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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 – The National Archaeological Museum has planned exhibits to commemorate Greek historical events like the battle of Thermopylae, the naval battle of Salamina (both 2,500 years ago) and the start of the Greek War of Independence (1821), all of which have milestone anniversaries this year, Museum Director Maria Lagogianni said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Reviewing the museum’s work in 2019 and plans for 2020, Lagogianni said that underlying exhibits will be the theme of the ancient Greek goddess Nike (“Victory”), with statues from the Temple of Artemis at Epidaurus.
Lagogianni said museum visitors increased by 27.7 percent in the five years since 2015. The recently completed exhibit of “The Countless Aspects of Beauty”, along with two previous and related exhibits – “A dream among splendid ruins… – Strolling through the Athens of travelers 17th-19th century” in 2016 and “Odysseys” in 2017 – were seen by a collective 950,000 visitors and would travel to Beijing and the National Museum of China.
Also speaking at the event, where the traditional New Year’s cake (vassilopita) was cut, was Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, history was being written in a Manhattan courtroom.
PARIS - With heavy security set for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during a time of terrorism, France has asked to use a Greek air defense system as well although talks are said to have been going on for months.
PARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.