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"It's the Supreme Court's decision. I've always said that the courts must decide in [former secret service boss Ivan] Lexa's case, not some policemen. Apart from that, Slovakia has a thousand more important problems than Lexa."

Smer party head Robert Fico, who is running for September elections on a law-and-order platform. Lexa, who faces 10 charges, was recently released from custody by the Supreme Court.


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Píšem or pišám?

"Do ľava," (to the left) I yelled, "Nie, do prava" (no, to the right), I gasped. "Dolšie," I screamed. "Nie, nie, horšie..." My Slovak girlfriend collapsed in laughter. Was it something I said?


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Czech biochemist Jan Konvalinka.

Jan Konvalinka was expecting a pandemic before Covid-19 came along.


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