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Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world

September 23, 2020

People are at work to change boards at the border between Macedonia and Greece near Gevgelija on February 13, 2019. – The deal between Skopje and Athens to rename Macedonia as North Macedonia came into force on February 12, 2019 after constitutional changes were published in the Official Gazette, the government said in a statement. Since 1991, Athens had objected to its neighbour being called Macedonia because Greece has a historic northern province of the same name. Greece has blocked Macedonia’s NATO and EU integration until it changes the name. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP)

North Macedonia notifies UN of name change

February 13, 2019

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reacts as he attends a cabinet meeting at the parliament in Athens, on January 28, 2019. – Greece’s debt agency said on January 28, 2019 it had begun a process for the country’s first bond issue — a five-year sale — since exiting the last bailout. The agency said the bond, carrying an April 2024 maturity, would be offered to investors “in the near future”. (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP)

Greek premier announces minimum pay rise as elections loom

January 28, 2019

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Thousands protest in Athens against Macedonia name change

January 20, 2019

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Two injured as ‘suspicious package’ explodes outside church

December 27, 2018

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United Nations meeting adopts migration pact despite withdrawals

December 10, 2018

A man passes next to posters reading 'yes' for the referendum in Macedonia on changing the country's name [Marko Djurica-Reuters]

Macedonians vote on whether to change country’s name

September 30, 2018

A handout made available by the Greek Prime Minister's office on July 30, 2018, shows Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visiting the area ravaged by the country's worst ever wildfires as anger mounts over his government's response to the disaster which has claimed scores of lives. His trip, a week after the fires broke out, was not announced beforehand in what local media said was a bid to avoid protests by residents of the hard-hit seaside communities east of Athens -- Mati and Rafina.The current death toll of 91 was expected to rise after the coastguard said another body was found underwater near a beach in the affected area. / AFP PHOTO / GREEK PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE

Greek prime minister vows to revamp national disaster unit as fire toll hits 93

August 9, 2018

This photo taken on July 24, 2018 show cars burnt following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, on July 24, 2018. Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on July 24, 2018. The death toll soared with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 bodies in the courtyard of a villa at the seaside resort of Mati. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

Death toll climbs to 88 from Greek wildfires

July 28, 2018

Firefighters carry a dead person following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, on July 24, 2018. Sixty people have died and 160 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on July 24, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / STR

Rescuers scour scorched towns after Greece wildfires kill at least 74

July 25, 2018

This photo taken on July 24, 2018 show cars burnt following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, on July 24, 2018. Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on July 24, 2018. The death toll soared with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 bodies in the courtyard of a villa at the seaside resort of Mati. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

Greece wildfires: Death toll rises to 79 amid search for survivors

July 25, 2018

This photo taken on July 24, 2018 show cars burnt following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, on July 24, 2018. Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on July 24, 2018. The death toll soared with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 bodies in the courtyard of a villa at the seaside resort of Mati. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

Greek wildfires kill 50 as resort ‘no longer exists’

July 24, 2018

Greece, Macedonia sign historic deal to end name row

June 17, 2018

Italy’s new premier Giuseppe Conte begins work

June 2, 2018

Turkey to consider Greek soldiers’ case if coup suspects returned

April 21, 2018