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Linguist: 20,000 Words Enough for Day-to-Day Communication in Slovak

Linguist: 20,000 Words Enough for Day-to-Day Communication in Slovak

Bratislava, December 23 (TASR) – The acronym ‘TASR’, standing for the News Agency of the Slovak Republic in its Slovak original (Tlacova agentura Slovenskej republiky) was one of the top newcomers in the Slovak journalistic vocabulary after the country became independent in 1993, computer linguist Radovan Garabik from the Ludovit Stur

Vandals Damage Gravestones at Jewish Cemeteries in Rajec and Namestovo

Vandals Damage Gravestones at Jewish Cemeteries in Rajec and Namestovo

Rajec, December 23 (TASR) – Unknown vandals damaged 20 gravestones dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries at a remote Jewish cemetery in Rajec (Zilina region) between December 4-22, chairman of the Zilina Religious Community Pavol Frankl reported on Monday. The police in the meantime launched investigation into desecration

Skalsky: Slovaks in Low Lands Pack Churches Wearing Folk Costumes

Skalsky: Slovaks in Low Lands Pack Churches Wearing Folk Costumes

Bratislava, December 23 (TASR) – Many Slovaks living abroad celebrate Christmas with their traditions together, be it in churches and at meetings with the traditional cabbage soup ‘kapustnica’ being served, TASR was told on Friday by Vladimir Skalsky, chairman of the World Association of Slovaks Living Abroad and director of the

Mountain Rescuers with Dogs Search Blasted Building But to No Avail

Mountain Rescuers with Dogs Search Blasted Building But to No Avail

Presov, December 8 (TASR) – Mountain rescuers with dogs on Sunday searched the apartment building in Presov that was hit by a gas explosion on Friday but were unable to find the person still missing. It has been confirmed that the explosion claimed the lives of seven people, but one person

Police Arrest Persons Probably Responsible for Deadly Gas Blast

Police Arrest Persons Probably Responsible for Deadly Gas Blast

Presov, December 7 (TASR) – The police on Saturday arrested some individuals who seem to be responsible for the gas explosion in a twelve-storey apartment house in Presov on Friday, which claimed the lives of at least seven people, while dozens other people were injured, according to the Fire and Rescue

Smer Unveils New Logo and Rejects Cooperation with LSNS

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, speaking at a press conference after the congress of his party Smer-SD in Bratislava on Saturday, explicitly rejected cooperation following the February 29 general election only with the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), while he didn’t specify any possible

Fico Seeks Medical Treatment due to High Pressure During Party Congress

Fico Seeks Medical Treatment due to High Pressure During Party Congress

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico, a former three-times prime minister, didn’t appear with a speech at a congress of his party in Bratislava on Saturday and went instead to seek medical treatment due to problems with high blood pressure. “No speculations, please. I’m having a