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1. Man held over pre-dawn shots kept arms stash, drugs at home

   A man arrested in Piraeus for repeatedly firing a shotgun in the air has been found in possession of weapons ranging from flick-knives and swords to firearms and a longbow, police said.

2. From the family restaurant to following in the footsteps of Paul Sarbanes

   Years before Chris Pappas won his seat in the United States Senate from New Hampshire, John Sarbanes had already envisioned the young Greek-American congressman-in-the-making as a future senator.

3. Where there’s a will

   For years, successive governments talked about increasing revenues by limiting tax evasion, so they could slash taxes, raise pensions and support those who need it.

4. Two held over illegal scrap workshop that dealt in stolen copper cables

   Two people have been arrested for running an illegal scrap metal business in central Athens believed to have dealt in large quantities of stolen copper cables, authorities said Tuesday.

5. Can democracy win wars? Ancient Athens offers some answers

   In France and Australia, November 11 is commemorated as the day when World War I ended. For our two countries, November 11 remains a somber day of reflection.

6. Independent MP resigns, expected to join Tsipras’ new party

   An independent MP elected on a SYRIZA ticket at the last general election has resigned his parliamentary seat and is widely expected to join Alexis Tsipras’ Greek Left Alliance (ELAS).

7. Greece mulls stricter measures to curb migrant inflows

   Greece is considering additional measures to curb arrivals on its southern islands, including a possible suspension of asylum applications if authorities determine Libya is using migration flows as a tool, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris has said.

8. Woman’s body found in animal enclosure in Evia

   Police in Evia, central Greece, found the body of a woman inside an animal enclosure, a local news outlet reported on Tuesday.

9. Oxford University study: Dozens of foreigners’ deaths go undetected in Greece

   More than 100 foreign nationals have died since 2000 in Greek police stations or migrant centres with inadequate healthcare facilities, including 34 deaths that have not been officially registered, according to research published on Tuesday by Oxford University researchers.

10. PM says he believes work for GSI will be completed without problems

    Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his belief on Tuesday that the restart of seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), an electricity link that will connect Greece and Cyprus, will be completed without any disruptions.