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"Tiso revolted against Hitler in the second world war, but Dzurinda won't [revolt against Bush]. So either Bush is more dangerous than Hitler, or Dzurinda is more cowardly than Tiso."

Anna Malíková, leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS), on Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda's steadfast support for the US-led war in Iraq.


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Slovakia marks 20 years since joining NATO.

Slovakia marks 20 years in the Alliance.


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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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