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Northern Slovakia to See Minus 30 Degrees Celsius Early on Sunday

Northern Slovakia to See Minus 30 Degrees Celsius Early on Sunday

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) on Saturday released a low-temperature alert for Sunday morning concerning the entire Slovakia, with six districts in northern Slovakia having the red, most severe degree alert warning against lows falling to minus 30 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, yellow and orange low-temperature alerts

Tejbus: Handlova Mining Tragedy Not Due to Act of God, But Human Factor

Tejbus: Handlova Mining Tragedy Not Due to Act of God, But Human Factor

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – The explosion at Handlova Coal Mine (Trencin region) that claimed the lives of 20 people on August 10, 2009 wasn’t caused by an act of God, but by the human factor, former head of the Central Mining Office’s (HBU) mining safety department Vladimir Tejbus

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