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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 volume of retail sales grew 10.1% in September this year with only department stores recording negative results, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Tuesday. More specifically, turnover rose 26.5% in clothing-footwear, 20% in furniture-home appliance, 18.7% in pharmaceuticals-cosmetics, 18.3% in bookstores, 15.4% in food-alcohol-tobacco, 3.6% in supermarkets and 1.4% in fuel-lubricants. On the other hand, turnover fell 9.5% in department stores.
The retail sales volume index (turnover in fixed prices) rose 10.1% in September compared with the corresponding months last year, but fell 3.1% from August 2021. The seasonally-adjusted index rose 2.2% in September from August.
The retail sales turnover index (turnover in current prices) rose 13% in September from September 2020, but rose 1.1% from August 2021. The seasonally-adjusted index rose 2.7% in September from August.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
NASHVILLE, ΤΝ – With a special event organized by the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy - U.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.