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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 – Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis attended the 26th International Tourism Exhibition IMTM 2020 in Tel Aviv and met with his Israeli counterpart Yariv Levin with whom they agreed the need for further strengthening relations between the two countries.
In his two-day visit to Israel, Theocharis had a series of meetings with tour operators and agents.
“Almost one million Israelis spent their holidays in Greece in 2019. Our aim is to attract even more tourists. Israel tourists visiting Greece are on the uprise and Israelis love Greece and want to invest in it,” Theocharis said.
The Greek Tourism Minister also met with the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos in Jerusalem with whom they discussed the issue of pilgrimage tourism and the work of the Patriarchate as well its significant effort to preserve and promote the sacred treasures.
Theocharis laid a wreath to the World Holocaust Remembrance Monument Yad Yashem noting the “the flame of the historic memory is and will remain alive and we, as humanity, owe to take care that such a tragedy will never happen again.”
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.