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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.
Visitors planning to fly to the renowned island of Mykonos this month will need to check with their airlines because it’s going to be shut down for two weeks so the private consortium which took over 14 regional airports in Greece and make upgrades.
The island, along with Santorini, is perhaps the most famous in the country for luring summer visitors but has developed a reputation of near-hedonism and a playground for the uber-rich willing to spend 1000 euros ($1166) a bottle for champagne and young, scantily-clad women dancing on tabletops.
Mykonos Island National Airport alone saw passenger growth of 51 percent in October, according to the consortium Fraport which said it has run into resistance from airport workers around the country who didn’t want it running the facilities.
At the Mykonos airport, new, stronger asphalt will be laid down that meets the latest requirements, Airports of the World reported. Beyond the runway repairs, Fraport is also planning to increase the size of the terminal; add more check-in counters, departure gates and security lanes; and build a new fire station, said the site Travel + Leisure.
“We have made all efforts and taken all measures to minimize any inconvenience for the passengers during this period,” Fraport Greece CEO Alexander Zinell said in a statement.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 13 people, authorities said.
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ATHENS – The Divani Palace Acropolis, nestled in the heart of Athens, is set to elevate the city's dining and nightlife scene with the grand opening of its much-anticipated rooftop restaurant and bar next month.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday.
It was a close brush with death but a 40-year-old British tourist bitten by a deadly viper while at a yoga retreat on Cyprus is recovering after getting swift hospitalization to counteract the venom.