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Several Errors Detected in Case of Shot Bear Ingrid

Several Errors Detected in Case of Shot Bear Ingrid

Liptovska Kokava, July 3 (TASR) – A working group set up by Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid) has concluded its investigation into the shooting of a female bear called Ingrid in Liptovska Kokava (Zilina region) in early June and has identified several errors relating to the case, TASR learnt on Monday.

Kiska: Situation Concerning Stolen Ammunition Serious

Kiska: Situation Concerning Stolen Ammunition Serious

Bratislava, July 3 (TASR) – The situation concerning missing or, to be more precise, stolen ammunition is very serious, stated President Andrej Kiska on Monday after meeting Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) and Chief of General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Milan Maxim. The meeting

FinMin: Slovakia Shows State Budget Deficit of €818.9 mn in June

FinMin: Slovakia Shows State Budget Deficit of €818.9 mn in June

Bratislava, July 3 (TASR) – Slovakia’s state budget posted a deficit of €818.9 million at the end of June, down by €82.5 million year-on-year, the Finance Ministry reported on Monday. The state budget expenditures fell over the same period by €396 million y-o-y. Meanwhile, income also fell – by

Thousands Attend Oldest Marian Pilgrimage in Eastern Slovakia

Thousands Attend Oldest Marian Pilgrimage in Eastern Slovakia

Levoca, July 2 (TASR) – Thousands of people gathered at the Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady on Marian Hill above Levoca on Sunday to take part in the oldest pilgrimage in eastern Slovakia, with the main mass celebrated by chief papal penitentiary Cardinal Mauro Piacenza. Spis Diocese Bishop Stefan

Kiska: Strength of Christianity to Be Seen among the Young

Kiska: Strength of Christianity to Be Seen among the Young

Levoca, July 2 (TASR) – The current young people in Slovakia show what the country will look like in some 20-30 years, while I’ve witnessed wonderful positive energy emanating from them, President Andrej Kiska said after meeting young people at one of the country’s biggest Marian pilgrimages in Levoca

Slovak Village of Kralovany Doesn't See Sun in Winter

Slovak Village of Kralovany Doesn't See Sun in Winter

Kralovany, July 2 (TASR) – A unique feature in Slovakia, the village of Kralovany (Zilina region) doesn’t see sunlight for a good part of winter each year, being hunched in the shade of a steep hill called Kralovianska kopa [‘Kralovany Mound’], TASR learnt on Sunday. Sun hides itself behind the

Tourist Bus Turns Over On Its Side Near Trnava, 25 Injured

Tourist Bus Turns Over On Its Side Near Trnava, 25 Injured

Trnava, July 1 (TASR) – At least 25 people sustained injuries as a Slovak tourist bus carrying 52 passengers turned over on its side following a slide on a first-category road between the villages of Bucany and Trakovice (Trnava region) on Saturday, Trnava regional police spokesperson Martina Kredatusova told TASR on