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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 — City residents made their last big exodus of the summer for the islands over the weekend of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary on Saturday, as the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio in Attica saw high numbers of passengers.
Travellers have to be at the ship's docking station an hour earlier, and present either a certificate of completed vaccination or proof of a negative coronavirus test in order to board. They must also have filled in online a statement of health, as posted on the Shipping Ministry's web page.
According to travel agencies, destinations with the highest occupancy rates are on the Cycladic Islands.
For Saturday, a total of 24 departures are scheduled for Piraeus for the islands and 18 for the nearby Argosaronic Gulf islands, in addition to 12 from Rafina and 9 from Lavrio (both on the eastern seaboard).
On Friday (Aug. 13), 28 sailings took place for the Aegean Sea (24,556 passengers), 39 for the Argosaronic Gulf (6,776 passengers), 16 from Rafina (6,924) and 11 from Lavrio (2,964).
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 13 people, authorities said.
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ATHENS – The Divani Palace Acropolis, nestled in the heart of Athens, is set to elevate the city's dining and nightlife scene with the grand opening of its much-anticipated rooftop restaurant and bar next month.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday.
It was a close brush with death but a 40-year-old British tourist bitten by a deadly viper while at a yoga retreat on Cyprus is recovering after getting swift hospitalization to counteract the venom.