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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.
ATHENS — Another 310 confirmed coronavirus infections were announced on Tuesday, of which 30 are linked to known clusters and 12 were identified at entry points to Greece, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said.
All currently confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic in Greece total 13,730.
Of the total, 2,433 are linked to travel abroad and 5,901 to already known cases.
In addition, EODY said 67 people were intubated. Their median age is 70 years, and 17 of them are women. An 88.1 pct has an underlying condition or are aged 70 years and above.
Another 175 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
EODY also note 3 more deaths due to the virus, bringing Greek fatalities to 313. Of these, 116 were women. The median age of all was 78 years and 96.2 pct had an underlying condition and/or age of 70 years or more.
Geographically speaking, the highest concentrations in cases were registered in the Region of Attica (197), Thessaloniki (22), Lesvos island (15, related to Moria hotspot) and Pella (9).
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CAIRO — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to restart in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials.
ATHENS - "The problem of high prices is a top priority for the government.
ATHENS - "The statements of the Turkish president regarding the illegal invasion of Cyprus in 1974 constitute a blatant distortion of the historical truth and an insult to the memory of the victims," according to Greek diplomatic sources on Tuesday.
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president's legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch.
Days after a Russian missile struck near where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Odessa meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Greece moved to send more guns and ammunition to help against Russia’s ongoing invasion there.