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Nadal passes third round Aus Open test
Rafael Nadal is into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a victory over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko.
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Nadal into Round of 16 at Australian Open
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.
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Slovakia to be downgraded by S&P: Euro zone source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Slovakia is among several euro zone countries that will be downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Friday, a senior euro zone source said. S&P said in early December it was reviewing the ratings of 15 of the 17 euro zone member states, with the possibility of downgrading their creditworthiness in the face of a deepening debt crisis. Euro zone sources have told ...
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Tennis-Nadal in cruise control for third round win
Rafa Nadal sent the last qualifier spinning out of the Australian Open on Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 6-2 win over Slovakian Lukas Lacko.
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Nadal in cruise control for third round win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal sent the last qualifier spinning out of the Australian Open Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 6-2 win over Slovakian Lukas Lacko. Nadal could not have asked for smoother passage into the fourth round, wrapping up victory in an hour and 55 minutes in overcast conditions at Rod Laver Arena and conserving valuable energy for the wars of attrition to come in later ...
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Major media in Slovenia follow Slovakia in teaming up to charge common fee for online access
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Slovenia is following Slovakia in a project for media to earn revenue by charging a single fee for access to their online sites. In May, all major Slovak newspapers and others went behind one common pay wall and offered unlimited access to areas considered exclusive in a project known as Piano, for a single fee of ?2.90 ($3.71) a month. Read full article >>
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Freiburg signs defender Karim Guede from Slovan
Freiburg says is has signed defender Karim Guede from Slovan Bratislava. Guede was born in Hamburg but now has Slovak citizenship and has played four matches for Slovakia. He was once considered for Togo, but never played for the land of his mother. Freiburg is five points from safety at the bottom of the Bundesliga.
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Young slumps to 2nd-round exit in Melbourne
Slovakia's Lukas Lacko, left, is congratulated by Donald Young of the US after winning their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.
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Foxconn to cut workforce at Slovakia factory, says newspaper
Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will reduce the number of employees at its LCD TV assembly factory in Slovakia by 600 to 1,800, industry sources in Taiwan cited Slovakian newspaper Hospodarske Noviny as indicating.
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Australian Open Results
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Results Wednesday at the $26.83 million Australian Open on outdoor hardcourts at Melbourne Park (number in parentheses denotes seeding): Singles Men Second Round Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. Olivier Rochus , Belgium, 6-1, 6-0, 7-6 (4). Yen-hsun Lu , Taiwan, def. Florent Serra , France, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Philipp Kohlschreiber , Germany, def. Pere Riba , Spain ...
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Foxconn to 'lay off 600 people' in Slovakia
Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn will lay off 600 people in its Slovak plant where it makes LCD televisions for Sony due to low demand, Slovak business daily Hospodarske noviny reported on Monday.
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South Korean carmaker Kia boosts output at Slovak plant
BRATISLAVA (AFP) - South Korean carmaker Kia Motors said on Tuesday that it had raised output by 10 per cent at its Slovak plant last year, assembling more than 252,000 cars on the heels of 229,500 in 2010.
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Separate Schools for Roma Challenged
BRATISLAVA, Jan 16 (IPS) - A school in Slovakia has defended its decision to segregate Roma children from other students after a court ruled the practice breached equal rights laws.
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Virgin Mary, Patron of Brazil, to Be Enthroned in Slovakia
APARECIDA, Brazil, JAN. 16, 2012 ( Zenit.org ).- The archbishop of Aparecida will participate this week in the enthronement of an image of Our Lady of Aparecida in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Foxconn to 'lay off 600 people' in Slovakia
Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn will lay off 600 people in its Slovak plant where it makes LCD televisions for Sony due to low demand, Slovak business daily Hospodarske noviny reported on Monday.
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Foxconn to 'lay off 600 people' in Slovakia
Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn will lay off 600 people in its Slovak plant where it makes LCD televisions for Sony due to low demand, Slovak business daily Hospodarske noviny reported on Monday.
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Foxconn to 'lay off 600 people' in Slovakia
Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn will lay off 600 people in its Slovak plant where it makes LCD televisions for Sony due to low demand, Slovak business daily Hospodarske noviny reported on Monday.
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Hindus shocked at maltreatment of Gypsies in Slovakia
Nevada (US), Jan 9 : Hindus have expressed shock at Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights report on Roma (Gypsies) human rights in Slovakia.
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Foxconn to 'lay off 600 people' in Slovakia
Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn will lay off 600 people in its Slovak plant where it makes LCD televisions for Sony due to low demand, Slovak business daily Hospodarske noviny reported on Monday.
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Research and Markets: Slovakia Baby Food & Paediatric Nutrition Market: Forecasts to 2017
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Slovakia Baby Food & Paediatric Nutrition Market:
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