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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.
ΑΤΗΕΝS – It might be tough for many residents of Greece’ often-maligned capital to believe – graffiti-covered concrete buildings making the city often look like a grimy gray – but underneath that is a buzz and allure so many tourists love it’s made Athens the world’s favorite destination.
That’s according to a survey by the British site money.co.uk as Greece is hoping for a summer rebound and that travelers will come as the COVID-19 pandemic, now in its third year, shows enough signs of waning that the New Democracy government may lift health measures then.
The findings were based on the quality of hotels, restaurants, nights out activity places and things to do and attractions at destinations and showed that 11.8 percent of hotels in the city were rated 5 stars, the tops, by respondents.
And while the city’s subways and public transportation shut relatively early, there’s so much nightlife in neighborhoods such as Monastiraki, the Plaka, Psirri, Gazi and other trendy spots that 33.6 percent of restaurants and places to do also got a top rating.
With another 5 stars for things to do, ranging from museums to architectural sites and other historic and other attractions that brought a 44.1 rating, combining to give the city an overall score of 19.7 percent, ahead of Lisbon which came in at 15.8 percent and Rhodes sixth.
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.
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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.
ATHENS - The "OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Center" Association presents on Saturday, April 6, at 6:00 pm, at the "Antonis Tritsis" Amphitheatre of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, 50, Acadimias Street, the truly ingenious funding proposal for the construction of Heptapolis in the wider area of Delphi, entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".
ATHENS - Disregarding the recommendation of a prosecutor who said there wasn’t enough evidence, an Athens Mixed Jury Court found a 55-year-old man guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl but found her mother innocent of pornography.