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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.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Christine Lagarde is resigning as managing director of the International Monetary Fund in light of her nomination to be the next president of the European Central Bank.
Lagarde has already given up her day-to-day duties as head of the IMF, and the international lending agency has named a top deputy, David Lipton, as acting managing director.
“I have made this decision in the best interest of the Fund, as it will expedite the selection process for my successor,” Lagarde said Tuesday.
Lagarde said her resignation will be effective on Sept. 12.
Lagarde took over the IMF in 2011 after her predecessor, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was ensared in sexual assault allegations. As managing director, she coordinated large bailout loans for Greece in concert with the ECB and European Union.
She was nominated to be the first woman president of the ECB July 2 by the eurozone’s 19 member governments.
If her nomination is approved, Lagarde will replace Mario Draghi, who has pushed the ECB’s benchmark interest rate to record lows near zero and has spent 2.6 trillion euros on European financial assets in an effort to boost growth and inflation.
Under Lagarde’s leadership, the IMF has supported those efforts and warned against premature rate hikes.
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.
With more than 7-million acres of state parkland, 1,500 museums, and a record nine national parks, there literally might be something for everyone in California.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández says he walked back his decision to leave Barcelona this summer after his players convinced him “this is a winning team” even if this season will end without any trophies.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister on Thursday called on NATO to increase its defense preparedness and said his government wants to be at the center of decision-making in the European Union, seeking to reestablish the country as a reliable international partner as the war in Ukraine rages across the border.
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