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A demonstrator draped in the Greek flag attack riot police with a stick during a rally in Athens, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. Greece's Parliament is to vote this coming week on whether to ratify the agreement that will rename its northern neighbor North Macedonia. Macedonia has already ratified the deal, which, polls show, is opposed by a majority of Greeks. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greek protesters angry over Macedonia deal clash with police

By DEMETRIS NELLAS - Associated Press

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, speaks during a parliamentary session in Athens, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Greece's prime minister is defending his deal to normalize relations with neighboring Macedonia ahead of a confidence vote in parliament after his governing coalition collapsed over the agreement. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek PM survives confidence vote after coalition collapse

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, speaks during a parliamentary session in Athens, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Greece's prime minister is defending his deal to normalize relations with neighboring Macedonia ahead of a confidence vote in parliament after his governing coalition collapsed over the agreement. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Latest: Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote

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Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, arrives to make a statement following the resignation of Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, in Athens, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Kammenos, leader of the junior partner in the country's coalition government, has resigned over the Macedonia name deal, which he opposes. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greek govt faces confidence vote after coalition collapses

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Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, center, makes a statement to the media following a meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in Athens, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Greek defense Minister Kammenos, leader of the right-wing populist Independent Greeks party, is vehemently opposed to a deal with neighboring Macedonia over its state name. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

The Latest: US backs place in NATO, EU for renamed Macedonia

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Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev talks to the media during a news conference at a government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Macedonia late Friday fulfilled its part of a historic deal that will pave its way to NATO membership and normalize relations with neighboring Greece, after lawmakers approved constitutional changes to rename the country North Macedonia. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Macedonian PM: Greece’s turn to make history with name deal

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and DEMETRIS NELLAS - Associated Press

Opponents to the change of the country's constitutional name protest outside the parliament building prior to a session of the Macedonian Parliament in the capital Skopje, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Macedonian lawmakers are entering the last phase of debate on constitutional changes to rename their country North Macedonia as part of a deal with neighboring Greece to pave the way for NATO membership and eventually joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

The Latest: NATO, EU support Macedonia’s vote to change name

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves as she stands by students during her visit in a German school in Athens, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Merkel is widely blamed in Greece for the austerity that the country has lived through for much of the past decade, which led to a sharp and prolonged recession and a consequent fall in living standards. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Macedonia approves deal to rename itself North Macedonia

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press

Greece: 9 checked over powder-filled letters to universities

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second left, talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during their meeting in Athens, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. Merkel is in Greece for talks. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece, Germany put tension behind them in Merkel visit

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Opponents to the change of the country's constitutional name protest outside the parliament building prior to a session of the Macedonian Parliament in the capital Skopje, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Macedonian lawmakers are entering the last phase of debate on constitutional changes to rename their country North Macedonia as part of a deal with neighboring Greece to pave the way for NATO membership and eventually joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Debate over renaming nation enters final days in Macedonia

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES - Associated Press

Greek far-left group claims bombing of Athens media offices

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Woman found dead in upstate NY town house fire

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Britain's Cameron Norrie plays a shot during his match against Frances Tiafoe of the United States at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, Thursday Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)

Federer wins to put Switzerland in Hopman Cup final

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE - Associated Press

FILE In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 file photo people swim at a beach in Rafina, east of Athens, ten days after the Greece's deadliest wildfire in decades that killed 100 people. Three migrant fishermen have been awarded Greek citizenship after rescuing scores of people forced into the sea by a major wildfire outside Athens that left 100 people dead last summer. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hosted the ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 for Gani Xheka from Albania and Egyptians Emad El Khaimi and Mahmoud Ibrahim Musa. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, file)

Greece makes 3 migrants citizens for their wildfire rescues

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot during her match against Maria Sakkari of Greece at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)

Serena Williams pulls US level at Hopman Cup

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE - Associated Press

Macedonian president urges rejection of Greece name deal

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US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during the 5th trilateral summit between Israel, Greece and Cyprus in Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Friedman said Thursday, that the United States “wholly supports” plans for a pipeline that would transport east Mediterranean gas to Europe. He called the pipeline project “of great importance for the stability and prosperity of the Middle East and Europe,” and urged all countries in the region to ensure its success. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel, Greece, Cyprus to ink natural gas pipeline deal

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

In this Thursday Dec. 20, 2018 photo, a man waits to cross the street as cars drive outside the building of the Greek Finance Ministry in central Athens. With a 350 billion-euro bill still to pay after eight years of international bailouts, Greece's tax office is resorting to increasingly draconian tactics _ reaching directly into the bank accounts of ordinary citizens who have fallen even a few weeks behind on payments. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece is recovering but its taxpayers face years of pain

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Macedonia panel adds Greek reciprocity clause to name deal

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