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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

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