiday homes in Greece, especially if they are old properties, is significant.

4. Thessaloniki priest on trial over alleged €1.3 mln fraud

   A Greek Orthodox priest went on trial in Thessaloniki Thursday accused of allegedly defrauding members of his flock out of at least €1.3 million in donations that would supposedly have helped him to jockey for power within the Church.

5. Athens overwhelmed with potholes

   Phones at municipal offices across Greater Athens and other major cities are ringing constantly as digital platforms fill with complaints from angry residents demanding repairs to streets and sidewalks riddled with holes and potholes.

6. Evros residents on alert to counter rising water levels

   Residents living in settlements along the banks of the Evros River in northeastern Greece remained on high alert for a third day on Thursday as water levels remained above the 6.4-meter alert threshold, threatening residential areas.

7. Tripoli burglary victim sexually assaulted, blackmailed with video of attack

   Four people – including a minor – have been arrested in southern Greece over a string of violent burglaries, in one of which a woman was sexually assaulted in her home during a break-in and told that video of the attack would be published if she called the police.

8. Government begins crackdown on illegal mosques

   The government is moving to shut down illegal, makeshift mosques in Athens and Piraeus, confirming that migration policy has entered a stricter phase across all levels.

9. Stargazing foundation shoots for CERN

   One of Greece’s most beloved science institutions is betting on the future. The Eugenides Foundation, whose digital planetarium draws students from across Greece daily, celebrated its 70th anniversary this week.

10. Police investigate bones, apparently human, found in Karditsa dumpster

    Authorities in the town of Karditsa in Thessaly are trying to work out how what appear to be human bones ended up in a rubbish dumpster near the local hospital and cemetery.