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- How Greek monster plotted his British wife's murder
Greek pilot Charalambos Anagnostopoulos was led into court yesterday surrounded by armed police in Athens. He is accused of murdering his 20-year-old wife Caroline Crouch at their home.
Daily Mail. Sat, 19 Jun 2021 01:23:34 +0100. - Greece killing: Husband confesses to Caroline Crouch death
Police say a Greek pilot has admitted suffocating his wife in a crime that shocked the country.
BBC News. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:14:19 GMT. - Greek man in court wearing bulletproof vest as he is charged with murder of British wife
A Greek helicopter pilot has been charged with the murder of his British wife after claiming she was killed during a robbery at their home outside of Athens.
Sky News. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:42:00 +0100. - Husband admits he killed wife in Athens, made up story about robbers
A Greek man strangled his young wife to death, then made up a story about three burglars slaying her in front of their 11-month-old daughter, reports said.
Fox News. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:02:55 GMT. - Caroline Crouch: Husband confesses to murder of British woman in Athens, Greek police say
Helicopter pilot Babis Anagnostopoulos earlier claimed his wife was attacked by gang of burglars
Sam Hancock. The Independent. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:40:19 GMT. - Caroline Crouch's husband confesses to her murder
A Greek man has confessed to murdering his young British wife, admitting he strangled the mother-of-one when she threatened to leave him.The death of Caroline Crouch spawned headlines around the world, millions shocked by a ...
New Zealand Herald. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:18:44 +1200. - Russians mostly choose Cyprus for summer holidays this year, says study
Greece, the Maldives and the United Arab Emirates have been among the leaders in terms of demand in outbound destinations
Tass. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:58:56 +0300. - From teenage tears to European champion: How Cristiano Ronaldo became a Euros legend
BBC Sport looks at Cristiano Ronaldo's journey at the European Championship, from teenage tears in 2004 against Greece, all the way through to winning the tournament as Portugal's captain at Euro 2016.
BBC News. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:08:50 GMT. - Djokovic defeats Tsitsipas to win French Open
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beats Greece's Alexis Tsitsipas to win his second French Open title.
Al Jazeera. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 17:46:34 +0000. - Djokovic comes from two sets down to beat Tsitsipas in French Open final
The 22-year-old Greek looked poised in his first grand slam final, going two sets up before it all fell apart against the world No.1.
Sydney Morning Herald. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 03:23:46 +1000. - Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins Epic 5-Set French Open Semifinal, Becomes First Greek Player To Reach A Major Final
Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared to be cruising toward a relatively easy win in the French Open semifinals but then Sascha Zverev took charge and made it more complicated.
By Adam Zagoria, Contributor. Forbes. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:39:10 -0400. - North Macedonia Arrests Six Suspected Migrant Smugglers
Authorities in North Macedonia say they have arrested six people on suspicion of running a migrant-smuggling ring that illegally transferred people from Greece to wealthier European countries.
Radio Liberty. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:58:29 +0000. - Coronavirus Variant Discovered in India is Renamed Delta
The W.H.O. said it will label variants with Greek letters instead of numbers. Scientists hope the change will end the practice of referring to the mutations by the places they were detected.
Benjamin Mueller. New York Times. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 23:20:11 +0000. - WHO switches to Greek naming system for coronavirus variants
The World Health Organization has a new naming system for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants of interest, based on the Greek alphabet.
ABC News. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:03:00 -0400. - Talking About Coronavirus Variants Just Got Easier With New Greek Letter Naming System
The move aims to remove the stigmatization of location-based names and reduce the confusion of scientific names
Smithsonian. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:34:17 +0000.
Facts about Greece
The Hellenic Republic, also known as Greece, is a parliamentary
democracy located on the Balkan peninsula in southern Europe. Its
capital city is Athens, and its currency is the Euro. The primary
language of Greece is Greek, and the country's estimated population in
2020 was 10,423,054.
For more information about Greece, visit the Hellenic Electronic Center website and the Greece Background Note web page. For detailed maps of Greece, visit this Greece map website.