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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 – Government spokesperson Yiannis Oikonomou referred to the introduction of mandatory vaccination for everyone over the age of 60 in an interview with OPEN TV on Wednesday, stressing that Greece is one of the first European countries to take this step but that others will follow.
“It was a difficult decision, without a doubt. But also a responsible government decision, which fully serves our strategy of keeping the economy, society and education open,” he underlined.
“First of all, the data constantly coming in from the health system show that the group that is most affected, whether this means falling ill, needing a ventilator or, unfortunately, the people who lose their lives, the vast majority are unvaccinated people over 60 years old. Secondly, in November, during this great effort to increase vaccination coverage, the smallest percentage was unfortunately from these age groups,” he added.
Oikonomou also emphasised that “the regulations and decisions of the government are fully compatible with the Constitution.
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 — The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking.
NEW YORK — Monday's opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts.
ASTORIA – The singer Anastasia visited St.
CHICAGO, IL – This spring, Wrightwood 659 hosts Chryssa & New York, the first museum exhibition in North America in more than four decades to focus on the Greek-born artist Chryssa (1933–2013).