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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.
The Turkish-born founder of New York yogurt-maker Chobani pledged $2 million for refugees fleeing violence in his homeland.
Hamdi Ulukaya said he hopes to bring attention and additional aid to those caught up in fighting along the Iraq and Syria borders with Turkey. The region has been targeted by the militant Islamic State group.
Ulukaya, a Kurdish Turk who grew up in eastern Turkey, said his focus is on the human suffering taking place amid the political debate of “who’s to blame, who’s not to blame, who’s acting, who’s not acting” in the troubled region.
Turkey says it won’t join combat operations against the Islamic State group unless the U.S.-led coalition also goes after the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
“At the same time there is this human tragedy in the field, and we’re not talking about it a lot,” Ulukaya said by phone. Refugees are in particular need of winter supplies, he said.
Initial donations will go to the International Rescue Committee and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Ulukaya immigrated to the United States in the 1990s. He launched Chobani Greek Yogurt in 2007. The company has more than $1 billion in annual sales and donates 10 percent of its annual profits to charities.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
With Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment secured, House Republicans can now set their sights on President Joe Biden.
NICOSIA - Cyprus’ government has announced measures to deal with price hikes that have cut into household budgets, including for fuel, electricity, and for food as buyers are shifting more toward generic and store brands.
ALBANY – New York State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Senator James Skoufis honored Greek Independence at the State Capitol on March 26, welcoming His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, who offered an invocation before the Senate.
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