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Slovakia is taking a cautious approach to make sure it will be able to deliver second doses when needed.

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Karol Natan Steiner survived Bergen-Belsen. However, he lost his sister Alica and his father in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Karol Natan Steiner was only 11 when he had the presence of mind to trick the SS, though he still ended up in Bergen-Belsen. Read the story of how he survived.

17. máj
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Football was organised in death camps: thousands of players, scores, disciplinary boards, referees, uniforms.

21. máj
Police control at the border crossing in Drietomá (Trenčín Region).
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Negative test result required when going to work or doing sports in nature.

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The entry of new data is required via Slovensko.sk.

Firms have to add their representatives’ birth numbers to business register. They can be fined if they fail to do it.

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Milan Mazurek and Milan Uhrík in the foreground are significant faces of ĽSNS leaving the party

Analyst says that strengthening of extremists is unlikely.

26. jan
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The Public Health Authority promised to verify their results.

26. jan
Igor Matovič celebration his election victory on March 1, 2020.

How much of the present will be intelligible through the kaleidoscopic lens of digital media in just a few years – or even months?

26. jan

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Curfew will be prolonged. Negative test result will be required for work or trips to nature (FAQ)

Here are some of the answers to questions about the ongoing mass testing.

18. jan
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Some slots for vaccination remain empty, hospitals unable to fill them

It is possible to register as a stand-in, but every vaccination centre sets its own rules.

14 h
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Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,775 new cases confirmed (graphs)

The total number of cases has exceeded 241,300.

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Johnson Controls will dismiss hundreds of employees in Bratislava

AT&T; will probably dismiss employees, too.

19. jan
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Invest in Slovakia: Information on regions

Practical information from Investment Advisory Guide

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Ski resort in Tatranská Lomnica

Company operating Tatras ski resort to dismiss 260 employees

The decision comes after the company streamlined the structures it completed in the spring of 2020.

26. jan
Railway station in Košice

Who’s the foreigner in this country now?

The virus has highlighted some differences between migrants and locals, but erased others.

23. jan
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The death of white nationalism in America

What appears to be a hateful monster awakening is, in fact, the writhing contortions of a sick animal aware of its own impending death.

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Gábor Grendel (OĽaNO), Juraj Šeliga (Za Ľudí), and SaS MPs Marian Viskupič and Jana Bittó Cigániková.

Matovič government takes after Smer in lawmaking

The second-largest testing scheme of the whole population is underway in Slovakia. Government says they ordered enough vaccines. Layoffs of transnationals in Bratislava.

25. jan
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A forest guardian wanders through the woods of the Low Tatras

This guardian carries a torch that creates lightning.

20. jan
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Unknown liturgical objects found near Hubina village

Finders continued to search with a metal detector but did not manage to find more objects.

21. jan
Javor is a lovely spot to explore during the winter
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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.

19. jan
Ján Sýkora is an easy-going ice-hockey player who has got a great sense of humour.
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Fashion brands mean nothing to me. Professional hockey player about his life in central Slovakia

In an entertaining interview, the down-to-earth ice hockey player, Ján Sýkora, talks about being a busy bee with a poor memory.

21. jan
Petra Vlhová has become Snow Queen of Zagreb.
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Vlhová dominates slalom in Zagreb

The Slovak skier strengthens her lead in World Cup standings.

3. jan