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Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:50:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,268 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 337,500.
Published: Sunday, March 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:50:02 +0000
Cultural mediators building bridges between Slovak authorities and expat communities
Number of foreigners keeps growing, but getting information is still a headache for many.
Published: Sunday, March 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:20:02 +0000
Jasenov Castle: Just like in old pictures
Castle ruins in Jasenov, where counterfeit coins were minted, boast a new form.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:20:03 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,363 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 336,200.
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Digitalisation will require new skills. Universities should adapt
About half of graduates do not work in the field they studied.
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:20:02 +0000
Thanks to The Queen's Gambit, Slovakia has found its real-life Beth Harmon
Agáta Berková once played Russian chess legend Anatoly Karpov.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:20:02 +0000
Vlhová wins slalom in Swedish Are
She took the lead over Switzerland’s Lara Behrami-Gut for the World Cup overall title.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:50:01 +0000
News digest: Turmoil within coalition and over vaccination
AstraZeneca batch under probe in Austria and Denmark not used in Slovakia. President wants Security Council committee to get involved after SIS director's arrest.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:20:01 +0000
President calls for Security Council committee session after secret service director's arrest
Vladimír Pčolinský faces corruption suspicions, he has been suspended.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:20:01 +0000
Coalition crisis reignited, all options remain open
Matovič sent partners back to the start with one press conference.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:50:02 +0000
New film, written by Jiří Mádl, set to focus on Czechoslovak Radio journalists during 1968 invasion
A new film depicting the events of the 1968 Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion in Czechoslovak Radio is set to be made within the next two years. The author of the screenplay is the famous Czech artist Jiří Mádl.
Published: Friday, March ...
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:50:02 +0000
Rekola launches bike-sharing in Bratislava’s forests
People can rent the pink bikes near the Červený Bridge and head to Železná Studnička.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:20:01 +0000
Just like in old pictures
Jasenov Castle ruins boast a new form and tourists are drawn to see them.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:20:01 +0000
Slovak Yorkie with Elvis look grows famous on Instagram
Hamšík’s transfer to Sweden, a white tiger dies in Bratislava Zoo. More in the roundup.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:20:01 +0000
New book lays bare Bratislava’s (un)planned urban development
Architectural historians discover city’s unique phenomenon of ‘unintentional continuity’.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,301 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 333,000.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:20:02 +0000
Health minister who compared himself to Jesus Christ is leaving
Marek Krajčí, Matovič's most loyal minister, to step down on Friday.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:20:01 +0000
News digest: Health minister succumbed to coalition tremors
Head of intelligence service detained on corruption suspicions. Doctors and nurses from Denmark and Belgium will help with Covid-19 patients in Banská Bystrica.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:20:02 +0000
News digest: One minister out, but coalition holds together
Head of intelligence service detained on corruption suspicions. Doctors and nurses from Denmark and Belgium will help with Covid-19 patients in Banská Bystrica.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:20:02 +0000
National Football Stadium in Bratislava turns into vaccination centre
Vaccines from AstraZeneca will be used in the vaccination centre for now.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:20:02 +0000
American game developer acquires Slovak software
3D scanning experts bought by Epic Games.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:50:02 +0000
Health minister resigns
Krajčí will leave only after the vaccination roll-out with Sputnik V is in full operation.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:50:01 +0000
Historical manor house in Humenné going into the last reconstruction stage
National historical monument will receive a new facade.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Man burnt alive, refugees let down: New film returns focus to migrant camps
Tomáš Rafa's first full-length documentary, Refugees Are Welcome Here, will premiere online.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Sme Rodina conditions its stay in coalition, PM will most likely remain
Outcome of recent meeting of coalition leaders not clear yet.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Slovakia’s minimum wage might be actually worse than in Romania
A Romanian with minimum wage can buy more goods and services than a Slovak, analysts say.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Arrested SIS head lays bare yet more weaknesses of the Matovič government
The prime minister must not take suspicions lightly if he wants his government to survive.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,978 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 331,500.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 06:20:03 +0000
Police detained intelligence service head
The reason is reportedly corruption suspicions.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:20:02 +0000
News digest: Sme Rodina sets conditions for staying in the coalition
Prevalence of the British strain confirmed, data on South African variant corrected. New vaccination slots will be opened today.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator