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July 2020's Spectator College focuses on multicultural society.

Glossary: Multicultural society and Slovakia

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The EU’s post-coronavirus support is a big incentive to rebuild Slovakia’s economy and education.

From manufacturing to something better. Industry 4.0 could redefine Slovakia

Education responding to the labour market and lifelong learning remain keys to success.

Peter Dlhopolec

Selfactory co-founder and technical director Iveta Tonhauserová(right)

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The reskilling revolution is a much-needed step forward

The WEF has published almost 100 future jobs with required skills.

Peter Dlhopolec

Trade positions, such as welders and electricians, continue to be the hardest roles to fill, ManpowerGroup’s Talent Shortage 2020 survey has found

Post-coronavirus demand for health workers to grow

ManpowerGroup’s Talent Shortage 2020 reveals jobs in short supply.

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Craig Federighi, vice president on Mac Software, talks about the new Mountain Lion software during the Apple Developers Conference in San Francisco, June 11, 2012.

Glossary: Future jobs will prompt us to upgrade skills

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Scientist Erik Szabó, who works for the Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava, features the Bringing World to the Classroom podcast.

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Science in Slovakia: Plenty of talents, minimal support

Little things, not only money, can move Slovak science forward.

Peter Dlhopolec

This view of asteroid Bennu ejecting particles from its surface on Jan. 6, 2019, was created by combining two images taken by the NavCam 1 imager aboard NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

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Asteroids approach our planet almost daily. Collision is unlikely

New York City flattened in a fictional asteroid impact scenario in 2019. Minor Planet Center publishes all close approaches.

Peter Dlhopolec

Bluebells, also known as wild Hyacinth, bloom in the Hallerbos forest in Halle, Belgium, on Wednesday April 29, 2015.

Fossil fuels damage forest biodiversity in Europe

European countries need to cut down on excess nitrogen.

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An Atlas V rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on September 8, 2016.

Glossary: Science is as wide as the whole universe

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Attitudes of those in power towards Slovak media remain unchanged, TSS editor-in-chief Michaela Terenzani says in the Bringing World to the Classroom podcast.

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Media exists to seek the truth and explanations

The 2018 Kuciak murder and COVID-19 have changed Slovak media.

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A survey has shown the tabloid Nový Čas was the most read daily of 2019.

2019 ratings: TV Markíza the most watched, Nový Čas the top daily

Slovaks favoured TV over radio and the press.

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Facebook said on April 16, 2020, it is going to let users know if they liked, reacted or commented on posts with harmful misinformation about the coronavirus that moderators later removed. Facebook says it will also direct people who engaged with those posts to information about virus myths debunked by the World Health Organization.

Glossary: Disinformation during a pandemic may have deadly consequences

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