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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

HaZZ: Up to 700 Firefighters Dealing with Emergencies on Sunday

HaZZ: Up to 700 Firefighters Dealing with Emergencies on Sunday

Bratislava, October 29 (TASR) – Both professional firefighters and volunteers alike have been busy for more than 10 hours, clearing the damage caused by extremely strong winds that battered most of Slovakia on Sunday, TASR learnt from Zuzana Farkasova of the Firefighter and Emergency Corps (HaZZ) Presidium on the same day.

Bratislava City Council Once Again Turns Down Land Rental for US Embassy

Bratislava City Council Once Again Turns Down Land Rental for US Embassy

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) – Bratislava won’t rent to the US Embassy the approximately 1,300 metres squared of land in front of the embassy building, which has been used since 2005 as a security zone enclosed by security fence and containing steel posts, barrier flower containers and retractable car

Interior Ministry's Tupolev Aircraft Makes Its Final Flight

Interior Ministry's Tupolev Aircraft Makes Its Final Flight

Bratislava, September 27 (TASR) – The Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Interior Ministry on Wednesday made its very last flight to the city of Kosice where it will join the exhibition at the city’s Air Museum, TASR learnt on the same day. This aircraft is a real legend, stated Interior

Cmelak Aircraft Crashes in Prievidza, One Person Killed

Cmelak Aircraft Crashes in Prievidza, One Person Killed

Prievidza, September 16 (TASR) – One person was killed and two other people sustained injuries in a crash of a small aircraft at the Prievidza (Trencin region) airport on Saturday, Zuzana Farkasova from the Fire and Rescue Corps told TASR on the same day. “Firefighters were dispatched to the Airport Street

Teenager in Hul Killed by Wall Toppled in Windstorm

Teenager in Hul Killed by Wall Toppled in Windstorm

Hul, September 15 (TASR) – A 17-year-old youth was killed by a wall that was torn down by strong winds in the village of Hul (Nitra region) early on Thursday evening, Nitra regional police spokesperson Renata Cuhakova told TASR on Friday. The accident took place on the construction site of a