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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 Central Council of Contemporary Monuments on Thursday gave the go-ahead to the Hellinikon project, joining the Central Archaeological Council in a similar decision on Wednesday about earlier antiquities in the area.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the two council decisions, both taken unanimously, will be included in an act on Friday that will resolve the outstanding issues on the project of the former airport land.
“The presence and protection of cultural goods, both ancient and contemporary, found within the area of Hellinikon, contribute significant added value to this emblematic investment,” she said. “At the same time, through the investment program, funds are being guaranteed for the conservation, show and promotion of this wealth of monuments which is turned over to the public,” she added.
“The Ministry of CUlture guarantees the protection of Greek cultural heritage and also supports its developmental role to the benefit of the country and its people,” she noted.
The two councils are affiliated witht he ministry as consulting bodies.
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.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush has his Heisman back.
PHOENIX — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university violently detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide.
ATHENS, Greece — A far-right Greek lawmaker has been charged with criminal assault for allegedly punching a colleague on the sidelines of a parliamentary debate Wednesday.