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A new opinion poll shows the ruling New Democracy party with a 22.8 percentage point lead over main opposition SYRIZA in voting intentions.

Ruling New Democracy enjoys a 18.5-point lead over main opposition SYRIZA, according to an opinion poll conducted by Pulse, on behalf of Skai TV. 

A second opinion poll in as many days as indicated that main opposition SYRIZA is less than two points ahead of third-place socialist PASOK, while ruling New Democracy remains way ahead.

Communist Party leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas was briefly hospitalized on Thursday due to a respiratory infection that has been affecting him for the past few days, Greek media reported.

His health problem is not serious but he will not attend a debate in Parliament over the government's handling of the ongoing wildfires in Greece.

Christopher Nolan's latest film, "Oppenheimer," has become one half of the box office and pop culture phenomenon "Barbenheimer," sweeping up glowing reviews along the way.

But eagle-eyed fans have spotted a mistake in a scene set in 1945, as Cillian Murphy's J. Robert Oppenheimer stands among a crowd waving American flags - bearing the wrong number of stars.

A bill that will make it easier for Greeks abroad to vote in national elections is expected to secure a wide majority in a debate that started in a parliamentary committee on Thursday.

The current legislation poses a series of limitations to the ability of Greeks residing abroad to vote.

China's exports tumbled 12.4 percent in June from a year earlier as demand weakened after central banks raised interest rates to curb inflation even as Chinese leaders struggled to keep a post-COVID recovery from faltering.

Customs data released yesterday showed imports slid 6.8 percent to $214.7 billion.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she agreed Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might "respond to unintended consequences" as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations.

The center-right "New Democracy" is the big winner of the early parliamentary elections in Greece that were held yesterday. The party will form an independent government and rule for the next 4 years.

Party leaders have been hosting their traditional gatherings with political reporters ahead of Sunday's election.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis gathered with journalists at a cafe on Ermou Street, in central Athens, where much of the conversation was said to have focused on the upcoming election results and developments in Russia.