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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS – There are 11 new confirmed cases of infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Greece, the health ministry announced on Sunday. The total number of confirmed cases in the country has now risen to 2,517, of which 55.5 pct are men.
Of the cases detected, 578 (23 pct) are linked to some form of travel abroad and 1,181 (46.9 pct) are linked to other known cases.
There are currently 46 people with Covid-19 intubated in hospital. Their median age is 67 years old and 89.1 pct have either an underlying disease or are above 70 years old. Of this number, 13 are women (28.3 pct) and the rest are men.
Sixty-four patients have exited intensive care.
There were four more deaths from the virus recorded on Sunday, bringing the total to 134 deaths in Greece. Of these, 35 were women (26.1 pct) and the rest were men.
The median age of those that died was 74 years and 89.6 pct had either an underlying disease and/or were above 70 years old.
In total, 64,608 clinical samples have been examined.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
NEW YORK – In the vibrant streets of Tribeca, the luxury lifestyle icon Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown is setting the stage for a Mother's Day celebration that transcends the typical.
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Hellenic Studies Program and the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection at Sacramento State University, California, will celebrate their 20th anniversary on Thursday, May 9, 6:30-9 PM.
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation.
LONDON (AP) — Several military horses bolted during routine exercises Wednesday and ran loose through central London, injuring four people and damaging vehicles during the morning rush hour.