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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.
BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Tuesday approved a 14-million-euro Greek support program for companies in the arts and entertainment sectors affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Concerning mostly those managing theatres and other cultural venues, the financial support will take the form of direct grants to cover revenue loss from ticket sales, due to closures and restrictive measures taken by the Greek government to limit the virus' spread.
The support scheme will be open to companies that experienced a minimum decline of 20 pct in turnover from March to September 2020, compared to the same period in 2019.
The Commission found that the Greek aid program is in line with the conditions set out in the EU's State Aid Temporary Framework, that support will not exceed 1.8 million euros per company, and the aid will be granted no later than December 31, 2021.
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NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.
ATHENS - The European Union needs to get involved in the case of the two-year jail sentence given ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri who was elected Mayor of the seaside town of Himare and said the trial was a farce to get him and protect Prime Minister Edi Rama’s business friends.
Brace yourself for what could be another scorching summer in Greece as scientists are anxious that a warm winter - the warmest January recorded - and climate change will continue to bring weather anomalies.