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1. Nicosia plans for energy relief action

   Cyprus is one step away from rolling out measures aimed at tackling soaring energy costs and the wider cost-of-living squeeze.

2. Stress testing ports from from the lab

   Researchers at National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) are running thousands of computer simulations to stress test the resilience of Greece’s ports against challenges including climate extremes.

3. Energy autonomy remains a challenge

   Radical uncertainty is the hallmark of the new era inaugurated by US President Donald Trump’s second term, but the maelstrom into which the attack on Iran has plunged the global economy is, by all accounts, unprecedented.

4. RRF money is running out; focus on reforms, says OECD chief

   For Greece to continue seeing its public debt declining, it needs to strengthen reforms that will increase productivity and offset the loss of resources from the expiration of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mathias Cormann, tells Kathimerini.

5. Body of missing diver found off Vouliagmeni coast

   The body of a 34-year-old diver was found off the coastal area of Limanakia in the southern Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni after he went missing Sunday afternoon.

6. Cabinet to review minimum wage increase on Thursday

   Greece’s cabinet is set to review a proposal Thursday for the country’s sixth minimum wage increase since 2022.

7. Minor arrested in Rethymno for drug offenses; guardian also detained

   A minor was arrested Wednesday in Rethymno, Crete, for drug-related offenses.

8. Volos home explosion kills mother and daughter, injures son

   Two women, a mother and daughter, died after a powerful explosion and fire Wednesday afternoon in a home in the Agia Paraskevi area of Volos in Thessaly.

9. Small modular reactors are a good fit

   The prime minister’s recent announcement that Greece will explore the option of small modular reactors has prompted an essential discussion. It is essential because energy policy can no longer be restricted by ideological hangups.

10. Intellexa founder says he plans to appeal Greek court ruling over wiretapping scandal

    The founder of surveillance firm Intellexa plans to appeal against his conviction by a Greek court on charges of breaching personal data during a ​wiretapping scandal that rocked Greece in 2022, he told Reuters on Tuesday.