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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 — The Environment and Energy Ministry is considering a series of measures to offset the effects of rising electricity prices on vulnerable consumers. The final decisions will be finalised within the week and will be announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).
Among the measures on the table is the extension of the criteria for the implementation of the Social Housing Tariff, which ensures lower charges for financially weak consumers.
According to the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), the wholesale price of electricity increased to 113.4 euros per megawatt hour in July compared to 62-64 euros at the beginning of the year, while last year, due to the pandemic, it had fallen below 40 euros. The carbon dioxide emission allowances, which burden the production costs mainly of lignite but also of gas units, reached 52 euros per ton in the second quarter of 2021 compared to 22-27 last 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 (AP) — At least five people were killed Wednesday when a bus headed from Berlin to Switzerland came off a highway in eastern Germany and ended up on its side, authorities said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said.
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504.
ATHENS — Police in Greece clashed late Wednesday with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.
HEMPSTEAD, NY – The Greek School of the Cathedral of St.