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Rescuers brace for more rain as relentless storms flood Northeast, Vermont

(AP) — Swift water rescue teams and local officials across Vermont braced for more precipitation and flooding Tuesday after persistent heavy rains drenched the state and other parts of the Northeast, unleashing fast-moving waters that washed out roads, trapped residents in their homes and disrupted travel.

One person was killed in New York as she tried to leave her inundated house.

Orthodox monastery opens to visitors after restoration

An Orthodox monastery in Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon has reopened after restoration works, welcoming visitors once again.

Panagia Keramesta, also known as Kızlar (Girls) Monastery in Turkey, is believed to be constructed during the reign of then-Byzantine Emperor Alexios III. It took its final shape in the 19th century after several renovations over the centuries.

Orthodox monastery in Trabzon opens to visitors after restoration

An Orthodox monastery in Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon has reopened to visitors after restorations.

Panagia Keramesta, also known as Kızlar (Girls) Monastery in Turkey, is believed to be constructed during the reign of then-Byzantine Emperor Alexios III (1349-1390), and took its final shape in the 19th century after several renovations over the centuries.

Underground cisterns of Istanbul displayed for 1st time

Within the scope of a research project that lasted three years, a Turkish historian toured the historical peninsula of Istanbul and explored underwater cisterns, aqueducts, wells and fountains.

"We scanned the mysterious remains under the Topkapı Palace, the Hagia Sophia and the Hagia Irene as we toured around the places with a boat," Arzu Ulaş told Demirören News Agency on June 12.

Health authorities start inoculating the elderly

Greek health authorities started vaccinating people aged over 85 against Covid-19 on Saturday, while continuing to inoculate doctors and nurses.

The first person from that age group to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech jab in Athens' Evangelismos Hospital was a woman called Kassiani, who will turn 91 in a few days. She was followed by Irene, aged 90.

"Royal" Theodora Greece is a star in Hollywood (video)

Princess Theodora, aged 32, the youngest daughter of the former king of Greece, Constantine, is known in the U.S., not as an obscure princess but a budding actress. She has appeared on the Bold and the Beautiful as well as Janna King's Boners and Other Mistakes at the Renegade Theater in Los Angeles. In credits, her name appears as Theodora Greece.