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Premier: Danko's Had Fetish for Me for Halting Military Purchases

Premier: Danko's Had Fetish for Me for Halting Military Purchases

Bratislava, January 5 (TASR) – The contents of a Facebook status posted late on Saturday in which Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (SNS) called on me “not to act like a coward” and to withdraw the Slovak soldiers stationed in Iraq immediately probably had a lot to do with the fact that

Danko: Pellegrini Should Stop Being Coward and Send Aircraft to Iraq

Danko: Pellegrini Should Stop Being Coward and Send Aircraft to Iraq

Bratislava, January 5 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair and Slovak National Party (SNS) head Andrej Danko late on Saturday night called on Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) “not to be a coward” and to send the Slovak government aircraft to Iraq in order to fetch the seven Slovak soldiers deployed there. Danko

Vlhova Wins in Zagreb, Ends Shiffrin's Slalom Win Streak

Vlhova Wins in Zagreb, Ends Shiffrin's Slalom Win Streak

Zagreb, January 4 (TASR) – Slovak alpine skier Petra Vlhova on Saturday triumphed in a World Cup slalom race in Zagreb, ending American Mikaela Shiffrin’s slalom winning streak as she crossed the finish line 1.31 seconds sooner than her main rival, who was placed second. Meanwhile, Austria’s Katharina

Caputova: It'd Be Inappropriate to Politicise Middle East Crisis in Slovakia

Caputova: It'd Be Inappropriate to Politicise Middle East Crisis in Slovakia

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – It’s important that the situation in the Middle East doesn’t escalate as any further use of force will stir the turbulent atmosphere in the whole region, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova stated on Saturday. The president called for a sensible assessment and commentary of the

President Asks Church Representatives to Adopt Stance on Hate Speech

President Asks Church Representatives to Adopt Stance on Hate Speech

Bratislava, January 3 (TASR) – Seeking and finding a common good has recently been made very difficult by the perilous phenomenon of hate speech, President Zuzana Caputova said while receiving representatives of churches and religious communities in the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Friday. Caputova asked them to pursue a joint,

Minister Gajdos Honours Soldiers Who Helped Following Gas Blast in Presov

Minister Gajdos Honours Soldiers Who Helped Following Gas Blast in Presov

Presov, January 3 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Friday in Presov presented awards to 13 professional soldiers who helped to clear up debris caused by the gas explosion in an apartment block on Mukacevska Street in Presov. The minister thanked soldiers and military police officers

Slovak U20 Ice-Hockey Team Eliminated by Canada in Quarter-Finals

Slovak U20 Ice-Hockey Team Eliminated by Canada in Quarter-Finals

Ostrava, January 2 (TASR) – Slovakia’s national ice-hockey team on Thursday ended its journey at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in the Czech Republic as it lost 1:6 to Canada in its quarter-finals elimination match, finishing eighth overall in the tournament. Slovakia was able to keep up