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Teacher exodus
SLOVAKS who are fully qualified to teach foreign languages in elementary and secondary schools say teaching is their last choice of profession. Their foreign language skills, especially English, command significantly higher salaries in the business sector.
Did explosives made in Slovakia kill Hariri?
REPORTS that Slovakia might have been the origin of the RDX high explosive that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in a February 15 car-bombing in Beirut have mystified Slovak state security forces.
Opera diva to open music fest
OPERA diva Edita Gruberova will open this year's Bratislavské hudobné slávnosti (Bratislava Music Festival - BHS) on September 14, nine days before the first notes of the festival's opening concert are heard, in a concert version of Gaetano Donizetti's Roberto Devereux. The earlier opening was scheduled to fit the star's crammed calendar, which gets tighter with each passing year.
Explore mysterious Indonesia, and more
"NEW Guinea is the most exotic part of the planet. It hides unfamiliar places and people, who know their appearance only from a water reflection, and who consider the bone knife, axe and bows to be the greatest inventions."
Musicians converge on Bratislava
IN THE PAST, families met to enjoy playing and listening to music at home in a spirit of togetherness. Today, cellist Jozef Lupták tries to revive the feelings of bygone days within the annual Convergences festival, which brings together musicians from various countries and cultures at Bratislava's Klarisky Church.
Education: It's an investment
THE NUMBER of schools offering an English language curriculum is increasing in Slovakia. This could be linked to the arrival of foreign investors and their children. Or it could be that modern Slovaks want their children attending English language schools as well.
Apollo brings light to capital city
THE MASSIVE traffic jams caused by the recent partial closure of Prístavný Bridge showed city officials just how desperate Bratislavans are for multiple ways to cross the Danube. On September 5, in the wee hours of the morning, residents got their wish when a city bus rolled onto the Apollo Bridge.
Domestic violence: when cosy nests turn into living hells
A COUPLE of years ago a campaign called "Every fifth woman" tried to increase public awareness about the existence of domestic violence. The campaign suggested that in Slovakia, every fifth woman is exposed to various forms of abuse at home.
State sends relief to US
SLOVAKIA will answer the United States' call for help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by delivering two truckloads of relief supplies to a collection facility in Europe. The facility will likely be an American military base in Germany.
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