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Premier: Third Reactor Block at Mochovce to Be Launched in 2Q19

Premier: Third Reactor Block at Mochovce to Be Launched in 2Q19

Mochovce, July 10 (TASR) – Italian firm Enel will provide from its own resources a shareholder loan to energy utility Slovenske elektrarne (SE) of €700 million, with the money to be used to cover the costs of constructing the third and fourth reactor blocks at Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister

Two Picturesque Rail Tunnels and Viaduct in Magnezitovce Never Saw Train

Two Picturesque Rail Tunnels and Viaduct in Magnezitovce Never Saw Train

Slavosovce/Magnezitovce, July 9 (TASR) – A bomb shelter, storeroom for fruits and vegetables, concert room, bear’s den, cycling route and shortcut for the locals – two old picturesque rail tunnels in Magnezitovce (Banska Bystrica region) have already served all these purposes but their original one. The tunnels were designed to

World War I Memorial in Klenovec Mistakenly Considered Tribute to Nazism

World War I Memorial in Klenovec Mistakenly Considered Tribute to Nazism

Klenovec, July 8 (TASR) – A memorial dedicated to locals who fell in the First World War has been standing in the centre of the village of Klenovec (Banska Bystrica region) for 85 years. Yet some visitors consider a somewhat peculiar statue that is central to the memorial to be scandalous,

Police Arrest 20 Referees and Football Club Officials over Match Fixing

Police Arrest 20 Referees and Football Club Officials over Match Fixing

Banska Bystrica, July 8 (TASR) – The police on Sunday announced that they detained 20 people in a raid related to sports corruption in Banska Bystrica on Saturday, while charges were eventually pressed against 21 people. A total of 70 officers from the elite National Crime Agency (NAKA) and students of

Sagan Wins Stage Two at Tour de France, Dons Yellow Jersey

Sagan Wins Stage Two at Tour de France, Dons Yellow Jersey

La Roche-Sur-Yon, July 8 (TASR) – Reigning world champion Peter Sagan from Slovakia won the second stage of the 105th Tour de France following a sprint in the final section on Sunday and donned the overall leader’s yellow jersey, apart from taking the lead in the green-jersey points classification competition.

Half Million People Attend Levoca Pilgrimage at Weekend

Half Million People Attend Levoca Pilgrimage at Weekend

Levoca, July 8 (TASR) – Around 500,000 people at the weekend alone attended the annual multi-day pilgrimage marking the Feast of Visitation of Our Lady (July 2) on Marian Hill in Levoca (Presov region), co-organiser of the pilgrimage Jozef Lapsansky told TASR on Sunday. The main Mass of the pilgrimage

Slovak Firefighters Offer High-capacity Pumps to Get Thai Boys Out of Cave

Slovak Firefighters Offer High-capacity Pumps to Get Thai Boys Out of Cave

Bratislava, July 7 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Fire and Rescue Corps on Saturday offered high-capacity pumps to help in effort to rescue members of a youth football team who have been trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand since June 23. “Ordinary pumps can draw 3,000 litres of water per