News archive of June 2017

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos asked for a clear-cut solution on the Greek debt on Wednesday, speaking at an Economist conference held in Frankfurt titled “A glimpse into Europe’s financial landscape-Greece: A comeback to the financial markets?”

Greece has done its part and this is recognised by the majority of the lenders, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at the Hellenic Federation of Enteprises (SEV) annual general assembly on Wednesday, marking the 100th anniversary since SEV’s foundation.

Zoran Zaev - Photo: AP

FYROM's (Macedonia) parliament has elected a new center-left coalition government led by former opposition leader Zoran Zaev, ending a six-month political stalemate.

Lawmakers voted 62-44 just before midnight Wednesday to confirm a 26-member Cabinet proposed by Zaev, who leads the Social Democrat party. Five lawmakers abstained and nine were absent.

John McCain

Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, hired for a speaking engagement in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, portrayed China's foreign policy moves as that of a schoolyard tormentor.

A Swiss village has banned taking photos of its picturesque landscape, saying people who can't visit might feel "unhappy" when viewing them online. Social media users have snapped back, with some saying the village should be relocated to North Korea.

Photo: Jacob Bøtter / Flickr

Denmark has denied a 13-year-old Chinese girl the right to live in the country with her mother and Danish stepfather, claiming the teen will not be able to integrate. The girl's classmates have launched a petition which has gathered over 1,700 signatures.

At least 170 million pieces of rapidly-moving space junk are now circulating in Earth's orbit and this debris may even lead to a "catastrophic avalanche of collisions" and destroy all working satellites and even threaten economies, scientists said.

Many of the world's most powerful people are gathering for the annual meeting of the mysterious Bilderberg Group this week. Russia, the Trump administration and 'The war on information' are among key topics up for discussion.

Almost 22,000 Japanese people took their own lives in 2016, the lowest number in 22 years, but the country's suicide rate remains the sixth worst in the world, and teenagers remain particularly prone to killing themselves.

BELGRADE - Serbia's President-elect Aleksandar Vucic will take his oath of office at a ceremony to be held in the parliament on May 31 at noon, Vecernje novosti reported on Monday.

Vucic will take the oath with his hand on a special copy of the Serbian Constitution, also to be used by future presidents for the same purpose.