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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 archaeological site of the Acropolis will be shut down for the rest of the day on Thursday for safety reasons, the Ministry of Culture said, following weather warnings.
“According to information from the National Meteorological Service (EMY) and the General Secretariat of Citizen Protection, a powerful thunderstorm is expected in the afternoon,” the Ministry said, citing the latest weather information.
The site also shut down on Wednesday afternoon following the injury of two guards and two tourists from lightning at the. The Acropolis has a lightning rod, near the site of the Erechtheion temple, and the four were injured near the ticketing area below. The tourists were released after checks, and the guards remained longer for precautionary reasons.
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.
NEW YORK – In the vibrant streets of Tribeca, the luxury lifestyle icon Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown is setting the stage for a Mother's Day celebration that transcends the typical.
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Hellenic Studies Program and the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection at Sacramento State University, California, will celebrate their 20th anniversary on Thursday, May 9, 6:30-9 PM.
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation.
LONDON (AP) — Several military horses bolted during routine exercises Wednesday and ran loose through central London, injuring four people and damaging vehicles during the morning rush hour.