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Electricity Utilities Tackling Effects of Severe Storms in West Slovakia

Electricity Utilities Tackling Effects of Severe Storms in West Slovakia

Bratislava, August 12 (TASR) – Electricity utility West Slovak Distribution Company (ZSD) on Saturday reported that it was still dealing with the effects of severe thunderstorms accompanied by high winds reaching a speed of 100 kilometres per hour that hit western Slovakia on Thursday night. Around 6,000 customers were still

Over 19,000 Tourists Visited Tatra National Park in a Single Day

Over 19,000 Tourists Visited Tatra National Park in a Single Day

High Tatras, August 5 (TASR) – As many as 19,227 tourists came through the alpine environment of the Tatra National Park (TANAP) in High Tatras on Wednesday (August 2), according to results of the latest visitor census annually organised by TANAP State Forest. Among the most numerous groups were Slovaks,

Zitnanska and Ravasz Light Symbolic Candle for Roma Holocaust Victims

Zitnanska and Ravasz Light Symbolic Candle for Roma Holocaust Victims

Bratislava, August 2 (TASR) – Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska and Government Proxy for Roma Communities Abel Ravasz (both Most-Hid) have called on people to light a symbolic candle for the victims of the Roma Holocaust on Wednesday, August 2, as on this day in 1944 more than 3,000 Roma were

Girl Brought from Egypt by Interior Ministry Doesn't Have Exotic Disease

Girl Brought from Egypt by Interior Ministry Doesn't Have Exotic Disease

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – Results of clinical tests have definitively confirmed that a 13-month-old girl who was flown by the Interior Ministry back to Slovakia from Egypt on Saturday (July 29) does not have any exotic disease, Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova confirmed for TASR on Monday. “The little girl

Fico: Skating on Cycling Path Bystricka Cyklomagistrala Unique Recreation

Fico: Skating on Cycling Path Bystricka Cyklomagistrala Unique Recreation

Stara Bystrica, July 16 (TASR) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday (July 15) roller skated the cycling path called ‘Bystricka cyklomagistrala’ as part of marking the 25th anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Republic’s Independence in the village of Stara Bystrica (Zilina region), TASR learnt on Sunday.

Prince of Monaco Presents Ambassador Estok with Highest State Award

Prince of Monaco Presents Ambassador Estok with Highest State Award

Bratislava, July 11 (TASR) – Prince Albert II of Monaco at a farewell ceremony bestowed the country’s highest official award of “The Order of Saint-Charles” with the rank of Knight on Slovak Ambassador to Monaco Marek Estok for his merits and contribution to the development of Monacan-Slovak relations, TASR learnt

Slovak Village of Kralovany Doesn't See Sun in Winter

Slovak Village of Kralovany Doesn't See Sun in Winter

Kralovany, July 2 (TASR) – A unique feature in Slovakia, the village of Kralovany (Zilina region) doesn’t see sunlight for a good part of winter each year, being hunched in the shade of a steep hill called Kralovianska kopa [‘Kralovany Mound’], TASR learnt on Sunday. Sun hides itself behind the