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For second time in a week, Ukrainian strike cuts Russian oil supply to EU’s Hungary, Slovakia
Firstpost
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August 22, 2025
A Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Druzhba pipeline has halted oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia for at least five days, raising energy security concerns as both nations warn of economic risks from disrupted Russian imports. Russian oil supplies to...
Planned Changes to Arts Council Raise Concerns Across Slovakia
Radio Slovakia International
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Planned changes to the Slovak Arts Council (FPU) have raised concerns about the future of cultural life, with the Union of Slovak Towns warning that reforms were prepared without professional discussion and could threaten theatres, galleries, and...
Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia
The Guardian
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August 22, 2025
Ukraine has hit a key pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline bringing fuel to Europe from Russia, knocking out supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, the only remaining EU member states still receiving Russian oil. As Ukraine targets...
US blasts Slovakia over media freedom backsliding
The Slovak Spectator
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August 22, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The United States has raised concerns over the erosion of media freedom and civil society protections in Slovakia, warning of increasing threats to journalists...
Nearly One in Four Slovaks Gamble on Unlicensed Sites
Gambling News - New York
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August 22, 2025
A new report has revealed that nearly one in four Slovakian online gamblers are using unlicensed platforms, raising alarms about the actual scale of illegal betting in the country. Slovakia’s First Big Illegal Online Gambling Survey The study,...
He grew up in a refugee camp. Now he's saving lives in Bratislava
The Slovak Spectator
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August 22, 2025
Every week The Slovak Spectator brings you a selection of three short stories from across Slovakia from which pessimism and negativity are absent. Slovak winemaker lands on top wine lists abroad Article continues after video advertisement Article...
Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia
Business Recorder
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August 22, 2025
KYIV/BUDAPEST: Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia could be suspended for at least five days following the latest Ukrainian strike on a facility in Russia, the Hungarian and Slovakian governments said on Friday, in a widening of the...
Druzhba Oil Pipeline Attacked Again — Slovak Economy Minister
Sputnik News
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August 22, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250822/druzhba-oil-pipeline-attacked-again--slovak-economy-minister-1122660071.html Druzhba Oil Pipeline Attacked Again — Slovak Economy Minister Druzhba Oil Pipeline Attacked Again — Slovak Economy Minister Sputnik...
Fico abandons ethnic Slovaks in Serbia by siding with Vučić
The Slovak Spectator
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August 21, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Several hundred people gathered in the Slovak capital of Bratislava on Tuesday evening in solidarity with demonstrators in Serbia, after a photo exhibition in...
Slovakia’s liberals sideline founder as party seeks fresh start
The Slovak Spectator
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August 21, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Branislav Gröhling, chairman of Slovakia’s Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), has moved to bar party founder Richard Sulík from all future electoral lists,...
Culture Tips, Weekend of August 22
Radio Slovakia International
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The latest culture tips from around Slovakia. Disaster Seen Through the Eyes of Artists of Different Generations What role do artists play in a hyper-visual, high-tech era marked by crises? The exhibition titled POHROMA (DISASTER): Basic Safety...
NZ joins call for foreign media access to Gaza
Otago Daily Times
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August 22, 2025
New Zealand has joined more than two dozen other countries to call for "immediate and independent" foreign media access to Gaza. Earlier this month, an Israeli strike in the city killed six Al Jazeera staffers - two correspondents, three cameramen...
Slovakia Commemorates 57th Anniversary of 1968 Warsaw Pact Invasion
Radio Slovakia International
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Today, Thursday the 21st of August, Slovakia marks 57 years since Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia, abruptly ending the Prague Spring reforms led by Alexander Dubček. The invasion claimed dozens of lives in Slovakia, including students...
Sports1 hour ago Emmanuel Bamidele Switches Allegiance From Nigeria To UAE Ahead Of Diamond League Finale World Athletics has confirmed that quarter-miler Emmanuel Bamidele has officially switched nationality from Nigeria to the United Arab Emirates.…
Naija News
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August 21, 2025
Emmanuel Bamidele, a 26-year-old Nigerian sprinter, has already been listed as eligible to compete for the UAE on the governing body’s database. Bamidele’s debut race under his new flag will come this Friday at the Brussels Diamond League finale,...
Slovakia and Hungary receive oil again through the Druzhba pipeline
1in.am
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Slovakia is once again receiving oil via the Druzhba pipeline after problems with the pipeline caused by shelling by the Ukrainian army, the Slovak Ministry of Economy announced. The ministry did not provide details. Hungary also announced the...
8 of the best places to visit in Slovakia
Lonely Planet
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Most travelers get a taste of Slovakia on a city break in the capital, Bratislava, or by hiking in the famous Tatras. Yet well beyond its numerous castles and cobbled old towns, the Central European country offers much more - Lonely Planet even...
NZ joins calls for urgent, independent foreign media access to Gaza
RNZ
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August 21, 2025
Mourners and colleagues surround the bodies of Al-Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Refee, killed in an Israeli strike during their coverage of Gaza's Al-Shati refugee camp in July 2024. Photo: ABOOD ABUSALAMA New...
FAIRTIQ launches smart ticketing pilots in Slovakia, UK, and Norway
Railway Technology
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August 20, 2025
FAIRTIQ, a mobile pay-as-you-go (MPAYG) ticketing company, has announced the launch of three smart ticketing pilots across Slovakia, the UK, and Norway. These pilots span national rail networks, a government-backed rail reform trial, and regional...
Kia launches EV production in Slovakia as Ceed era ends
The Slovak Spectator
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August 21, 2025
Kia has begun mass production of its first fully electric vehicle in Europe, marking a turning point for both the South Korean brand and Slovakia’s car industry. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video...
U.S. Embassy in Belmopan Announces Leadership Transition
Love FM
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August 21, 2025
A change in leadership is underway at the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan. Rhonda Slusher has been named Deputy Chief of Mission, a position she assumed on August 11. She will also serve as Chargé d’affaires, a temporary role that comes with the...