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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 (AP) — Cyprus’ finance minister says the island nation’s economy is on track to grow by 3.5 percent in 2019, double the European Union average.
Harris Georgiades said Wednesday that all economic sectors will register growth this year in a “more sustainable way.”
He said unemployment continues to shrink at a “very satisfactory rate,” now down to 7% from 16% in the wake of a 2013 financial crisis. He said the government aims to have full employment by 2020.
Georgiades said the public debt is projected to drop this year by around 7 percentage points to 95-96% and projects a further drop to below 90% in 2020.
He said government will cap its spending in the 2020 budget and it will again run a budget surplus.
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.