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1. ‘Ferto’ by Akylas to represent Greece at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna

   “Ferto” (Bring it) by Akylas (born Akylas Mytilinaios) will represent Greece at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna after winning the country’s national selection, Sing For Greece.

2. Alleged WWII execution images emerge, prompting calls for state acquisition

   Photographs believed to depict moments from the execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters by Nazi occupation forces in 1944 have surfaced for sale on eBay, appearing publicly for the first time 82 years after the event.

3. The tragic dilemma of the immigration issue

   If the word “tragedy” had not become so worn by overuse, it would perfectly describe the deadly shipwreck off Chios earlier this month, caused by the collision of a Coast Guard patrol boat with a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants.

4. Greece becomes a strategic US partner for energy

   The Acropolis Museum will see the signing of lease contracts for four marine areas in Peloponnese and Crete with the joint venture of Chevron and Helleniq Energy.

5. Cyprus was EU’s 2025 GDP leader

   Eurostat data showed on Friday that Cyprus had the highest gross domestic product growth in the European Union.

6. Barren weekend for Super League leaders

   PAOK and AEK shared a 0-0 draw in Sunday’s derby, but so did Levadiakos and Olympiakos on Saturday.

7. Paradox in local labor market

   Employers complain about a shortage in professionals, but they refrain from raising salaries.

8. When the salary lasts for 18 days

   In 1984, with Margaret Thatcher as British prime minister, a newly elected Tory MP, Matthew Parris, conducted a Thatcherite-inspired experiment.

9. ‘Translating’ our arguments

   Every time I come into contact with foreign diplomats, academics or analysts I am shocked by their ignorance of the issues that lie at the heart of Greek-Turkish relations. In one sense it is completely logical.

10. 9 booze thieves nabbed; 4 still at large

    Greek police announced Sunday the arrest of nine individuals who stole bottles of spirits from the same company's liquor stores and then resold them. Four are still at large.