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Saturday, January 12, 2019

Macedonian Parliament Approves New Name For The Country As Demanded By Greece

Macedonia's parliament has approved changing the country's name to North Macedonia, appeasing Greece and bringing the country one step closer to membership in NATO. The change is the result of a dispu...


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Primary surplus first, tax cuts second Merkel tells Greek businesses

Underlining Berlin’s interest in Greece’s economic recovery, German Chancellor while in Athens on 11 January held a no-holds-barred dialogue with prominent Greek entrepreneurs and corporate executives ...


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Racism Charges Prompt University to Review Greek Community

NOFOLK, Va. (AP) — A large university in Virginia is reviewing its entire Greek community after members of a sorority were accused of using racist language online and belittling a black member. The Vi...


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GREECE-FYR Macedonia dispute: MPs back historic name change to Republic of North Macedonia

FYR Macedonia is controversial for Greeks because it uses the same name as a neighbouring region in northern GREECE. Some Greeks claim the ...


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Greece: Faith to go, faith to come home

A big part of me didn’t want to write about my journey to the island of Lesvos or about our work with refugees at Camp Moria, because thinking about it makes my heart ache and tears well up in my eyes ...


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ODU Greek community under review after racism allegations

NORFOLK, Va. – After allegations of racism within its Greek community, Old Dominion University will conduct an external review of its fraternities and sororities. In a letter posted to Twitter ...


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Macedonia Votes to Change Its Name, Taking Step to End Dispute With Greece

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Ending a debate that has raged for decades and kept the small Balkan nation of Macedonia outside the fold of the NATO alliance, Macedonian lawmakers on Friday night agreed to offic...


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