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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 649 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 292,792. Published: Monday, February 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:20:02 +0000
30 years of the Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
The Faculty of Management was established in 1991 and made history as the first higher education faculty in Slovakia to specialise in teaching business management. Published: Monday, February 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 20:20:01 +0000
Škoda cars and the West-East abyss. What do they share?
Here is your weekly roundup of travel and culture stories. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,686 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 292 140. Published: Saturday, February 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Slovak tennis player wins the Australian Open final
Filip Polášek and Croatian player Ivan Dodig beat Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram in men’s doubles final. Published: Sunday, February 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:50:01 +0000
Beating the coronavirus does not need to be complicated
Think about India the next time you are lined up to take a meaningless antigen test. Published: Saturday, February 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:50:01 +0000
Petra Vlhová wins silver at the world championship
The Slovak skier is vice-master in slalom. Published: Saturday, February 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,705 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 287,700. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:20:02 +0000
Zsuzsová's heartbeat and texts. Prosecutor has new evidence in Kuciak murder case
The Supreme Court has yet to launch the appellate trial. It's been three years since Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered. Published: Saturday, February 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:20:01 +0000
Kuciak murder needs to be clarified in order for Slovakia to move forward
Dutch MEP who has monitored the rule of law after the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová says the system was the problem in Slovakia. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:50:02 +0000
News digest: Matovič eyes up Sputnik, Bratislava wants to buy former night club
Thousands doses of Ivermectin head to Slovakia, the Environment Ministry considers the Danube-Oder-Elbe water corridor as problematic, last year’s biggest environmental fine concerns a large fire in a chemical storage facility. Published: Frid...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:50:02 +0000
Bratislava wants to buy a former night club in Sad Janka Kráľa park
The building may house toilets or be used for the sale of refreshments. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:50:02 +0000
Purchase of Sputnik V vetoed but Slovakia may buy it anyway
PM personally negotiated with Russia over the delivery of unregistered vaccines. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:50:02 +0000
Poprad airport wants to join Tatras with Prague but also the Benelux countries
The pandemic reduced traffic through the airport last year. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:50:01 +0000
Legendary Umelka gallery will get new pavilion and podium
The venue witnessed onset of the 1989’s Velvet Revolution. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:20:02 +0000
Czech Film Archive begins unboxing treasures from director Ivan Passer’s estate
The National Film Archive announced this week that it has acquired the estate of Ivan Passer, one of the leading lights of cinema’s Czechoslovak New Wave. The archive received boxes stuffed with Passer’s diaries, letters and photographs, along an...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:20:02 +0000
Young Australian-Slovak pianist joins Bratislava orchestra
A Bratislava exhibition points to problems of the past and present. Read more in this week's roundup. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,333 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 287,700. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:50:01 +0000
Census is compulsory for everybody living in Slovakia (FAQs)
Find answers to some of the most pressing questions about the census. Published: Friday, February 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:20:01 +0000
News digest: Fico testifies to police, crematoria talk about unbearable situation
Slovak manufacturer will supply Slovakia with needed syringes for vaccination after hospitals claim they had problems buying them. Neighbouring countries will provide medical help to Slovakia. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story:&nb...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:20:01 +0000
Everyone counts – foreigners urged to take part in census
Data will help create better policies and services for communities, experts say. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:20:01 +0000
Witness in corruption case reportedly lives outside Europe, he is returning only to testify
He is using a private plane to fly from Dubai to Kuchyňa. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:20:01 +0000
I am not hungry. I had Covid
The power of the nose is much more influential over the body and psyche than previously understood. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:20:01 +0000
No more cash in taxis or at street vendors? There is now an app for that
Vendors will still have to pay fees to the provider, but lower than bank terminal rent. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:20:03 +0000
Slovakia faces lawsuit from EC due to insufficient air quality protection
The largest contributors to air pollution in Slovakia are large industrial sources and domestic sources of pollution. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:50:02 +0000
Czech Made - Zetor tractor
The Zetor tractor, which was first produced in Brno’s Zbrojovka plant nearly 75 years ago, has become one of the most famous Czech trademarks and one of Czechoslovakia’s greatest export articles. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full st...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Stamp collector: A counterfeit is sometimes more precious than its original
Pavol Lazar's collection of stamps is worth €1.5 million. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Prešov cemetery is an architectural jewel, receiving praise from abroad
One global award has already come the cemetery's way. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Retail chains will contribute more to the food bank
The aid will go to people endangered by the lack of food. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Hotels closed their business the most
The number of tourism accommodation facilities plummeted last year due to the pandemic. Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator



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