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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 — Greece confirmed 241 new coronavirus cases on Thursday in the last 24 hours, including 31 identified at entry points to the country, said the National Public Health Organization (EODY).
All coronavirus cases in Greece since the pandemic broke out in Greece total 10,998. Of these, 2,174 are linked to travel abroad and 4,843 to an already registered case.
Thirty-nine Greeks are intubated. Ten are women and the median age of all is 68 years. A 92.3 pct have an underlying condition or are aged 70 and above. A total of 154 people have been discharged since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
In addition, it was announced that 5 people died in the last 24 hours, bringing the fatalities total to 278. Of the total, 102 were women, while the median age for all was 78 years and 96 pct had an underlying condition and/or age 70 and above.
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.
NICOSIA - Cyprus’ government has announced measures to deal with price hikes that have cut into household budgets, including for fuel, electricity, and for food as buyers are shifting more toward generic and store brands.
ALBANY – New York State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Senator James Skoufis honored Greek Independence at the State Capitol on March 26, welcoming His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, who offered an invocation before the Senate.
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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.