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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

Bull Crashes Through Ice into Frozen Water, Firefighters Save Day

Bull Crashes Through Ice into Frozen Water, Firefighters Save Day

Liskova, January 25 (TASR) – Firefighters in Ruzomberok (Zilina region) had their hands busy on Wednesday (January 24) rescuing a runaway bull that plunged into a freezing fish pond through a crack in the ice, TASR learnt from Marek Panak of the Zilina Regional Firefighter and Emergency Corps Directorate on Thursday.

Survey: Nearly 40 percent of People Expect Better Year Than Last One

Survey: Nearly 40 percent of People Expect Better Year Than Last One

Bratislava, January 3 (TASR) – Almost 90 percent of Slovakia’s population expects that 2018 will be approximately the same or better than last year, TASR has learnt from Katarina Lepiesova from GfK Slovakia. According to a survey that GfK Slovakia conducted in November 2017 on a sample of 1,000

TANAP: Icy Ground Has Claimed Lives of 11 Chamois in Tatras

TANAP: Icy Ground Has Claimed Lives of 11 Chamois in Tatras

High Tatras, December 28 (TASR) – Deadly tragedies took place in the High Tatras during the Christmas holidays featuring not only human beings but also the highly protected species of Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica), TASR learnt on Thursday. “The senseless deaths of four young people took place in our great

Zeman: Babis as Czech Premier Is Proof of Good Czech-Slovak Relations

Zeman: Babis as Czech Premier Is Proof of Good Czech-Slovak Relations

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Appointing a person from the Slovak national minority as Czech prime minister is confirmation of the good level of cooperation between Slovakia and the Czech Republic, stated Czech President Milos Zeman after meeting his Slovak counterpart Andrej Kiska in Bratislava on Tuesday. Last week, Zeman appointed