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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 – Europe’s music was transferred to China by the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra from December 21 to January 8 in concerts held in Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities. The tour was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Chinese cultural authorities, as well as with the US company Parma Recordings LLC.
The main concert in Beijing was held on December 31 at the crowded 6,000-seat People’s Conference Hall. At the concert, the orchestra performed with American-Chinese pianist John Chen. The concert was also attended by members of the famous Beijing Symphony Orchestra.
In this context, the President of the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, Professor of Music at the University of Athens, Nikos Malliaras, had contacts and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Director General of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra for future artistic collaborations and exchanges between the two orchestras.
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.
VENTURA, CA – Greek-American George Christie was featured on Fox News Digital (FND) for his time in the Hells Angels, recounting the moment he decided to quit the motorcycle club he had formerly led.
NICOSIA - The suspending of asylum applications from Syrian refugees on Cyprus has now been followed by President Nikos Christodoulides saying the island country that’s a member of the European Union can’t take any more in.
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.