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Robber Ransacks Grocery Store in Bratislava with Table Knife

Robber Ransacks Grocery Store in Bratislava with Table Knife

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – A table knife was enough for an unidentified man to rob a grocery store in Bratislava on Saturday evening, TASR learnt from Bratislava Regional Police Directorate spokesperson Tatiana Kurucova on Sunday. The robber ambushed two staff members – a 26-year old man and a 38-year old woman

Police Check Trains and Railway Stations, Find One Illegal Migrant

Police Check Trains and Railway Stations, Find One Illegal Migrant

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – On March 10-11 Slovak police officers took part in an international operation launched by RAILPOL (a network of organisations responsible for policing railways in EU-member states) whose purpose was to increase and deepen cooperation between railway police forces in Europe in order to prevent threats and

Alleged Nephew Swindles Elderly Couple Out of Thousands

Alleged Nephew Swindles Elderly Couple Out of Thousands

Nitra, March 11 (TASR) – An unknown man conned an elderly couple from Topolcany (Nitra region) out of €5,000 on Thursday by means of the old trick of posing as their nephew and asking them to lend him money, Nitra regional police spokesperson Renata Cuhakova told TASR on Friday. “The

Newly Elected MP for Kotleba's Party in Court over Bodily Harm Charge

Newly Elected MP for Kotleba's Party in Court over Bodily Harm Charge

Namestovo, March 10 (TASR) – Newly elected MP Andrej M. [full surname withheld for legal reasons – ed. note], who represents the far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), appeared alongside his brother Jozef in Namestovo (Zilina region) District Court on Thursday. The MP is accused of inflicting bodily harm on the

Organisers of Anti-fascist Protest Call for Disbanding of LSNS

Organisers of Anti-fascist Protest Call for Disbanding of LSNS

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – The organisers of an anti-fascist protest that took place in Bratislava on Monday have delivered a letter to Prosecutor-General Jaromir Ciznar, asking him to use his powers and send a motion to the Supreme Court to disband Marian Kotleba’s far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia

Even 'Cloud' Might Not Protect Companies' IT Networks from Hackers

Even 'Cloud' Might Not Protect Companies' IT Networks from Hackers

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Not even setting up a ‘cloud’ (data storage placed with a different company) can always prevent hackers from breaching a firm’s computer network, said computer security expert Helmut Brechtken from Warth & Klein Grant Thornton Germany on Tuesday. Brechtken presented his findings at a workshop

Cislak's Criminal Complaint Now in Hands of Police

Cislak's Criminal Complaint Now in Hands of Police

Bratislava, February 29 (TASR) – A criminal complaint filed by Health Minister Viliam Cislak for spreading a false alarm in connection with nurses’ statements about the danger to health care is already being investigated by the police, TASR learnt from Michal Surek of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Bratislava on