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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 – Greek retail commerce enterprises’ turnover grew 22,1% in November 2021, totaling 2,86 billion euros, from 2,35 billion in November 2020 and up 1,9% from October 2021 (2,81 billion), Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday.
The video and audio reproduction business recorded a spectacular 660% increase, followed by used items (232.1%). On the other hand, sales of food/beverage/tobacco eased 0.6% and sales of fisheries were down 12.5%.
The statistics service said that in the third quarter of 2021, turnover by enterprises in the retail commerce (excluding vehicles, food and fuel) totaled 5.51 billion euros, up 7.9% compared with the same period in 2020, and up 12.1% in comparison with the second quarter of 2021.
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.
VILLA MADERO, Mexico — As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City.
ATHENS – The world-famous humanoid robot Sophia filled the auditorium of the American Community Schools of Athens April 23, fascinating many in the audience.
ATHENS - The exact burial site of Plato has been identified, thanks to research conducted by the Italian Research Foundation, based on papyri from the site of Herculaneum, near Naples.
ATHENS - S&P credit rating agency upgraded Greece’s outlook to 'positive' from 'stable' on Friday, April 19, 2024 while maintaining the investment-grade rating of BBB-.