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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 flood damage assessment process is underway and will be completed with the speed and validity that the state mechanism has been accustomed to doing these procedures over the last two years," government spokesman Yiannis Oikonomou said on Sunday in an interview with Ant1, referring to the floods in Evia.
"As always, our priority is human lives. Bu whatever needs to be done to repair damage and support the people in the area will be done … Everyone understands that flood protection works cannot be completed in less than two months, nevertheless great efforts were made by the state mechanism, the environment ministry, the local administration, the residents in order to remove the debris from August wildfires and avoid a greater damage," he said.
"The residents of the area must know that the state is on their side," the government spokesman underlined.
Hundreds of homes were flooded, stores suffered damages while traffic has been interrupted in certain areas of Evia after the overnight storm.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, history was being written in a Manhattan courtroom.
PARIS - With heavy security set for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during a time of terrorism, France has asked to use a Greek air defense system as well although talks are said to have been going on for months.
PARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.