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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.
THESSALONIKI. A criminal appeals court in Thessaloniki sentenced members of a human trafficking ring to sentences ranging from 96 to 280 years each on Tuesday, without suspension.
Eight individuals were charged with transporting and holding illegally 46 undocumented migrants who were mostly from Pakistan and Bangladesh. The migrants were found housed in a warehouse in the Sindos area in August 2018.
Three Moldovans were sentenced to 280 years each for transporting the migrants from Alexandroupolis to Thessaloniki after each of the latter had paid 2,000 euros. The migrants were driven to the warehouse and held against their will, guarded by three Pakistanis, who each received jail sentences ranging from 96 to 188 years.
A Greek, 72, owner of the warehouse, was sentenced to 188 years while a Romanian who owned one of the vehicles used was sentenced to 48 years for collaboration.
All eight were returned to jail to serve their sentences, which cannot be suspended. All have to serve a minimum of 20 years except the Romanian, who has to serve 8 years.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CAIRO — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to restart in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials.
Days after a Russian missile struck near where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Odessa meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Greece moved to send more guns and ammunition to help against Russia’s ongoing invasion there.
UPPER DARBY, PA – The Saint Demetrios Greek School in Upper Darby held a celebration on March 17 in honor of March 25th, 1821.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month, as the divide has grown between allies over the food crisis in Gaza and conduct of the war, according to the White House.