Top Judge Becomes Greece's First Female Prime Minister

Vassiliki Thanou, Greece's top supreme court judge, was sworn in Thursday as a caretaker head of the government, becoming the country's first female prime minister. Thanou and her Cabinet will run the troubled country at least until early elections are held September 20. "The caretaker government's duties are mainly holding the elections in a fair and smooth fashion," she said at the handover ceremony. "Given the circumstances, however, I believe this...

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