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Prime Minister Fico Shot and Injured after Cabinet Meeting in Handlova

Prime Minister Fico Shot and Injured after Cabinet Meeting in Handlova

Handlova, May 15 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) was shot and injured after an away-from-home government meeting in Handlova (Trencin region), according to information confirmed by Parliamentary Vice-Chair Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD), who suspended the House session. According to a TASR reporter, several shots were fired at the scene

Health Minister Dolinkova Survives No-confidence Motion in House

Health Minister Dolinkova Survives No-confidence Motion in House

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) - Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (Voice-SD) survived the opposition's attempt to oust her via a no-confidence motion in Parliament on Tuesday, with only 64 of the 142 MPs present voting in favour of her dismissal, while 78 MPs were against. The motion to dismiss

Culture Minister Simkovicova Survives No-confidence Motion in Parliament

Culture Minister Simkovicova Survives No-confidence Motion in Parliament

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) survived a no-confidence motion in Parliament on Tuesday, with 64 MPs of the 142 MPs present for the vote backing the opposition proposal to dismiss her, while 78 MPs were against. The motion to dismiss

Fico: Gov't to Decide on Building New Nuclear Reactor at Jaslovske Bohunice

Fico: Gov't to Decide on Building New Nuclear Reactor at Jaslovske Bohunice

Bratislava, May 13 (TASR) - The government at its session this week will decide on the construction of a new reactor with an output of 1,200 megawatts at Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear power plant, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following his visit to the Economy Ministry on Monday. "We

Lucia Janicova Climbs Mount Everest As First Slovak Woman

Lucia Janicova Climbs Mount Everest As First Slovak Woman

Kathmandu, May 13 (TASR) - Mountaineer Lucia Janicova has become the first Slovak woman to climb to the top of the highest mountain in the world on Sunday, reaching Mount Everest's summit at a height of 8848 metres from the Nepalese side via the southern route with oxygen

President Pays Tribute to Victims of Fighting near Ukrainian Village of Moshchun

President Pays Tribute to Victims of Fighting near Ukrainian Village of Moshchun

Kiev, May 10 (TASR) - At the beginning of her farewell visit to Ukraine, where she arrived on Friday morning, President Zuzana Caputova paid tribute to 118 victims of the fighting near the village of Moshchun, TASR was told by her spokesman Martin Strizinec. The battles that took place in

Police Record Almost Thousand Bomb Alerts at Schools

Police Record Almost Thousand Bomb Alerts at Schools

Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - A total of 995 bomb alerts against schools have been recorded so far on Tuesday, the police have reported on a social network, adding that they've also recorded 110 bomb alerts against bank buildings and 40 threats of explosives being used against stores