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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 approval of the updated vaccines against COVID-19 in relation with the variant Omicron is expected in August, stated Health Minister Thanos Plevris to radio SKAI on Friday.
Plevris said that the new vaccines will protect from the infection, the illness and the serious illness, according to information from the pharmaceutical companies. Later, he said, these vaccines will also cover the variants 4 and 5 and for these reason Greece has transferred the largest part of its order for vaccines to the last quarter of the year.
On the course of the pandemic, the Health Minister said that the coronavirus wave that prevailed in June and July has flattened and is declining while a further drop in infections is expected in the next weeks. However, he said that a new wave is expected in September but, as he noted, “we have antivirus medicines, large vaccination coverage and more better therapeutic protocols”
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.
MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek eased into the Madrid Open’s round-of-16 by beating Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York’s Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes.
Following her compelling travel memoir, Unpacking for Greece: Travel in a Land of Fortresses, Fables, Ferries and Feta, the first in the series, author Sally Jane Smith continues her charming journey in the recently released second book, Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey.
NEW YORK – Hellenic Aesthetic offers a wide range of gift items year round, including a great selection of hostess gifts for Greek Easter, May 5 this year.