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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:20:01 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,464 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 231,200.
Published: Thursday, January 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:20:02 +0000
Slovakia ready to be a partner of the US as Biden is inaugurated
Transatlantic ties highlighted.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:50:02 +0000
News digest: Slovakia will receive more than 4 million vaccines
Schools will continue with distance education. Curfew will be applied on January 25 and 26 too.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:50:02 +0000
More aggressive COVID strain probably dominant in Slovakia. It is not necessarily bad news
Virologists report they have found that the B.1.1.7 strain, first detected in the UK, is dominant in the samples from Trenčín.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:20:02 +0000
Prosecutor’s office reportedly plans to weaken the department fighting extremism
The proposal has raised several critical reactions.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:50:02 +0000
I receive more hate mail than I used to, says outgoing transparency watchdog director
Gabriel Šípoš leaves Transparency International Slovakia after 11 years. Slovakia has gone a long way in transparency, he says.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:20:01 +0000
In memoriam: Lubomír Kaválek, Czech chess grandmaster who helped Fischer win ‘Match of the Century’
Lubomír Kaválek, an international grandmaster of chess who won national championships in Czechoslovakia and in the United States after defecting to the West in 1968, has died at the age of 77. Once ranked no. 10 in the world, after retiring from in...
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:50:01 +0000
When will I receive my jab?
The Health Ministry has published the details of its vaccination strategy.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000
A forest guardian wanders through the woods of the Low Tatras
This guardian carries a torch that creates lightning.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Prosecutor’s office reportedly plans to weaken the unit fighting extremism
The proposal has raised several critical reactions.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:20:03 +0000
Deadline for submitting property taxes approaches
Tax returns can be submitted electronically.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:20:03 +0000
Prosecutor’s office reportedly plans to close the unit fighting extremism
The proposal has raised several critical reactions.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:20:05 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,484 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 228,700.
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:20:02 +0000
News digest: Slovakia opens more testing sites
Slovaks smoke less than 10 years ago. Former tennis player who skipped the vaccination line helped at a hospital.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:20:02 +0000
Conservative NGOs received gender equality subsidies despite experts' recommendations
Leaked documents show the recipients of the Labour Ministry’s 2020 subsidies were favoured even though they did not achieve the highest score in the competition.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:50:02 +0000
A Slovak hunted a tiger in Africa and used it for advertisement
He may spend one to five years in prison.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:50:02 +0000
Italian architects to design refurbishing of Bratislava's iconic bathhouse
The historical Grössling building will be extended to acquire new functions.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:20:01 +0000
Journalists' dilemma over the case of the charged Jaroslav Haščák
Investigative reporter Adam Valček writes about what he learned during the Kuciak murder trial and how it applies in the case of the charged co-founder of Penta.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:20:03 +0000
Dairy plant faces high fine after pouring waste into a local river
It will have to pay €135,000.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:20:03 +0000
Unable to book antigen testing in Bratislava? Everyone will get a chance to get tested, municipality promises
The city plans to establish temporary testing points.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Johnson Controls will dismiss hundreds of employees in Bratislava
AT&T will probably dismiss employees, too.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Getting a little stir crazy? Venture to Javor in Banská Bystrica
There are many ways to spend your time during the pandemic, hiking is one of them.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,909 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 229,200.
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:20:02 +0000
News digest: Slovakia tests en mass and launches vaccination of seniors
Health minister admits resignation if alert system not observed. Slovak diplomat has a new lucrative post.
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:20:02 +0000
Political opposition in Russia should not end in custody
Slovak politicians respond to the detention of Alexei Navalny.
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:20:02 +0000
Drop in car production lower than expected
Carmakers manufactured 11 percent less cars than in 2019.
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:20:02 +0000
A swab instead of a jab. The renamed testing kicked off
The government spent the week deciding about nationwide testing. Lockdown is starting to show in infection numbers, experts say.
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:20:01 +0000
The saint under Orava Castle has been restored
Ján Nepomucký, Orava's favorite saint, has often been put up on pillars near the roads.
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:20:01 +0000
Travel agencies struggle but expect improvement this year
The pandemic has hit tourism hard.
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:20:01 +0000
Home of Slovak Leonardo da Vinci: Smolenice Castle
Wander around a romantic castle, visit the highest peak in the Small Carpathians and taste the "drink of Gods".
Published: Monday, January 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator