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1. A gunman opens fire at a high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16

   A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, an official said.

2. Mystery in Kefalonia after woman found dead in square

   Police on the island of Kefalonia are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found early Tuesday morning in the central square of the town of Argostoli.

3. Bleak social security outlook

   The Greek social security system has languished in a peculiar "gray zone" for years, where laws have been passed, circulars have been issued and decisions of high courts have been passed down, without ever being fully implemented.

4. Mother of teen injured by firecracker said he found it in the street

   The mother of a 14-year-old boy who suffered serious injury after a firecracker exploded in his hand last Sunday said her son found it on the ground while playing with his friends.

5. A novel gateway to Greek gastronomy experiences

   As alternative tourism becomes increasingly mainstream, one of its most popular forms in Greece – gastronomy – has found a new platform through which to grow.

6. Tsipras revisits crisis in bid to reclaim the Left

   Alexis Tsipras’ decision to reopen a decade-old political controversy has raised fresh questions about his strategy, which had seemed aimed at centrist voters.

7. UN stepping up patrols in Pyla after Turkish forces enter buffer zone

   The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) said on Monday it has increased patrols in the area of Pyla, a village located within the buffer zone in the southeast of the country, after the unauthorized entry of Turkish Cypriot security personnel.

8. Record tax dues to come this year

   Despite the prevailing feeling that tax rates are significantly reduced this year in terms of the taxation of individuals, the bills being sent out this year are expected to be the heftiest yet.

9. Two suspects sought over stabbing of Athens kiosk employee

   Greek Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a violent attack on a kiosk employee during an armed robbery in the district of Exarchia, in downtown Athens, on Monday.

10. Urban plan targets Athens’ densification

    A new urban plan for Athens warns that the city, densely built and lacking public and green spaces, cannot sustain further construction.