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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.
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Foreign Ministry says that a Greek Cypriot European parliamentarian has been banned from entering the country again for her extremist anti-Albanian activities at a funeral.
A statement Saturday accused Eleni Theocharous of inciting hatred, violating Albania’s constitutional order and of territorial claims to Albania.
The same decision was taken by the Interior Ministry a day earlier for the behavior of 52 Greeks among hundreds of them taking part at the funeral of an Albanian-Greek citizen who was killed in a gun battle in the village of Vouliarati, 255 kilometers (160 miles) south of the capital Tirana.
Konstantinos Kacifa (Katsifas) died in a shootout with police Oct. 28 during an event to celebrate Greece’s entry in World War II against Italy.
The incident has heightened tensions between Greece and Albania.
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.