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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 public will once again be asked to send an SMS to the five-digit number 13033 using their mobile phones to provide a reason for their movements outside their homes, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Thursday, after the announcement of a new nationwide lockdown by the prime minister.
"From 06:00 on Saturday we move with safety, sending an SMS to 13033. Further details are available on forma.gr. Technology is our ally in this huge challenge we are facing," Pierrakakis posted on Twitter.
As of Saturday morning at 6:00, citizens are required to send an SMS to 13033 before leaving their house, citing the specific reason for going outside.
The sms should be as follows: X, name, surname and address, where X should be one of the digits 1-6 corresponding to the activities below.
1- Visit to a pharmacy or visit to a doctor if necessary
2 – Visit to a supermarket or stores for essential supplies
3 – Visit to a bank if e-banking transactions are not possible
4 – Visit to people needing assistance or escorting children to and from school
5 – Attending a funeral, as per the conditions provided by the law, or visiting children in case of divorced parents
6 – Physical exercise outdoors or up to two persons taking their pet for a walk while always observing a 1.5-metre distance.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
ATHENS - The tragedy of the Tempi train collision is a much greater issue than an opportunity for parties to table a motion of censure against the government, but the opposition parties used it anyway "to turn society's pain into a tool to strike at the government and me personally," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday night in parliament.
ATHENS - PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, speaking at the Hellenic Parliament on Thursday, emphasized that there is "an established belief among the Greek people" that the government "operates as a well-oiled machine of corruption, cover-up, and propaganda.
ATHENS — Greece’s center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.