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1. Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes central Greece

   A strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 4.8 was felt across central Greece around noon Thursday, but no severe damage or injuries were immediately reported.

2. Golden Dawn leader’s wife and ex-MP Eleni Zaroulia heading to prison

   Eleni Zaroulia, a former Golden Dawn MP and the wife of convicted party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, was heading to prison on Thursday morning after turning herself in at a police station in the northern Athens suburb of Pefki.

3. New Turkish protest over missiles on eastern island

   The Turkish government has issued a new protest over Greece’s deployment of air defense missiles to a small southeastern Aegean Sea island to counter the threat of Iranian retaliation amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

4. Seven held for spate of sheep, lamb thefts in western Greece

   Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a criminal group that systematically stole sheep and lambs from farms in western Greece, and slaughtered them for sale through two butchers’ shops in the town of Agrinio

5. Return to lignite out of the question, says minister

   The use of lignite to mitigate the effects of the current energy crisis remains out of the so-called “toolbox.”

6. Five members of New York’s Greek-American community honored

   Greek-American lawmakers at the New York State Capitol honored five members of the community Tuesday for their professional achievements and civic service during the legislature’s annual celebration of Greek Independence Day.

7. Four power workers to testify over Keratea wildfire

   Four employees of Greece’s HEDNO power distribution network operator have been summoned to testify as suspects in connection with a wildfire near Athens last summer that killed one man.

8. Thessaloniki teens held over truck heist

   Two teenagers have been arrested in the northern city of Thessaloniki for allegedly stealing €40,000 worth of specialized electrical engineering equipment, police said Thursday.

9. Man faces slander charges over social media post about health minister

   A 34-year-old man faces charges of online slander over a video posted on social media that allegedly targeted Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis.

10. Syntagma metro station to close ahead of evening antiwar protest

    The key Syntagma Square Athens metro station will close at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, police announced, shortly before a planned protest against the US and Israeli attacks on Iran that’s also expected to disrupt traffic in the city center.