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Statistics: Death Rate Down in June; Deaths from COVID Drop to Eighth Place

Statistics: Death Rate Down in June; Deaths from COVID Drop to Eighth Place

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – A total of 4,251 individuals died in Slovakia in June, the lowest figure in twelve months, and COVID-19 was far from being the most frequent cause of death, falling to eighth place, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. The highest death rate was seen in

'Father of Gabcikovo' Julius Binder Dies Aged 89

'Father of Gabcikovo' Julius Binder Dies Aged 89

Bratislava, July 27 (TASR) – Former MP (HZDS) and water manager Julius Binder, who played a significant role in the construction and launch of the Gabcikovo Waterworks, has died at the age of 89, water management construction company Vodohospodarska Vystavba has announced on its website. Binder, nicknamed ‘the father of Gabcikovo’

SHMU: Night from Thursday to Friday Hottest on Record

SHMU: Night from Thursday to Friday Hottest on Record

Bratislava, July 11 (TASR) – The night from Thursday, July 8, to Friday, July 9, was one of the hottest in the history of meteorological measurements in Slovakia, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Office (SHMU) reported on Sunday. According to readings from an automated meteorological station in the village of Kamanova (Nitra region)

'AirCar' Prototype Completes Nitra-Bratislava Flight in 25 mins

'AirCar' Prototype Completes Nitra-Bratislava Flight in 25 mins

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – The prototype of a Slovak-made flying car called the AirCar has completed its first successful flight from the airport in Nitra to the one in Bratislava, a distance of approximately 80 kilometres, car designer and project lead Stefan Klein reported on Monday. “The machine ran absolutely

MFA: Slovak Woman among Victims of Thunderstorms and Tornado in Moravia

MFA: Slovak Woman among Victims of Thunderstorms and Tornado in Moravia

Brno/Bratislava, June 25 (TASR) – A Slovak national was among victims of intense thunderstorms and a tornado that hit some villages in South Moravia on Thursday evening (June 24), Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Juraj Tomaga confirmed for TASR on Friday. “Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok is expressing his sincere

Kovarik: We're Preparing for All Variants of Border Supervision

Kovarik: We're Preparing for All Variants of Border Supervision

Bratislava, June 21 (TASR) – The Police Corps is ready for all options of border supervision, including from the easiest to a 24-hour constant control, Police Corps President Peter Kovarik stated on Monday before the meeting of the Central Crisis Management Team. “If we decide for the most difficult mode, it’

New Mosquito Species, Aedes Japonicus Japonicus, Appears in Slovakia

New Mosquito Species, Aedes Japonicus Japonicus, Appears in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – Monitoring of invasive species of mosquito in 2020 showed that a new species – the originally Asian mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus – had appeared in Slovakia, Zuzana Vetrecin Ceplikova, PR manager of the Biomedical Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) told TASR on Friday. The occurrence