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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 Social Housing Strategy announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) includes 6+1 measures for cheaper housing.
Labour and Social Affairs Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas, Education and Religious Affairs Minister Niki Kerameus, Minister of State Akis Skertsos, and the Governor of OAED (Public Employment Service) Spyros Protopsaltis outlined the measures in a press conference on Thursday.
These measures are:
1. Interest-free or low-interest mortgages for young people aged 25-39
2. Mass renovation of empty houses
3. Utilization of real estate of the State through the institution of social compensation
4. Subsidy for the energy upgrade of an owner-occupied residence for young people aged 18-39
5. Housing renovation subsidy for long-term lease
6. Creation of new modern student residences
7. Increase of student benefits
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian dignitaries on Thursday marked the successful recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill known as “The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search by police.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the director overseeing New York City's office for asylum seekers, the latest sign of escalating federal scrutiny of Mayor Eric Adams' administration.
Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks.
PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Thousands of people turned up for the funeral of Italian World Cup hero Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci on Friday.