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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.
NICOSIA — A second-division soccer team in Cyprus condemned a “dangerous and cowardly” bombing attack early Friday on the car of the team’s vice president.
Aris Limassol’s board of directors said in a statement that it hopes the attack isn’t connected to the recent upheaval within the sport following allegations of match-fixing and a brief referees’ walkout.
Cypriot police said the predawn detonation of a makeshift explosive device placed beneath the right rear tire of 53 year-old Yiannakis Panayi’s car caused extensive damage to the vehicle and shattered his home’s windows.
Aris currently leads the second division with nine wins, one draw and three losses.
The attack came a week after another bombing of a referee’s car prompted the country’s soccer federation to suspend matches for four days after referees staged a walkout. Matches resumed on Monday after referees received assurances from the justice minister and chief of police that authorities would take additional protective measures.
The walkout was preceded by match-fixing allegations regarding four second-division matches and a pair of cup matches on which UEFA said there was suspicious betting activity.
Justice Minister George Savvides announced the appointment of a senior police officer who will be the point man in collecting all information about match-fixing and possible threats against referees.
Savvides also announced the setting up of a whistleblower hotline for tip-offs on possible match-fixing.
Also on Friday, Cypriot lawmakers passed a law authorizing police to tap telephones in investigations involving serious crime and terrorism.
Savvides had pleaded with lawmakers to pass the law, which he said would help law enforcement authorities unravel match-fixing investigations.
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.