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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.
VOLOS, Greece – With Greece in a lenient second lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, police have been looking out for violators, raiding a makeshift taverna that a man set up near Volos and a party on Crete.
The owner of the property in the village of Dimini in central Greece was fined after authorities said at least 10 people were present at the unlawful eatery, seven of whom escaped the raid, said Kathimerini.
The 53-year-old owner was hit with a penalty of 3,000 euros ($3668.43) for defying the lockdown and three people eating there were fined 600 euros ($733.69) for being there.
On Crete, 34 people were charged with breaking rules against public gatherings of more than 10 people when police went into a villa, media reports from the island said.
The lockdown that began Nov. 7 was scheduled to be lifted Dec. 7 but has been extended until at least Jan. 7, 2021 depending on the epidemiological data and what it shows about how many cases there are.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, history was being written in a Manhattan courtroom.
PARIS - With heavy security set for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during a time of terrorism, France has asked to use a Greek air defense system as well although talks are said to have been going on for months.
PARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.