Slovakia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among backyard poultry, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The outbreak followed several outbreaks among poultry farms in Europe and Asia in recent weeks in a sign the virus is spreading quickly …
Read More »Hundreds in Slovak capital block traffic in protest against vaccination law
Hundreds of people blocked traffic in the centre of Slovak capital Bratislava, protesting against a law that gives those who have had the COVID-19 vaccine easier access to public events and spaces, Slovak media reported on Thursday. The law, which requires people who haven’t been inoculated to take a test …
Read More »Anti-graft campaigner sworn in as Slovakia’s first female president.
Anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova was sworn in as Slovakia’s first female president on Saturday, vowing to fight impunity and champion justice in a country shaken by a journalist’s murder last year. The killing of Jan Kuciak, who investigated high-level graft cases, and his fiancé at their home last February sparked …
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