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Strict Limits for Church Attendance Imposed in Slovakia This Christmas

Strict Limits for Church Attendance Imposed in Slovakia This Christmas

Bratislava, December 24 (TASR) – Strict limits for the capacity of churches are in place in Slovakia during this Christmas, with people attending religious services being allowed to sit only in every other pew, while there has to be a vacant seat between neighbouring persons, according to a decree of the

Actor Stefan Kozka Dies Aged 66

Actor Stefan Kozka Dies Aged 66

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) – Actor Stefan Kozka passed away on Monday (December 14) at the age of 66, Bratislava-based New Stage Theatre director Ingrid Fasiangova has confirmed to TASR. Fasiangova said that the cause of Kozka’s death isn’t known for now. “Within the theatre we knew he was

Svítok's Exhibition Shows Best of His 33,000 Photos Taken for TASR

Svítok's Exhibition Shows Best of His 33,000 Photos Taken for TASR

Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – An exhibition of photographs taken by TASR’s Photo Desk head Michal Svítok entitled ‘My 15’, alluding to his 15-year career with TASR, has been open at the Slovak Press Photo Foundation in the Zichy Palace in Bratislava from this Thursday until January 20. A selection

Trnava Theatre Play Looks Back at Fateful Football Match

Trnava Theatre Play Looks Back at Fateful Football Match

Trnava, November 23 (TASR) – An unusual theatre play titled ‘Football or White Angel in Hell’ will be premiered in Trnava on December 4, broaching the subject of a controversial football match between Spartak Trnava and Rimavska Sobota in the final round of the 1996-97 season. In the match, premier league

Education Minister: I Believe Kollar Will Confront Thesis Scandal Head On

Education Minister: I Believe Kollar Will Confront Thesis Scandal Head On

Bratislava, June 24 (TASR) – Education Minister Branislav Grohling (SaS) stated on Wednesday that he considers Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) to be “an honest man who knows how to confront things head on”, which is why he thinks that Kollar will react to the scandal regarding his thesis

One of Slovakia's Most Translated Writers Pavel Vilikovsky Dies at 78

One of Slovakia's Most Translated Writers Pavel Vilikovsky Dies at 78

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – Slovak writer, translator and publicist Pavel Vilikovsky died on Monday (February 10) at the age of 78, with his daughter confirming his death to several media. Vilikovsky was among a strong group of Slovak writers who significantly changed the landscape of Slovak literature in the 1960s.

Old Cookbook: Dishes from Fieldfare Popular in Slovakia 100 Years Ago

Old Cookbook: Dishes from Fieldfare Popular in Slovakia 100 Years Ago

Zvolen, December 26 (TASR) – Delicate dishes made from the fieldfare, a songbird originating from Siberia, were nothing unusual on the menu in Slovakia a hundred years ago, with housewives preparing it stuffed and baked, fried or even with pudding, reads the ‘first Slovak cookbook’ drawn up by writer Terezia Vansova