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Germany Halts Sales of Poultry, Pork, Eggs From 4,700 Farms

German authorities halted the sale of meat and eggs from 4,700 farms as concern about tainted animal feed escalates. Test results released today showed that fats used to produce some animal feeds contained more than 77 times the approved amount of dioxin, The Associated Press reported. Dioxin is a chemical substance...

Gunman Kills 6 Outside Slovak Capital

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (Aug. 30) -- A gunman has killed six people and injured at least 14 others in suburban Bratislava, the Slovak news agency reported Monday. TASR said the shooting happened on the streets of Devinska Nova Ves, on the outskirts of the Slovak capital, in the middle of the morning. It said the man, who has...

More Slovakian Hockey Goodness

We've already seen how a small crowd of about 4,000 Slovakian hockey fans puts over 15,000 NHL fans to shame with their enthusiastic post-game celebrations. NHL fans simply race for the exits while the Slovaks party like its 1999.Now, how about during the game, during those frequent breaks and intermissions? NHL teams run...

Video of the Day: The Slovaks Know How to Celebrate

Think about the last time you attended a hockey match. What happens at the end? You all shuffle out of the arena, maybe listen to the Three Stars selection, and get the hell out of dodge so that you aren't stuck in traffic.Well, over in Europe, especially in Slovakia, the home crowd and players do the exact opposite, and...

Slovakia News From the Web

05/31/12 Slovakia's social partners approve EU's third energy... Source: Slovak Spectator Slovakia's tripartite committee made up of representatives of employers, trade unions and the government, has recommended the cabinet to approve amendments to Slovakia's energy laws that will transpose the EU's third energy liberalisation package into legislation.
05/31/12 Better VAT collection could add â¬1 billion revenue... Source: Slovak Spectator Slovakia could increase its revenue from the value added tax (VAT) by some â¬1 billion through more efficient collection and streamlined VAT collection and for that reason the justice and finance ministries are jointly working on a draft revision to the VAT law to eliminate fraud, the SITA newswire wrote.
05/31/12 Carlisle Utd deserve credit for Michalik's Slovakia... Source: News & Star - Carlisle - Cumbria - UK Greg Abbott believes Carlisle United can take huge credit for resurrecting Lubo Michalik's international career.
05/31/12 Slovakia up one place in the 2012 Global... Source: Slovak Spectator Slovakia's level of competitiveness improved slightly last year with the country rising from 48th to the 47th place out of 57 countries evaluated in the 2012 World Competitiveness Index (WCI), according to Mat PoÅ¡vanc, the head of the F. A. Hayek Foundation who reported the results to the TASR newswire on May 30.
05/31/12 EC report: Slovakia needs to boost education and... Source: Slovak Spectator Slovakia's economic growth should reach 1.8 percent in 2012 according to a report released by the European Commission on May 30, the TASR newswire reported.