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Slovak police unleash tear gas as anti-Covid demonstrators push into parliament in Bratislava

Posted on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021By Editor

Slovakian riot police launched tear gas on demonstrators in the capital of Bratislava after some of those protesting against Covid restrictions managed to force their way into the parliament building. … Read More >Slovak police unleash tear gas as anti-Covid demonstrators push into parliament in Bratislava

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Slovakia suspends use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for first doses after blood clot-linked death of recipient

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021By Editor

Slovakia will halt its rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for people being given their first doses, its Health Ministry has said, after an inquiry into the death of a person who suffered blood clots after receiving the jab. … Read More >Slovakia suspends use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for first doses after blood clot-linked death of recipient

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Hungarian laboratory confirms Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine reliable, says Slovak health minister after row over Sputnik V

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

Initial results of a formal review of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for Slovakia carried out by a Hungarian lab show the vaccine is reliable, said Slovakia’s health minister. … Read More >Hungarian laboratory confirms Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine reliable, says Slovak health minister after row over Sputnik V

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Slovak health minister forced to RESIGN under pressure from coalition partners criticizing Sputnik V purchase

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

Minister Marek Krajci has announced his resignation as the government coalition risked breaking over discussions about the purchase of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine by Prime Minister Igor Matovic. … Read More >Slovak health minister forced to RESIGN under pressure from coalition partners criticizing Sputnik V purchase

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‘I’m not a killer’: Slovakia’s PM says he won’t give up on ‘quality’ Sputnik V vaccine only because it’s made in Russia

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021By Editor

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic has rejected the possibility of returning Sputnik V supplies to Russia, saying that the effective jab will be used to save lives in the country no matter the split in the government. … Read More >‘I’m not a killer’: Slovakia’s PM says he won’t give up on ‘quality’ Sputnik V vaccine only because it’s made in Russia

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‘Nowhere to retreat from here’: Packed crematoriums struggle to burn bodies of Covid-19 victims in Czech Republic & Slovakia

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Officials in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are sounding the alarm, as crematoriums struggle with the influx of bodies of Covid-19 victims. … Read More >‘Nowhere to retreat from here’: Packed crematoriums struggle to burn bodies of Covid-19 victims in Czech Republic & Slovakia

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VaccinEUnity? European bloc launches Covid jab program – but Germany, Hungary & Slovakia already started ahead of schedule

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

The EU launched a bloc-wide vaccination program on Sunday in what Ursula von der Leyen called a “moment of unity.” Yet, each member state has got only around 10,000 doses so far, and some decided to start earlier than planned. … Read More >VaccinEUnity? European bloc launches Covid jab program – but Germany, Hungary & Slovakia already started ahead of schedule

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‘Hatred must be really strong to insult the dead’: 2nd Jewish cemetery vandalized in a month in Slovakia (VIDEO)

Posted on December 28, 2019December 28, 2019By Editor

Vandals have targeted an old Jewish cemetery in the small Slovakian town of Rajec, toppling over 20 tombstones. A similar incident happened just two weeks ago about 70km away. … Read More >‘Hatred must be really strong to insult the dead’: 2nd Jewish cemetery vandalized in a month in Slovakia (VIDEO)

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‘Worse than during WWII’: Jewish cemetery DESTROYED in Slovakia, with almost 60 graves vandalized (PHOTOS)

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019By Editor

At least 59 tombstones were overturned and smashed into pieces by unknown vandals at a Jewish cemetery in Slovakia. Caretakers of the graveyard said they had never seen such a vicious attack, even under Nazi occupation. … Read More >‘Worse than during WWII’: Jewish cemetery DESTROYED in Slovakia, with almost 60 graves vandalized (PHOTOS)