May 13 2020
BRATISLAVA Slovakia acted fast when it was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, quickly going into lockdown and keeping the number of cases lower than in most other European countries.
Apr 16 2020
BRATISLAVA Slovakia has posted its biggest daily jump in the number of new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to nearly 1,000, the country's Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Apr 16 2020
BRATISLAVA, April 16 Slovakia has posted its
biggest daily jump in the number of new coronavirus cases,
bringing its total to nearly 1,000, the country's Health
Ministry said on Thursday.
Apr 09 2020
BRATISLAVA Slovakia has closed off several Roma settlements in the eastern part of the country after reports of a cluster of coronavirus cases in five of them, highlighting difficulties faced by Europe's largest ethnic minority during the pandemic.
Apr 06 2020
BRATISLAVA A Slovak court on Monday sentenced former soldier Miroslav Marcek to 23 years in prison for shooting and killing investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova in February 2018.
Mar 21 2020
BRATISLAVA, March 21 Slovak President Zuzana Caputova appointed a center-right coalition government on Saturday headed by Igor Matovic, leader of the Ordinary People (OLANO) party, after a February election which swept anti-corruption parties to power.
Mar 15 2020
BRATISLAVA Slovakia declared a state of emergency on Sunday to contain the coronavirus outbreak, ordering the closure of all shops except food stores, pharmacies, banks, petrol stations and post offices from 6 a.m. on Monday, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said.
Mar 15 2020
BRATISLAVA Slovakia declared a state of emergency on Sunday to contain the coronavirus outbreak, ordering the closure of all shops except food stores, pharmacies, banks, petrol stations and post offices from 6 a.m. on Monday, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said.
Mar 15 2020
BRATISLAVA, March 15 Slovakia declared a state
of emergency on Sunday to contain the coronavirus outbreak,
ordering the closure of all shops except food stores,
pharmacies, banks, petrol stations and post offices from 6 a.m.
on Monday, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said.
Mar 01 2020
BRATISLAVA Slovakia's opposition led by the Ordinary People party (OLANO) won an emphatic victory in Saturday's parliamentary election, as voters angry with graft routed the ruling center-left Smer that has dominated the political scene for over a decade.