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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.
BERLIN – The German government has only heard of the Greek government’s plans for floating fence to secure its maritime borders against migration from the media and does not wish to make any comment, German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert said on Friday.
Seibert noted that, based on the information at his disposal, the European Commission had made a statement on this issue as the custodian of the Treaties, which meant that it came under its purview. “On the part of the German government, which does not have its own information, I have no reason to comment,” he added.
German interior ministry spokesperson Steve Alter, on his part, when asked whether this was an effective method for guarding the borders, replied that he was not aware of the thinking behind Athens’ plan, while underlining that Germany does not use similar methods to guard its own borders in the North or Baltic Seas. “Aside from this, however, it is our principle to not comment on measures taken by other countries,” added Alter, clarifying that he was unaware if either the interior ministry or the German federal police had discussed such measures or whether Athens has discussed them with Frontex.
By ANA/ F. Karaviti
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.
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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture presents a captivating evening with acclaimed singer-songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis, who will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Saturday, April 27, 7:30 PM, in a solo concert.
ATHENS - The "OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Center" Association presents on Saturday, April 6, at 6:00 pm, at the "Antonis Tritsis" Amphitheatre of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, 50, Acadimias Street, the truly ingenious funding proposal for the construction of Heptapolis in the wider area of Delphi, entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".
ATHENS - Disregarding the recommendation of a prosecutor who said there wasn’t enough evidence, an Athens Mixed Jury Court found a 55-year-old man guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl but found her mother innocent of pornography.