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First World Cup Slalom in Slovakia Ever Won by USA's Shiffrin

First World Cup Slalom in Slovakia Ever Won by USA's Shiffrin

Jasna, March 6 (TASR) – Mikaela Shiffrin from the USA won the slalom competition of the Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup in Jasna (Zilina region) on Sunday. Shiffrin finished 2.36 seconds ahead of Wendy Holdener from Switzerland in second place. Slovakia’s Veronika Velez-Zuzulova was third, 2.77 seconds

Prochazka Casts Vote in His Wife's Birthplace of Trnava

Prochazka Casts Vote in His Wife's Birthplace of Trnava

Trnava, March 5 (TASR) – Extraparliamentary Siet (Network) party leader Radoslav Prochazka along with his wife voted in the general election at one of the primary schools in Trnava on Saturday. Prochazka and his wife had to obtain voting cards, as they didn’t vote at the place of their permanent

Kiska: Every Single Person Who Cares about Slovakia Should Vote

Kiska: Every Single Person Who Cares about Slovakia Should Vote

Poprad, March 5 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska cast his vote in the general election in his home town of Poprad (Presov region) on Saturday, TASR learnt on the same day Kiska voted along with his wife and younger son. “I think that every single person that cares about Slovakia

Fico: I'll Respect Outcome, Whatever It May Be

Fico: I'll Respect Outcome, Whatever It May Be

Bratislava, March 5 (TASR) – People casting their votes in the general election aren’t only choosing their representatives but also the country’s character, said Prime Minister and Smer-SD party chairman Robert Fico on Saturday. “They have it in their own hands. I’ll respect whatever outcome there is,” stated

Student Agency to Increase Price Tickets to Some Slovak Destinations

Student Agency to Increase Price Tickets to Some Slovak Destinations

Prague, March 4 (TASR) – Although the prices of diesel in the Czech Republic dropped by almost a quarter over the past year, the biggest Czech commercial bus transport operator Student Agency will charge more money for some of the tickets to Slovakia, TASR learnt on Friday. According to the latest

SOI Received Thousands of Complaints in 2015

SOI Received Thousands of Complaints in 2015

Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) – The Slovak Trade Inspectorate (SOI) received tens of thousands of motions, notices and applications for advice in the last year, Danusa Krkosova from SOI told TASR on Friday. People are having troubles with returns and refunds, insufficient information as well as with advertisements. People may turn

President Kiska Receives Freshly Retired Slovak Hockey Star Visnovsky

President Kiska Receives Freshly Retired Slovak Hockey Star Visnovsky

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska received former Slovak national ice hockey player Lubomir Visnovsky and asked him whether he wouldn’t like to continue his brilliant career, TASR learnt on Thursday. Visnovsky insisted, however, that his career has come to an end. Nevertheless, Kiska has thanked him