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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 heatwave that affected Greece in the last few days started to subside on Wednesday. The weather is forecast to change radically, with the arrival of rainstorms and a significant drop in temperatures of up to 10 degrees Celsius, the meteo weather service of the Athens National Observatory said.
Specifically, rain and scattered showers will hit the Ionian Sea and the western mainland late on Wednesday, intensifying during the night.
On Thursday, heavy rain and storms are forecast in most parts of mainland Greece, including the city of Thessaloniki, reaching the island of Evia, the Sporades island group and probably northern Attica during the night. At the same time, temperatures will drop significantly throughtout the country, falling up to 10C lower in comparison with Wednesday.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
NICOSIA - Cyprus’ government has announced measures to deal with price hikes that have cut into household budgets, including for fuel, electricity, and for food as buyers are shifting more toward generic and store brands.
ALBANY – New York State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Senator James Skoufis honored Greek Independence at the State Capitol on March 26, welcoming His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, who offered an invocation before the Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S.
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture presents a captivating evening with acclaimed singer-songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis, who will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Saturday, April 27, 7:30 PM, in a solo concert.