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8 hrs ago | Slovak Spectator

2pm: Slovakia's capital climbs priciness ranking

Bratislava, Slovakia's capital, has risen to 30th place in a chart of the most expensive cities in the world, with costs rising above other regional capitals like Berlin or Prague.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Walta Information Centre

Kenyan leader lauds cooperation with China

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Tuesday hailed the existing cooperation with China and expressed optimism that the cordial ties will be further enhanced.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Taipei Times

Czech shadow hovers over Slovakia

Relations between Slovakia and its richer, larger neighbor remain ambivalent 16 years after their velvet divorce in 1993 By Dan Bilefsky NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, BRATISLAVA Wednesday, Jul 08, 2009, Page 9 ILLUSTRATION: MOUNTAIN PEOPLE When the Czech Republic unveiled an avowedly satirical artwork to mark the beginning of its EU presidency last ...

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Creative Loafing Tampa

Sweetbreads: My life as a Slovakian Pig Farmer

I tear the wrapper off a 3-Euro bottle of Cotes du Rhone with my teeth and push the cork inside with my guitar capo.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Today's Zaman

Turkish music band performs in Slovakian festival

A Turkish music band took stage in a traditional music festival in Slovakia on Saturday.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Czech Happenings

Hungarian PM fears violation of minorities' rights in Slovakia

Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai is concerned about possible violation of minorities' rights in Slovakia due to the new law on Slovak language, he told Slovak Deputy PM Dusan Caplovic, the Hungarian news agency MTI reported today.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Age

Peru, Slovakia sites make heritage list

UNESCO has recognised a 5,000-year-old city in Peru and an historic town centre in Slovakia as worthy additions to its World Heritage List.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Slovak Spectator

2pm: Slovakia now confirms 13 cases of A/H1N1 novel flu

Slovakia has recorded four new confirmed cases of A/H1N1 novel flu, taking the overall number to 13, the country's chief public health officer, Ivan RovnA1 2, said on Tuesday, June 30 to the TASR newswire.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Slovak Spectator

Solana praises Slovakia's progress

THE ADOPTION of the euro at the beginning of this year has helped to protect Slovakia from the most severe impacts of the global financial crisis, said EU Foreign and Security Policy Chief Javier Solana, who visited Slovakia on June 30 to meet Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak and Prime Minister Robert Fico.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Robert Fico, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Slovak Spectator

10am: Slovakia's SPP signs gas supply contract with E.ON Ruhrgas

Slovak gas distributor Slovensky plynarensky priemysel has signed a gas-supply contract with E.ON Ruhrgas, said SPP chairman Bernd Wagner at a press conference in Bratislava on June 29, the TASR newswire reported.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Slovak Spectator

10am: Russia-Ukraine gas dispute could deliver new gas crisis to Slovakia

The Slovak Economy Ministry confirmed on June 22 that Slovakia may well face another natural gas crisis if Russia cuts all Europe-bound gas supplies via what it sees as its undisciplined customer Ukraine, the SITA newswire reported.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Robert Fico

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Slovak Spectator

2pm: Slovakia faces impending flood along Danube on Thursday

The recent heavy rains have caused river levels to rise, especially in the Danube and Morava Rivers.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Minister from small Slovakian town becomes associate pastor at Robesonia church

Reading Eagle: Lauren A. Little The Rev. Drahus Oslik in the sanctuary of Trinity Lutheran Church in Robesonia.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WPTA

Hard Rock plans Europe's biggest casino in Hungary

Hard Rock International and two Austrian companies are to build a huge five-billion-euro casino complex in Hungary, the group's parent company said Friday.

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Slovak Spectator

2pm: Number of jobless graduates rises in Slovakia as job vacancies fall

The number of graduates without work is rising in Slovakia as the crisis reduces the number of job vacancies, it was announced on Tuesday, June 23.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Manawatu Evening Standard

Eight die in flooding in Czech Republic

At least eight people died in overnight flooding in the eastern Czech Republic, police said on Thursday, and rising river levels prompted flood warnings across central Europe following heavy rains this week.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Prague Daily Monitor

New case of H1N1 flu confirmed in young woman in Slovakia

A new case of H1N1 flu has been confirmed in Slovakia, the tvnoviny.sk portal has said, adding that a 24-year-old woman who has contracted the new strain of flu has been hospitalised in Trnava.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, World News, Medicine, Influenza, Czech Republic

Slovak Spectator

2pm: Stefan Harabin is officially appointed Slovakia's Supreme Court president

Former Justice Minister Stefan Harabin has become the new President of the Slovak Supreme Court.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Ivan Gasparovic, Robert Fico

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Slovak Spectator

10am: Flight attendant is fourth person with A/H1N1 flu in Slovakia

A fourth case of A/H1N1 novel flu infection has been confirmed in Slovakia, TASR was told by Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Cizmarikova on June 22.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Slovak Spectator

2pm: SkyEurope Airline files for bankruptcy protection

Slovakia's low-cost air carrier, SkyEurope Airlines, has filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors as the company stated in a Monday morning, June 22, press release that the Bratislava I District Court has granted its petition, the SITA newswire reported.

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