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A new survey published on Saturday gave ruling New Democracy a lead of 3.9 points over SYRIZA. 

The poll by GPO on behalf of Parapolitika newspaper was the latest after the deadly train crash on February 28 and shows that ruling ND's lead over the leftist party has been cut. 

As part of the ongoing effort to upgrade public spaces in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, local authorities have begun coordinated actions to remove mopeds and motorcycles that have been abandoned on streets and sidewalks not only in the center but in all neighborhoods.

While Greece is still in mourning over the deadly train crash at Tempe, demand is widespread for a full-blown investigation into what happened and why it happened. At the same time, people expect the authorities to take measures to ensure that there will be no more innocent victims.

Tourism development may have overshadowed the archaeological wealth found on the peninsulas of Kassandra and Sithonia in Halkidiki, but thanks to it, one of the largest cemeteries in northern Greece has been uncovered. Over a thousand burials of different types and numerous findings have been unearthed in recent years on Sithonia's Agios Ioannis coast.

The two experts appointed by the head of the Larissa prosecutor's office have submitted their findings about the causes of the Feb. 28 deadly train crash in central Greece.

Sources within the city's court system would not commend secifically, but told Kathimerini many of the findings in the experts' report will be crucial in shaping their investigation.

Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, signed a contract with Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) on Monday, in the context of the fourth phase of the Cyclades interconnection with the continental Electricity Transmission System, concerning the electrical interconnections of Lavrio-Serifos and Serifos-Milos, Greece, with a total length of 170 kilometers.

Two doctors working at a hospital in Volos have been suspended from duty pending a disciplinary inquiry after it emerged that they granted 30 days of sick leave to a key Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) supervisor just hours after the deadly train collision at the nearby Vale of Tempe.

The Hellenic Fire Service has responded to a blaze that broke out near the town of Ierapetra on the island of Crete on Monday. Specifically, there are currently 43 firefighters and 12 vehicles on scene to tackle the fire.

The HFS also responded to another fire on the island earlier on Monday, close to the city of Irakleio, with eight firefighters and three vehicles.

Students and schoolchildren in various parts of the country have taken to the streets to express their anger and grief at Tuesday's railway disaster in Tempi. in which at least 57 people, most of them students, lost their lives.

The Larissa station master knew about the track a freight train was on 17 minutes before it crashed head-on with a passenger train on Tuesday night, Greek TV station Star reports.