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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 Greek trade deficit shrank by 23.8 pct in January this year as exports fell 12.1 pct and imports dropped 16.7 pct in the month, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report on merchandise transactions. More specifically, the value of import-arrivals totaled 3.953 billion euros in January from 4.748 billion in January 2020, a decline of 16.7 pct. Excluding oil products, imports fell 10.9 pct, while excluding oil products and ships, imports fell 10.6 pct. The value of exports-deliveries totaled 2.510 billion euros in January, from 2.855 billion in January last year, a decline of 12.1 pct. Excluding oil products, exports rose 1.0 pct, while excluding oil products and ships, exports rose 1.1 pct.
The trade deficit totaled 1.443 billion euros in January, from 1.893 billion in January 2020, a decline of 23.8 pct. Excluding oil products, the trade deficit was down 27.3 pct, while excluding oil products and ships, the trade deficit fell 26.8 pct.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
WASHINGTON - Although human rights groups have chided Greece’s record in dealing with refugees and migrants, alleging pushbacks the government denied happened, the US State Department said Greece’s record is essentially status quo.
While Greece is hoping to lure more foreign companies - especially American - Greek companies are showing interest in investing in the United States to take advantage of aid for environmental and other projects being offered.
ATHENS - Some 67 suspects said to be hooligan supporters of the Olympiacos volleyball team were taken before a prosecutor to face charges of being involved in the death of a police officer struck with a flare during a brawl outside a stadium.
It has been a year since Metropolitan Joachim of Nicomedia – formerly of Chalcedon – passed away and definitively rests in the earth of Chalcedon, in the Metropolis he served with exemplary discretion and dedication.