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1. Passenger bus crashes, killing 8, in southern Turkey

   A passenger bus rolled off a road in southern Turkey’s Antalya province on Sunday, killing eight people, a senior official said.

2. Severe weather continues across Greece, ‘Red Code’ alerts issued

   Severe weather has been affecting large parts of Greece since Saturday night, including the greater Athens area, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, with the risk of localized hail.

3. Greece among EU’s top renewable energy performers in 2025

   A series of new records were set in 2025 for electricity generation from renewable energy sources across the European Union, with Greece emerging as one of the top-performing countries.

4. Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

   The protest in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the date of Italy’s liberation from Nazi fascism in 1945, drew people from the left-leaning Democratic Party, the CGIL trade union confederation and the ANPI organizations that protect the memory of Italy’s partisan resistance during World War II, along with many other people.

5. Norwegian giant’s Greek investments

   Norges Bank Investment Management continues to provide a strong vote of confidence in the prospects of Greek stocks and bonds.

6. FinMin records economic reset and brain regain

   Greece has pushed the “Reset” button, achieving strong growth, a high primary surplus, and meeting its memorandum obligations earlier than expected, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said at an Economist event on Friday.

7. Frida Kahlo | Athens | February 2-May 3

   An international immersive exhibition dedicated to Frida Kahlo is presented at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center (254 Pireos) in Athens, inviting visitors to step inside the artist’s world.

8. Respect: We know how to ask for it. Are we willing to show it?

   Recently, I attended a citizens’ meeting on the subject of wind turbines, which are constantly popping up on mountaintops. The meeting was the result of initiatives by local residents to stop the proliferation of these “seeds,” which are turning our mountains into helipads.

9. Cartoon (31/01/2026)

10. The imminent tsunami

    She spends hours at the entrance of the apartment building, urgently ringing her brother’s doorbell. Sometimes calmly, sometimes with tears and shouts.