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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:20:01 +0000Ready for hybrid teaching? Schools will be switching between online and in-person education
Returning to school accompanied by joys as well as fears for adolescents.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
News digest: Unvaccinated people over 50 will decide on the third wave
Deputy culture minister dismissed despite objections of Roma organisations. Minimum wage will go up next year. More districts in the orange tier next week.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:20:01 +0000
Deputy culture minister dismissed without explanation. Some imply political games
Zuzana Kumanová has been supported by several Roma organisations active in Slovakia, who disagreed with the proposal.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:50:01 +0000
Who would have thought flying could be made any more miserable
The coronavirus, like the 9/11 hijackers, has excelled its forerunners in sheer deviousness.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Who would have thought flying could be made any more miserable?
The coronavirus, like the 9/11 hijackers, has excelled its forerunners in sheer deviousness.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Minimum wage sees year-on-year growth
Tripartite meeting didn’t heed the demands of unions.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Slovak film about British sailor wins top prize in America
Sailing legend Paul Johnson never learned about the success as he died in July of this year
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Lack of chips a menace to industry, say central bank analysts
Industrial production has not reached the pre-pandemic level despite strong growth.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Pigeon droppings damage Košice's gothic cathedral. Dirty water pours indoors
Nets and spikes are being installed against birds.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:50:01 +0000
Blog: The ultimate guide to where to stay in the High Tatras
If you're stuck on where to stay in the High Tatras, I would suggest choosing which hikes you want to try first.
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
News digest: 250 people with connections to Slovakia want to leave Afghanistan
If necessary, Slovakia may send another special plane to Afghanistan. Sputnik V vaccination finishing at the end of August. Learn more in today's digest.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
Companies struggle with data on vaccination of their employees
They can obtain information only if employees voluntarily provide it.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
Bratislava public transport lines will change
With the arrival of the school year, public transport in the capital should run more often.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:50:01 +0000
His DNA has not been detected. Investigation of ex-spy head's corruption suspicions nears its end
Former director of the Slovak intelligence agency Vladimír Pčolinský faces corruption charges. It is not easy to find DNA on banknotes, police say.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:50:01 +0000
We've got the key to winning the fight of our generation
Fighting Covid-19 requires sacrifice, patience, and patriotism, writes US Ambassador Bridget Brink.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Unemployment rate will continue to fall in the following months, analysts predict
Demand for production operators grew.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Let’s offer safety to people from Afghanistan, NGOs call on government
The public may join the call by signing an online petition.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:20:01 +0000
More than 400 people will lose their jobs in a plant near Martin
All employees will be dismissed before September 2022.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:50:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 111 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 394,200.
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:50:02 +0000
News digest: Bratislava will most likely avoid the strictest pandemic measures
Nearly 75 percent of older people immunised in the capital. Travel conditions to Montenegro and Northern Macedonia will change. Slovak director wins award at international film festival.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak ...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
Slovakia won’t recognise illegal annexation of Crimea, its PM said
Eduard Heger attended the inaugural summit of the Crimea Platform, initiated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:50:01 +0000
Northern and eastern Slovakia should prepare for lots of rain and potential floods
Meteorologists issue first-level warnings.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:20:01 +0000
AstraZeneca country director: We can now see which countries made the right decisions
There is always the issue in health care that all knowledge and findings are not implemented in real life how they should be.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:50:01 +0000
School bags rather than keyboards, please. Kids are more than ready to go back
Education Ministry promises there’ll be no widespread school closures this year, but there are still many unknowns.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:50:01 +0000
New documentary on 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia premiers in Karlovy Vary
A long-anticipated documentary on the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia by Czech director Jan Šikl premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film festival on Saturday, on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the event. Called ‘Reconstruc...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Green means go: to Stará Ľubovňa Castle
Visit the place where Polish crown jewels were once stored.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Some escaped, some established beer gardens. Berlin Wall stories displayed in Bratislava
The open-air display "Wall: A Border Through Germany" is held in Bratislava until late August.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Number of foreigners working in Slovakia continues to grow
Most foreign workers come from Ukraine.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:50:01 +0000
State app to check green Covid passes is now available
It took the state about two weeks to launch the app that facilities and organisers of mass events are supposed to use.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Special prosecutor faces disciplinary motion for his statements in a corruption-related case
His superior, General Prosecutor Maroš Žilinka, submitted a motion in mid-August.
Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator