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Slovakia enjoyed a total lunar eclipse
Good weather enabled visibility of the Blood Moon also in Slovakia.
Taxi drivers blocked centre of Bratislava in protest against Uber
SEVERAL dozen taxi drivers drove through the centre of Bratislava on Monday afternoon to express their discontent with the activities of the American company Uber as well as with the lack of fixed prices for taxi services and the presence of illegal work in the sector.
More transparency on doctors and drug firms
Changes in law will require pharmaceutical firms to report gifts to docs.
Less than 5 percent of Slovaks got flu shots
IN THE 2014/2015 flu season, less than five percent of Slovaks were vaccinated for influenza – which is approximately the same percentage for the past three seasons.
“Extending” implant replaces a bone
SLOVAK doctors implanted a modular telescopic endoprosthesis into a patient for the first time ever.
We have to help on both sides
There are no easy answers to the migration crisis. Migrants need help, but simultaneously it is necessary to deter people from attempting the perilous journeys to Europe.
Being Successful At Fundraising Means Planning Strategically
Some fundraisers need to plan everything right from the start, for others it is only during the rush of daily work with donors that they discover planning is vital in achieving greater effectivity.
Zuno sold into Russian hands
LOSS-MAKING online bank Zuno, operating in Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be under new ownership as the Austrian owners have sold it to the biggest private Russian bank Alfa.
Sagan wins the road world championships
AFTER years among the world's elite, Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan won his first medal at the UCI men’s world championship road race in Richmond, Virginia.
Elderly Latvian hikers die on a hike in the Tatras
TWO female hikers from Latvia died in the High Tatra mountains during the night between Saturday and Sunday, probably of hypothermia, the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS), the TASR newswire wrote on September 27.
Košice hosted third Rainbow Pride
THE “PRIDE Dúhové Košice / Košice Rainbow Pride event took place on theafternoon ofSeptember 26, with the slogan “The Rainbow Connects Together”, attended by about 200, mainly young, people.
Minister Lajčák attended 100th anniversary of Cleveland Agreement
THE FOREIGN and European Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Miroslav Lajčák, currently on a trip in the USA, attended celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Cleveland Agreement in Cleveland, Ohio on September 26.
More preemies requiring medical help
THE NUMBER of prematurely born babies, babies with congenital anomalies or difficult post-partum adaptation is increasing in Slovakia.
Preventing forged prescriptions
SEVERAL cases recently occurred in which persons falsified a doctor’s prescription – usually for a rare or expensive medicine – and then had the bogus prescription filled at a pharmacy, causing extensive damage.
Organ transplants decline in number
Slovakia falls behind neighbours amid lack of donors.
High Tatras happy with hot summer, 2015 season
THE EXTRAORDINARILY hot summer of 2015 was tough for mainly farmers, but also ordinary people, throughout Slovakia. There were some people – and institutions – who enjoyed it, however.
Hedda: English Speaking Theatre is coming
Foreigners living in Bratislava who want to see English-language theatre don’t have to travel to Vienna or London anymore. Bridgin'Drama is offering a theatre festival in English
Unique items from ancient times found in Rusovce
SEVERAL precious items have been discovered by archaeologists during the construction of a sewage system in Rusovce, a suburb of Bratislava. A unique belt made of pure silver dating back to the 2nd-4th centuries AD is of unique value with a historical value beyond measure, said Archaeological Agency general director František Žák Matyasowszky.
Medical care for seniors has unresolved issues
THOUGH it is preferred that seniors spend the rest of their lives with their families, sometimes it is necessary for them to be moved to social care facilities.
Fraudster Csonka extradited from Mexico to Slovakia
ROMAN Csonka, who committed extensive fraud at the former transport, post and telecommunications ministry in 1998 and who absconded after being sentenced to six years and six months in prison by a court in Nitra, was extradited from Mexico to Slovakia on September 23.
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