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Tank Truck Carrying Petrol Crashes on D1; Driver Killed, Motorway Closed

Tank Truck Carrying Petrol Crashes on D1; Driver Killed, Motorway Closed

Dubnica nad Vahom, April 30 (TASR) – A tragic crash of a tank truck carrying 20,000 litres of petrol resulted in the closure of the D1 motorway near Dubnica nad Vahom (Trencin region) due to a danger of explosion on Monday. According to the firefighters’ spokesperson, the tank truck veered

At Least Two Killed in Bus and Lorry Crash near Banska Bystrica

At Least Two Killed in Bus and Lorry Crash near Banska Bystrica

Badin, April 23 (TASR) – At least two people were killed in a crash involving a bus and lorry on the R1 expressway near the village of Badin between Banska Bystrica and Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) on Monday, TASR was told by spokesperson of the Firefighter and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) Zuzana

Defence Minister Gajdos Scraps Tender for Purchase of 3D Radars

Defence Minister Gajdos Scraps Tender for Purchase of 3D Radars

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) told media on Thursday that he has sent to EU and Slovak Journals an announcement on scrapping the international tender for purchasing the so-called mid-range 3D radars that was announced in June 2015. The Gajdos-led ministry decided to

Clean Day Resocialisation Facility Definitively Losing Its Licence

Clean Day Resocialisation Facility Definitively Losing Its Licence

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – The Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry has definitively withdrawn the licence of the Clean Day resocialisation facility in Galanta (Trnava region), Tvnoviny.sk website reported on Wednesday, adding that the ministry itself confirmed the information for private channel TV Markiza. The ministry announced that

Traditional Valentine's Blood Drop Launched in Slovakia

Traditional Valentine's Blood Drop Launched in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – A traditional campaign dedicated to blood donation entitled Valentine’s Blood Drop was launched throughout Slovakia on Monday, TASR learnt from Silvia Kostelna of the Slovak Red Cross (SCK), which organised the campaign in cooperation with the Slovak National Transfusion Service. The event’s main goal

Windstorm Cuts Off Three Villages in Eastern Slovakia

Windstorm Cuts Off Three Villages in Eastern Slovakia

Kosice/Presov, February 4 (TASR) – Fallen trees on roads due to strong winds and snowfall left the villages of Ruska Bystra, Rusky Hrabovec and Podhorod (all Kosice region) cut off from the rest of the world on Sunday. “Fourteen professional firefighters from the Fire Brigade in Humenne (Presov region) and

Vrakuna to Become First Bratislava Borough to Ban Outdoor Advertising

Vrakuna to Become First Bratislava Borough to Ban Outdoor Advertising

Bratislava, February 3 (TAR) – The Bratislava borough of Vrakuna will become the Slovak capital’s first city part to remove completely outdoor advertisements, TASR learnt on Saturday. “I’m preparing a ground-breaking proposal to be submitted at the local council to make Vrakuna the first and so far the only