Place: Slovak

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business

‘Leave’ voters left with little to rue three months on

The cost of imports may have risen but the depreciation of sterling has given a boost to the UK economy and lower and middle income earners will benefit, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

world

No 'a la carte' single market for Britain after Brexit vote, warns EU Council president

world

Up to 50 migrants found dead in lorry

business

Dixons sells loss-making ElectroWorld chain

world

Long line of mourners pay tribute to Havel

world

Czechs queue to pay respects to Havel

Demise of SkyEurope provides Ryanair with opportunity to expand

RYANAIR, which is expected to launch its 33rd European base today, believes the collapse of Austrian airline SkyEurope will open up opportunities for it to expand.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2009

Six hikers killed in avalanche

Six people were killed when an avalanche trapped them under eight feet of snow as they hiked in the Alps of Western Austria, according to authorities.

Sun, 03 May, 2009

Police arrest three trying to sell radioactive material

Three people have been arrested for trying to sell 1kg of an unspecified radioactive material for €700,000, police in Slovakia said tonight.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2007

Four die as train crashes into car

Four people were killed when a freight train crashed into a car east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

Fri, 26 May, 2006

Slovak military plane crash kills 42 in Hungary

A Slovak military plane carrying troops back from Kosovo crashed into a mountainside in north-eastern Hungary, killing at least 42 people, officials said today.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2006

Ukraine accuissed of diverting Russian gas

Russia’s state-controlled OAO Gazprom natural gas monopoly today accused Ukraine of diverting about $25m (€21m) worth of Russian gas intended for customers in other European countries, Russian news agencies reported.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2006

Ryanair links to Eastern Europe

RYANAIR has announced five new routes linking its base at London Stansted with regional airports in Poland and Slovakia.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

EU newcomers split on whether lives have improved

Day in and out, Frantisek Danihel steers his ferry back and forth over the slow-moving Morava River, linking what were two separate worlds only a year ago - the European Union and its aspiring members.

Sun, 01 May, 2005

Democracy dispute must not mar relations, Putin tells Bush

President George Bush said he had a “very important and constructive” summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, and that the two leaders agreed Iran and North Korea should not acquire nuclear weapons.

Thu, 24 Feb, 2005

Slovaks see Putin as democracy guarantor

Slovaks see Russian President Vladimir Putin as more of a guarantor of democracy in the world than President George Bush, a poll revealed today.

Mon, 21 Feb, 2005

Explosives found near site of NATO conference

Police found two bags of explosives in the centre of the Slovak capital Bratislava today – 24 hours ahead of a Nato Parliamentary Assembly meeting attended by hundreds of MPs.

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Pope beatifies clerics jailed in Slovakia

Recalling Cold War-era crimes against the church, an ailing Pope John Paul II was wrapping up his gruelling pilgrimage today by beatifying two clerics jailed and tortured under Slovakia’s former communist regime.

Sun, 14 Sep, 2003

Pope presses on with pilgrimage

PRESSING on with a gruelling four-day pilgrimage, Pope John Paul II brought his message of spiritual renewal to central Slovakia yesterday after a faltering start to his trip.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2003