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Kiska along with Children from Children's Homes Receive St. Nicholas

Kiska along with Children from Children's Homes Receive St. Nicholas

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska met some hundred children from children’s homes in the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Wednesday, as part of a Saint Nicholas Day (December 6) celebration, TASR learnt on the same day. “All year long I’ve been meeting very precious visitors

Windstorm Damages Graves at National Cemetery in Martin

Windstorm Damages Graves at National Cemetery in Martin

Martin, December 2 (TASR) – Up to 60 gravestones at the National Cemetery in Martin (Zilina region) were damaged by a windstorm, which uprooted several trees on the site early on Friday, Martin Mayor and Parliamentary Vice-chairman Andrej Hrnciar reported later in the day. “We’re examining the extent of the

White Crow Awarded to Somali Refugee for First Time Ever

White Crow Awarded to Somali Refugee for First Time Ever

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – Fair-play Alliance and Via Iuris awarded the White Crow Award for the ninth time on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. Created in 2008, the White Crow award is given annually to whistleblowers who challenge unethical or corrupt behaviour at great personal risk or for

TIS: One in Eight Slovak Households Paid Bribe in 2015

TIS: One in Eight Slovak Households Paid Bribe in 2015

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – One in eight Slovak households in contact with selected public bodies paid a bribe last year, according to the Global Corruption Barometer carried out by Transparency International among 60,000 people in 42 countries of Europe and Central Asia, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Slovakia was in

Capybara Quadruplets Born in ZOO Kosice

Capybara Quadruplets Born in ZOO Kosice

Kosice, November 4 (TASR) – ZOO Kosice is expanding its animal population as it has recently witnessed the birth of capybara quadruplets, TASR learnt on Friday. Their mother was transported to the ZOO Kosice from the ZOO Spisska Nova Ves (Presov region) back in 2011. Their father was born in the

A Total of 10 Asylum Applications Recorded in Slovakia in 2Q16

A Total of 10 Asylum Applications Recorded in Slovakia in 2Q16

Luxembourg/Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – In the second quarter of this year (2Q16) Slovakia has recorded the lowest number of first-time asylum applications in the European Union, with the figure reaching 10 applications, according to the latest Eurostat statistics released on Thursday. A low number of asylum seekers was also

Swiss Cruise Ship Crashes into Danube River Bank, Nobody Injured

Swiss Cruise Ship Crashes into Danube River Bank, Nobody Injured

Vojka nad Dunajom, September 11 (TASR) – A Swiss cruise ship crashed into a bank of the Danube River near the village of Vojka nad Dunajom (Trnava region) early Sunday morning. The ship’s captain tested positive for alcohol in the blood, Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid)