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Danko: Switching Between Winter and Daylight Saving Time Has Its Meaning

Danko: Switching Between Winter and Daylight Saving Time Has Its Meaning

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – It’s definitely better to get up when it’s light and enjoy the daylight as long as possible and, on the other hand, to go to sleep sooner when the dark is longer, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko has posted

Elderly Wine-grower Asphyxiates with Gas Produced by 'Burčiak'

Elderly Wine-grower Asphyxiates with Gas Produced by 'Burčiak'

Dulovce, September 21 (TASR) – The tasting of half-fermented wine known in Slovakia as ‘burčiak’ [boor-chi-ak], considered by small wine-growers as one of their greatest joys, turned into a tragedy in the village of Dulovce (Nitra region) on Thursday evening, as four men fell unconscious and one of them, the 76-year

Former Police Chief Gaspar Working as Advisor at Interior Ministry

Former Police Chief Gaspar Working as Advisor at Interior Ministry

Bratislava, August 17 (TASR) – Former Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar started working for the Interior Ministry as of the beginning of August, the ministry’s spokesman Petar Lazarov has confirmed for TASR. “Tibor Gaspar has been employed as an advisor in the field of legislation and socially excluded communities,” said

Patakyova: Marking Roma Holocaust Especially Important Nowadays

Patakyova: Marking Roma Holocaust Especially Important Nowadays

Bratislava, August 1 (TASR) – Remembering the Roma Holocaust as a historical event is even more important nowadays partly due to the recent racist assault against Roma boys in Zilina, stated Public Ombudswoman Maria Patakyova on Wednesday, marking Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, which is commemorated world-wide on August 2. “We know

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,

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

Historical Special 'Presidential Train' Steaming Its Way to Slovakia

Historical Special 'Presidential Train' Steaming Its Way to Slovakia

Bratislava, July 2 (TASR) – A unique project to mark the centenary of Czechoslovakia’s founding is the ‘Presidential Train’, which has already left Prague on its journey via Brno and to Slovakia, slated to arrive in Bratislava on Tuesday, July 3, TASR learnt on Monday. “The train will be available