Archive of articles - May 2002, page 7

Swiss president complains

Slovakia behind V4 in asylums

Mečiar spent Sk41 million on Elektra

Japanese improve view of Slovakia

Countrywide Events

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Moles trouble airport security officials

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The history of witch hunting in Slovakia

ALTHOUGH the infamous Middle Ages practice of witch hunting was not as widespread in Slovakia as it was in other European countries such as Spain, Germany, France and England, crowds in what today are Slovak towns gathered dozens of times over the centuries to watch people burn at the stake for witchcraft.Although no complete historical record exists of witch hunting in Slovakia or of the exact number of witches burned on the territory, witch trials are thought to have culminated in the 17th century.

Whirlpool with new suppliers

Letter to the Editor: Why do Slovaks do things differently

Istrochem on the auction block

EU entry to bring higher prices, says SAV report

SLOVAKIA's entry to the European Union will bring a significant increase in prices and could push unemployment as high as 30 per cent, say Slovak government officials.In spite of the dangers, economists and small business experts warn, neither firms nor the government are doing enough to cushion the impact of entry."Not even half of all Slovak companies have started to prepare for EU entry yet," states a report by the Eurochambers industrial and business association.

Around Slovakia

Couple dies in cesspoolSending SMS to village peopleWolves attack sheep herdNo to nude statue, erotic salon, say church goers

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Hashing out the loneliness

DONALD Gautier, 43, was working at the Canadian High Commission in Sri Lanka's Colombo in the summer of 1996 when a colleague asked him if he liked running and drinking beer. After replying yes, he was taken deep into the sweltering jungle to join 40 other men for a run. They followed a paper trail through rice paddies and tried to avoid water buffaloes and snakes. When they finished the run two hours later, the time for cold beer had arrived.The group formed a circle. After watching his fellow runners drink theirs in one go, it was Gautier's turn. But the group had a different idea in store for him. The leader of the run asked him how he had ended up in Sri Lanka. When Gautier answered that he issued visitor visas, they asked him if he ever issued multiple entry visas. "Of course," he replied.

Eurotel 1Q profits sag 15 per cent

Construction slump deepens

Minister prefers VSŽ stake sale to US Steel

Another Lexa case down the tubes