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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 1,582 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 15 identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organisation (EODY) said on Sunday.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 581,315 infections (daily change: +0.3 pct). Of the confirmed cases of the last seven days, 218 are related to travel from abroad and 1,643 to other confirmed cases.
There were also 37 deaths from Covid-19 recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims in Greece to 13,636. Of these, 95.3 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 334 patients were on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age was 64 years old and 82.5 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over. In total, 2,962 patients had been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 282 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: 1.08 pct). The average daily admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last seven days was 270.
The median age of Covid-19 cases is 39 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote.
After George Floyd was killed under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee, reporters at The Associated Press wanted to know how many other people died following encounters in which law enforcement used not firearms but other kinds of force that is not supposed to be fatal.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Naz Reid had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Jaden McDaniels added 20 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sluggish start Wednesday night to beat the NBA -worst Detroit Pistons 106-91.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — LeBron James had a triple-double with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, Rui Hachimura scored 32 points as the Los Angeles Lakers built a big lead in the third quarter and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136-124 on Wednesday night.