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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 – Two Greek citizens who were among the passengers quarantined on the “Diamond Princess” cruiseship due to an outbreak of coronavirus in Asia, have been repatriated, the Greek Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
The cruiseship is docked in Japan.
“The two Greek citizens who were on board Diamond Princess were repatriated today through Italy, in the framework of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism,” a statement by the ministry on Twitter said.
It added, “We thank the Italian Foreign Ministry and the staff of Greek embassies in Beijing and Tokyo for their efforts in the safe return of Greek citizens from China and Japan.”
The two Greek nationals boarded a chartered airplane of the Italian government in Tokyo on Friday, along with other European citizens, and deplaned at the military airbase of Patricia Di Mare in Rome. There they were placed under the care of a medical unit of the National Organization of Public Health, following a specific protocol.
On Saturday, the two, who are showing no symptoms of the coronavirus following checks in Japan and Italy, were transported by specialist medical staff to the Pulmonary Hospital “Sotiria” in the Athens area which is serving as one of the national checkpoints for the virus.
They will be quarantined and observed by doctors for the next two weeks.
Earlier on Saturday, two Greek nationals who had been repatriated on February 9 from China were released from Sotiria in good health.
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.
VENTURA, CA – Greek-American George Christie was featured on Fox News Digital (FND) for his time in the Hells Angels, recounting the moment he decided to quit the motorcycle club he had formerly led.
NICOSIA - The suspending of asylum applications from Syrian refugees on Cyprus has now been followed by President Nikos Christodoulides saying the island country that’s a member of the European Union can’t take any more in.
WASHINGTON - Although human rights groups have chided Greece’s record in dealing with refugees and migrants, alleging pushbacks the government denied happened, the US State Department said Greece’s record is essentially status quo.
While Greece is hoping to lure more foreign companies - especially American - Greek companies are showing interest in investing in the United States to take advantage of aid for environmental and other projects being offered.