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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:50:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,069 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 373,100.
Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:20:02 +0000
We are serving fiction to children as if it was the real world
Top psychiatrist Michal Patarák talks about how the pandemic toll tests mental health.
Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:20:02 +0000
News digest: Easter does not seem to prevent the country from lifting measures
Vaccination opened for another age group. The ministerial approval for Sputnik V does not concern vaccines delivered to Slovakia, according to the health minister.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:20:02 +0000
People from another age group can now register for Covid vaccination
Age limit may be completely scrapped, the health minister admitted.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:20:02 +0000
UPDATED: Measures will be lifted from April 19. What will open?
Slovakia will switch to the dark red tier. All shops and services will reopen.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:20:02 +0000
Measures will be lifted from April 19. What will open?
Slovakia will switch to the dark red tier. All non-essential shops and services will reopen.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:50:02 +0000
Sputnik V could have been rolling out in Slovakia for weeks
The evaluation report from Hungary may come just weeks or days before the EMA authorises the Russian vaccine.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Discrimination against Roma remained prevalent, Amnesty International says
The report details how Slovakia addressed the pandemic in marginalised settlements.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Hungarian contract on Sputnik V shows that Russia bears no responsibility
Hungarians are obliged to pay 100 percent of the sum whether they want the vaccines or not.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Firefighters called out due to strong wind, meteorologists warn against more
It is not recommended to park cars in risky places.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 870 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 372,000.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:20:01 +0000
News digest: Older pupils will return to school after six months
President Čaputová wants to see the agreement on Sputnik V. Cold weather will return.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Casting doubt on the quality of our scientific institutions is unacceptable, president says
President Zuzana Čaputová will ask for an agreement on the purchase of Sputnik V.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Trip to Budapest harmed Slovakia’s diplomatic service
Current and former diplomats comment on visit of Finance Minister Igor Matovič to Budapest concerning Sputnik V.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:50:03 +0000
Matovič demonstrates how to dismantle everything in two days
OĽaNO politicians seem to think they are applying the highest political virtue. Could they be more wrong?
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:50:01 +0000
“He wanted to start a new religion”: Masaryk’s ambitious plan
Bruce Berglund’s fascinating Castle and Cathedral in Modern Prague, published in Czech in January, focuses on the early years of Czechoslovakia, when President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was forging the new state. This included making Prague Castle t...
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:20:01 +0000
L’état, c’est moi! Matovič demonstrates his ongoing contempt for cabinet government
OĽaNO politicians seem to think they are applying the highest political virtue. Could they be more wrong?
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Efforts to build new generation of tourist shelters spark enormous interest
However, trends in combination with social networks may be a double-edged sword, photographer of Slovak shelters opined.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Schools will open for more pupils on April 19
At the same time, the schools will follow the regional alert system from April 26.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:20:01 +0000
In the nest of silence: Lednica Castle and Skalka
Discover a fairy-tale castle ruins and a mysterious monastery in Trenčín Region.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Nitra wants to become the European Capital of Culture
The town plans to build a transportable sauna.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Finance Minister Matovič should apologise, head of the Institute of Virology claims
President Zuzana Čaputová plans to visit the testing institutions that checked the Russian vaccine.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
The coalition crisis harmed the ruling party of Igor Matovič
Nearly all ruling parties fell in the recent Focus poll, apart from Sme Rodina.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:50:02 +0000
Volunteering persists in Slovakia, despite the challenges of pandemic
Volunteering still lacks the prestige it enjoys in more western countries.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 106 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 371,000.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:20:02 +0000
People sort their waste more. But there is still much to improve
Startups use sophisticated technology to give accurate data about waste.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:20:02 +0000
UPDATED: Kindergartens and the first stage of primary schools open for all children from Monday
Ministry promises more information on April 12, when it will announce how schools should operate from April 19.
Published: Thursday, April 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 589 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 371,000.
Published: Sunday, April 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 11 Apr 2021 05:20:02 +0000
If Bratislava had “talking statues”, they would gossip about Sputnik
Andrew Giarelli’s novel explores Rome’s centuries-long tradition of putting social commentary on statues.
Published: Sunday, April 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:50:02 +0000
Heger: The decision to make Matovič discuss Sputnik V was pragmatic
The prime minister also commented on the recent statements of an OĽaNO MP.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator