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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 06:50:01 +0000Delta will fine the unvaccinated
Restaurants, shopping malls, even neighborhoods, cities and whole countries would seemingly have similar motivations for action.
Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:20:01 +0000
News digest: Another evacuation mission from Afghanistan successful
28 people to arrive from Afghanistan. Universities to decide on opening new semester. Slovak ice hockey players qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics. More in today's digest.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectato...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Coronavirus not behind most deaths in July
The number of deaths recorded in July fell below the five-year average for the first time in 13 months.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Military special plane will bring more people from Afghanistan
Mostly family members of Afghans with Slovak citizenship, including children and students.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:50:02 +0000
Retail chain withdraws products containing too much psychoactive constituent in marijuana
It warns customers who have already purchased these products to refrain from using them.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:20:01 +0000
Why Slovakia’s number rarely comes up
Matovič’s lottery shows – again – what happens when anti-system politicians are allowed to rule the country.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:20:01 +0000
Celebrations of rebellion against Nazi regime in Slovakia disrupted by protesters
The number of participants in the annual commemoration of the Slovak National Uprising was restricted due to the pandemic.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:20:02 +0000
People come here to pray for miracles. Now, Pope Francis will visit
Šaštín is a national pilgrimage site in Slovakia. Francis is not the first pope to visit the site.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Retail chain withdraws products containing too much THC
It warns customers who have already purchased these products to refrain from using them.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
2,000-year-old grains discovered near Poprad
A bronze Celtic statue with golden eyes was unearthed in the same Poprad locality last year.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Celebrations of Nazi rebellion in Slovakia disrupted by protesters
The number of participants in the annual commemoration of the Slovak National Uprising was restricted due to the pandemic.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Unvaccinated cross-border commuters will not have to self-isolate from September
They will still have to show a negative test and register, though.
Published: Monday, August 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:50:01 +0000
Another medal for Slovakia. Kánová wins silver
The paralympic table tennis player lost the final match.
Published: Sunday, August 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 08:50:02 +0000
Another medal for Slovakia. Kánová wins a silver
The paralympic table tennis player lost the final match.
Published: Sunday, August 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 85 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 394,700.
Published: Sunday, August 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:50:01 +0000
Popular air show returns, along with some entertaining Italians
However, the Sliač military airport will not host the SIAF festival this year due to a major reconstruction.
Published: Saturday, August 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Poděbrady – a spa town “for the heart” (and soul)
“Poděbrady is for the heart”: that is the motto of Central Bohemia’s main spa resort, which for nearly a century has specialized in cardiology. Besides top-class balneology, the charming town on the banks of the Elbe River boasts a beautiful s...
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:50:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 122 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 394,500.
Published: Saturday, August 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:20:02 +0000
With "crime scenes", Bratislava tries to reduce cigarette butt pollution
Can the Ružinov borough stub out cigarette butt littering?
Published: Saturday, August 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:50:01 +0000
News digest: Bratislava mayor warns against 130 km/h speed on capital's bypass
Cross-border commuters will not need to quarantine as of Monday. Art Nouveau building in Bratislava's centre shines again. Second medal for Slovakia at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectat...
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:50:01 +0000
Japan's father of skiing was Slovak
First Slovak lands on Times Square billboard. High Tatras get its first via ferrata. More great news in the Spectacular Slovakia roundup.
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:50:02 +0000
Smart highway system in Bratislava is bad news for public transport, mayor says
The highway operator is introducing a system allowing speeds of up to 130 km/h on the bypass.
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:50:02 +0000
Slovak engineers will develop rear lights for cars
Hella Group is opening a development centre in western Slovakia
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:50:02 +0000
First Slovak lands on Times Square billboard
High Tatras get its first via ferrata. More great news in the Spectacular Slovakia roundup.
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:50:02 +0000
Art Nouveau attraction at heart of Bratislava restored after fire
Experts reject criticism of ‘new’ look, say building that housed legendary café now has original appearance.
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:20:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 89 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 394,500.
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:20:01 +0000
How I walked Camino de Santiago in Slovakia
If your backpack is too heavy, you must have packed all your fears in it. Jana Liptáková shares the story of her pilgrimage.
Published: Friday, August 27, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:50:01 +0000
One of Bratislava's most controversial real estate projects gets the green light
The approval comes after years of protests and changes.
Published: Thursday, August 26, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:20:01 +0000
From grazing sheep to internationally recognised resort. Demänovská Dolina marks 100 years of tourism
Concerns of the famous architect who helped develop the valley one century ago have materialised.
Published: Thursday, August 26, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:20:01 +0000
Police Corps president charged with abusing powers and marring justice
Peter Kovařík filed a complaint against the charges.
Published: Thursday, August 26, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator