Greeks approve deal to rename Macedonia

Greeks approve deal to rename Macedonia

(VOVWORLD) -Greek lawmakers on Friday ratified a landmark name change deal with Macedonia, approving the new name "Republic of North Macedonia" for its northern neighbor two weeks after a similar...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greece

(VOVWORLD) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Greece to continue its tough economic reforms and maintain strict fiscal discipline while visiting Athens on Thursday for the first time in nearly...
Turkey-Greece tension over maritime border

Turkey-Greece tension over maritime border

(VOVWORLD) - Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday it will not tolerate a shift in the Greek maritime border, a few days after Athens said it plans to extend its territorial waters...
Greek wildfires kill 60

Greek wildfires kill 60

(VOVWORLD) -Greece is seeking international assistance to cope with its worst fire crisis in more than a decade, which have killed 60, injured 150 and destroyed dozens of homes and...
Deputy PM meets Greece’s parliamentary leaders

Deputy PM meets Greece’s parliamentary leaders

(VOVWORLD) - Parliamentary leaders of Greece voiced their support for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) while meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in...
 Natural disasters affect countries around the world

Natural disasters affect countries around the world

(VOVWORLD) - Serious flooding has occurred in some South Asian countries. Landslides have caused major losses in Sierra Leone. Drought is affecting Greece. Earthquake has struck China. Over the past few days...
UN chief Guterres to push Cyprus peace talks

UN chief Guterres to push Cyprus peace talks

(VOVWORLD) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Switzerland on Friday in a bid to boost crucial negotiations aimed at reuniting Cyprus after more than 40 years of division
Turkey threatens to punish Greece

Turkey threatens to punish Greece

(VOVworld) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday warned of punitive measures against Greece after the Greek Supreme Court ruled against extraditing a group of Turkish officers who took part...
Migrants to Europe plunge in 2016

Migrants to Europe plunge in 2016

(VOVworld)- The number of refugees who arrived on Europe's shores plunged by nearly two-thirds last year, but the number of those who died on the often perilous journey...
Charity fund-raising Santa race

Charity fund-raising Santa race

(VOVworld)- A race called “Santa run” is held in several countries at Christmas time. Thousands of people dressed as Santa Claus participate in the race to raise money for the...
Eurozone Suspends Short-Term Debt Relief for Greece

Eurozone Suspends Short-Term Debt Relief for Greece

(VOVworld)- Greece’s European creditors suspended proposed debt-relief measures for the country after the Greek government surprised them by announcing it would boost welfare benefits for low-income pensioners,...