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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 — Cyprus says it intends to purchase from Russia 50,000 doses of the Sputnik coronavirus vaccine to make up a shortfall in vaccine supply.
Government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said on Wednesday that Cyprus could purchase more Sputnik vaccine doses if the European Union approves its use relatively quickly.
Koushos said the Cyprus government is in direct contact with Russian authorities about the Sputnik dose purchase, adding that Cyprus could be supplied with significant amounts if the vaccine receives EU approval.
Earlier this week, Cyprus temporarily suspended AstraZeneca vaccine shots until March 18. Scheduled vaccinations with the other EU-approved vaccines – Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna – will carry on without interruption.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
TORONTO (AP) — Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago.
HONOLULU — The Hawaii attorney general's office must pay attorney fees for using last year's Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in “bad faith” that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water for firefighting, Hawaii's Supreme Court ruled.
Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80 Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man.
NEW YORK — New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested more than 100 demonstrators, including the daughter of a prominent Minnesota congresswoman.
ATHENS - The special 'Easter Basket,' which offers traditional Easter foods at lower or unchanged prices, will come into effect from April 24 to May 4.