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  1. The lack of specialized technical personnel is one of the biggest problems facing Greek businesses.
  2. An oncologist went on trial Monday in Thessaloniki accused of defrauding cancer patients by promising access to supposedly new anti-cancer drugs and “miraculous” treatments.
  3. Visitors take part in an art workshop at the exhibition "Frida Kahlo: Beyond the Icon" immersive, with a combination of traditional exhibits, digital installations and virtual reality to immerse viewers in her life and works, at the Hellenic Cosmos cultural center in Athens, Sunday.
  4. Greek corporate affairs professionals are not only concerned about the geopolitical unrest in the world and the regulatory uncertainty, as are their peers abroad, but also about domestic political uncertainty.
  5. Police have launched a manhunt for three suspects following an armed bank robbery in Kato Tithorea, central Greece, authorities said.
  6. Declarations of wealth and assets by more than 1,800 public officials were published on Parliament’s website on Monday.
  7. Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis was expected to brief counterparts at a European Union foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Monday over a mystery drone boat discovered last week off the Ionian island of Lefkada.
  8. With the pre-election period approaching, attention is increasingly focused on a potentially decisive contest for second place between PASOK and the party former prime minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to launch in the coming months.
  9. A newborn baby was found dead Monday morning in an abandoned house in a settlement in Xanthi, northern Greece, authorities said. The circumstances surrounding the infant’s death are under investigation.
  10. A total of 100 migrants were rescued south of Crete in two separate operations on Monday.