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Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio 12.8.2016

Slovakia's first medal at Rio2016; White water slalom; Musical Crossroads for Zuzanas

Slovakia misses second medal by 0.44 seconds

On Wednesday, Slovak single slalom canoeist Jakub Grigar finished fifth in the K1 discipline finals at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The 19 year-old athlete had been the first in the semi-finals and had also ...

Slovak industrial production up by 2.2% in June

Slovakia's industrial output went up by 2.2% year-on-year in June, stated the Slovak Statistics Office on Wednesday. The most significant growth of 13.5% was recorded in the production of metals and metal ...

Justice Ministry to support human rights projects

The Justice Minister Lucia Žitňanská will file a bill aiming to adjust the distribution of funds for projects regarding human rights, reported the SITA press agency on Wednesday. The reason behind the ...

Scientists support creation of national park in Bratislava

The Slovak Academy of Sciences supports the initiative of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region to create a new national park called 'Podunajsko'. Through this the Academy wants to protect unique areas ...

Pensions grew by almost 7% annually

As of the end of June, the average pension in Slovakia reached €415.92 with 1.04 million people receiving it. This represents an annual growth of 6.83%. Meanwhile, 19,100 individuals received early pensions ...

Young chaplain loses position for liberal gay marriage comments

Churchgoers in the northern Slovak village of Turany are rallying behind a Lutheran chaplain who has been reprimanded for comments made supporting LGBT rights, although none were made during church services. ...

Slovaks smuggled sheep cheese and poppy seeds to Rio

The Slovak agency Roko, a supplier of the Slovak hospitality house in Rio de Janeiro, smuggled sheep cheese or 'bryndza' and poppy seeds to Brazil, said Alexander Linczény, the director of the agency. ...

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio 11.8.2016

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio 10.8.2016

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