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1. Severe storms and strong winds hit parts of Greece

   Greece faces severe weather as the National Meteorological Service (EMY) issues an updated orange warning for heavy storms, hail and strong winds, signaling potentially dangerous conditions.

2. Man jailed for rape and murder of girl, 11

   A court in the western city of Patra has sentenced a 39-year-old man to two life terms plus an additional 13 years in prison for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in June 2024.

3. Carnival in Skyros: A primal masquerade in the Aegean

   Carnival on the island of Skyros has a character entirely its own; combined with the natural beauty of the largest island in the Northern Sporades, it makes this season an ideal time to visit.

4. Culture Ministry to acquire WWII execution photographs

   The Culture Ministry has concluded a preliminary agreement with a Belgian dealer to acquire a collection of World War II photographs that includes images taken at the execution of 200 communists by the Nazis in Kaisariani, Athens, in 1944, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has said.

5. Greeks question leadership, not values

   In recent days, two studies of significant interest have been released. While they do not share the same starting point, they can be read together and complement each other, and both deliver discouraging messages about our country. Yet, these findings should not come as a surprise.

6. Political will makes the difference

   Rarely has such a simple measure produced such rapid and striking results.

7. Eldorado Gold delays Skouries production start to late 2026

   Eldorado Gold said Friday it is postponing the start of copper-gold production at its Skouries mine in northern Greece to the third quarter of 2026, from an earlier target of the first quarter, with commercial production now expected in the fourth quarter of that year.

8. Greece bids farewell to prominent Byzantist Ahrweiler

   Greece on Friday held a state funeral for Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, a leading historian of the Byzantine Empire and the first woman to serve as rector of Sorbonne University, who died Monday at age 99.

9. Stricter traffic code beginning to shows results

   Greece’s stricter Road Traffic Code, in force since last September, appears to be producing results, according to emergency responders and hospital doctors who report a decline in serious traffic injuries.

10. Planned upgrade to temporarily disrupt some gov.gr digital services Sunday

    Several digital public services on Greece’s gov.gr platform will be temporarily unavailable Sunday due to a scheduled infrastructure upgrade, authorities said.