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World-class Neurologist Pavel Traubner Dies Aged 83

World-class Neurologist Pavel Traubner Dies Aged 83

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) - Professor Pavel Traubner died at the age of 83 in Bratislava before midnight on Thursday (November 14), the Central Association of Jewish Religious Communities (UZZNO), of which Traubner was the honorary chairman, posted on a social network on Friday. The Jewish association pointed out that

Body of Slovak Climber Ondrej Huserka Retrieved

Body of Slovak Climber Ondrej Huserka Retrieved

Langtang/Bratislava, November 7 (TASR) - The body of Slovak mountain climber Ondrej Huserka, who was killed last week while descending from the 7,000-metre-plus Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal, has been found and retrieved from a crevasse in the Himalayas, the Slovak Mountaineering Union JAMES has announced via a

Liptovsky Mikulas Declares State of Emergency in Connection with Bears

Liptovsky Mikulas Declares State of Emergency in Connection with Bears

Liptovsky Mikulas, October 6 (TASR) - The Liptovsky Mikulas District Office (Zilina region) declared on Saturday (October 5) a state of emergency in the district in connection with the occurrence of a synanthropic [synanthropic - an undomesticated animal that lives in close association with people and benefits from their activities

Mobile Flood Barrier Being Built between Slovak Town of Holic and Czech Town of Hodonin

Mobile Flood Barrier Being Built between Slovak Town of Holic and Czech Town of Hodonin

Members of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) and volunteer firefighters from towns and villages in the Zahorie area in western Slovakia have been building a mobile flood barrier on the bridge over the Morava River between the Slovak town of Holic and the Czech town of Hodonin.

Taraba: Second-degree Flood Alert to Be Declared

Taraba: Second-degree Flood Alert to Be Declared

A second-degree flood alert will be declared in connection with the adverse weather situation, with the territories alongside the Morava River basin in the Zahorie area and some locations close to the Danube River being most at risk, announced Environment Minister Tomas Taraba on Thursday.

HaZZ: Volunteer Firefighter Dies Tragically in Low Tatras

HaZZ: Volunteer Firefighter Dies Tragically in Low Tatras

Ludrova, September 10 (TASR) - A tragic incident occurred during firefighting works in the Ludrovska Valley in the Low Tatra mountains, in which a volunteer firefighter lost his life, the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) posted on a social network on Tuesday. The information was confirmed by Interior Minister Matus

Armoured Train in Zvolen Documents Railway Workers' Role in Uprising

Armoured Train in Zvolen Documents Railway Workers' Role in Uprising

A national cultural monument, an armoured train in the park below Zvolen Castle, documents the role of railway workers in the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), Lubica Milanova of the Zvolen municipal office has told TASR.