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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 – A light earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale was recorded on Thursday at 15.33 in the area of Atalanti and was felt in several areas of Attica.
The 4.8 Richter scale earthquake that was felt across Athens on Thursday afternoon originated from the Lokrida fault, professor and president of Greece’s Earthquake Planning & Protection Organisation (OASP), Efthymios Lekkas, told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA).
Lekkas clarified Thursday’s temblor is not related to the Atalanti fault that generated a 6.7R earthquake in 1894, killing 225 people.
There is presently no cause for further concern, “but we are, nonetheless, monitoring this latest phenomenon very closely,” Lekkas noted.
The quake was registered at 15:33, and its epicentre was located 13 km southwest of the town of Atalanti, which lies between Lamia and Thebes in central Greece, with a focal depth of 6 km.
However, people in Atalanti took to the streets right after the jolt, Vice-Governor Ilias Sanidas told ANA-MPA. Local police, he added, is checking homes in Atalanti town as well as in nearby villages like Kalapodi and Exarchos to assess potential damages, but none has so far been reported. Another team from OASP will evaluate the situation in surrounding areas this afternoon.
Eight aftershocks have so far registered after the main quake, ranging from 2.0 to 2.9 on the Richter scale, while people in the area are still choosing to stay away from their homes, it was added.
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.