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Painting by Hitler goes to auction in Slovakia [Jan 26, 2012] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - A painting by Adolf Hitler, done before he became Nazi Germany's dictator, has been put up for sale by a Slovak auctioning house, its head told AFP. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovaks enjoy Hungary shopping sprees with cheap forint [Jan 24, 2012] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Slovaks, the eurozone's second poorest members, are taking advantage of the slumping rate of neighbouring Hungary's forint against the euro to go on shopping sprees in Hungarian border towns. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovaks enjoy Hungary shopping sprees with cheap forint [Jan 23, 2012] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Slovaks, the eurozone's second poorest members, are taking advantage of the slumping rate of neighbouring Hungary's forint against the euro to go on shopping sprees in Hungarian border towns. [via YahooNews] More >>

South Korean carmaker Kia boosts output at Slovak plant [Jan 18, 2012] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Czechs bid farewell to Havel in national mourning [Dec 21, 2011] PRAGUE (AFP) - Thousands gathered in Prague's historic city centre Wednesday as three days of national mourning began to bid farewell to 1989 Velvet Revolution icon Vaclav Havel who died Sunday aged 75. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia 'no' vote endangers euro rescue effort [Oct 12, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Lawmakers in the eurozone's poorest member Slovakia cast a menacing new shadow over the 17-nation bloc's debt crisis by rejecting an expanded bailout fund and tools to shore up enfeebled banks. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia opens talks to save eurozone bailout [Oct 11, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Slovakia's deadlocked centre-right coalition met for fresh talks Tuesday on bolstering the EU's debt rescue fund ahead of a key parliamentary vote it must win for the crucial eurozone deal to go through. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak prime minister survives no-confidence vote [Sep 14, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Slovakia's Prime Minister Iveta Radicova on Wednesday survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion launched by the left-wing opposition over corruption allegations. [via YahooNews] More >>

Football: Trapattoni insists Irish will take fight to Moscow [Sep 03, 2011] Ireland slip off the top of Group B after a scoreless draw with Slovakia. -AFP [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek default must be avoided, says ECB chief [Jul 19, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - The responsibility to prevent Greece from defaulting lies with eurozone governments, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet told a Slovak newspaper in an interview published on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Six-goal Finland cruise to world hockey title [May 16, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Finland battled back from a goal down to win the world ice hockey title on Sunday thrashing Nordic neighbours Sweden 6-1 at the Bratislava arena. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany upset Slovakia at hockey world championships [May 02, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Last year's semi-finalists Germany upset hosts Slovakia 4-3 in their world championship preliminary Group A clash on Sunday to maintain their 100-percent record with two wins in as many matches. [via YahooNews] More >>

Switzerland beat France in ice hockey overtime [Apr 30, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) - France battled stoutly in their world ice hockey championships campaign-opening match but nevertheless suffered a sudden-death overtime 1-0 defeat at the hands of Switzerland at Kosice on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak football great Popluhar dies at 75 [Mar 07, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - Former Czechoslovakia defender Jan Popluhar, who played in the team that lost to Brazil in the 1962 World Cup final in Chile, died on Sunday aged 75, Slovak media reported Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Czechs lead Slovakia 2-0 in Fed Cup [Feb 05, 2011] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - The Czech Republic won the two opening singles of their Fed Cup World Group quarter-final tie with hosts Slovakia in Bratislava on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

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