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President: Family a Harbour of Love, Unconditional Acceptance and Support

President: Family a Harbour of Love, Unconditional Acceptance and Support

Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) – Family is the safe harbour of love, unconditional acceptance and support, President Zuzana Caputova posted on a social network to mark the International Day of Families on Sunday. Caputova added that family is also the place where life wisdom and experience of parents or grandparents meets

Eleven-year-old Boy Crosses Border by Himself, Only with Bag, Passport and Phone Number

Eleven-year-old Boy Crosses Border by Himself, Only with Bag, Passport and Phone Number

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – An 11-year-old boy from Zaporizhia in south-eastern Ukraine was among the war refugees who crossed the Ukrainian-Slovak border on Friday night (March 4-5), the Interior Ministry wrote on a social network on Sunday. The boy left his home country with a plastic bag, passport and a

Caputova among World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2021 According to Forbes

Caputova among World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2021 According to Forbes

New York, December 8 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova has been placed 86th in the Forbes magazine 2021 ranking of the world’s most powerful women, finding herself in the company of American novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott – number one in the ranking, US Vice-president Kamala Harris and European Commission

Government: 52 Black Districts as of Next Monday

Government: 52 Black Districts as of Next Monday

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – The Government decided on Wednesday that a total of 52 districts will be considered ‘black’ (a third-degree warning) according to the COVID-19 automaton as of next Monday (November 15), while 19 will be treated as ‘dark red’ (a second-degree warning) and eight districts as ‘red’ (a

D4 Motorway Stretch in Bratislava Opens on Sunday

D4 Motorway Stretch in Bratislava Opens on Sunday

Bratislava, October 3 (TASR) – A 2.2-kilometre stretch of D4 motorway between Bratislava-Jarovce and Bratislava-Petrzalka was opened on Sunday, TASR learnt from the D4R7 Construction contractor on the same day. Drivers coming to Slovakia from Austria or the Czech Republic via D2 motorway will thus be able to directly connect

SIAF 2021 Sees Turnout of 20,000, Kollar Praises Pilots for Heroism and Skill

SIAF 2021 Sees Turnout of 20,000, Kollar Praises Pilots for Heroism and Skill

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – The two-day 2021 Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) saw the turnout of 5,000 visitors in the OTP sector (for the vaccinated, tested and people who overcame COVID-19) and 15,000 in the vaccinated-only zone on its first day, Slovak Air Agency spokesperson Michala Cabanova reported

KBS: Access to Public Meetings with Pope to be Granted to Non-vaccinated Too

KBS: Access to Public Meetings with Pope to be Granted to Non-vaccinated Too

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – Access to public meetings with Pope Francis in Presov, Kosice and Sastin will be granted not for the vaccinated only as planned, but instead switched to ‘OTP’ mode (meaning access for the vaccinated, tested and those who overcame COVID-19), the Episcopal Conference of Slovakia (KBS) announced