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/ 6 June 2006

Gale topples thousands of trees in Slovakia

Forest managers were assessing the damage on Tuesday caused by a gale that flattened at least 7 000 trees in Slovakia’s High Tatras National Park. Park spokesperson Marian Sturcel said the toll from wind gusts was the highest since a freak windstorm in November 2004 toppled 120km² of conifer trees in the region.

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/ 3 November 2005

Life with the Danube

Through an office window at a modern art museum near Bratislava, Nina Zackova watches elegant water birds soar above the Danube and contemplates her remarkably romantic work environment. ”Water, birds, sky,” she says with a sigh. ”This is the most beautiful place to work.” Like 80-million other Europeans who inhabit this grand river valley, Zackova is Danube-dreaming.

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/ 28 July 2005

Disastrous debut for Celtic boss

Gordon Strachan suffered a disastrous first competitive match as Celtic manager following their 5-0 defeat to Artmedia Bratislava in the European Champions League in Slovakia on Wednesday night. Celtic face an almost impossible task at Parkhead on August 2 for the second leg of this second qualifying round.

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/ 24 February 2005

Bush, Putin talk about nuclear weapons

United States President George Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin sought common ground on Thursday on keeping conventional and nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists, a positive note in talks likely to raise sensitive questions about Russia’s support of Iran and democratic rollbacks.

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/ 14 October 2004

Police try to sniff out bank robber

Slovaks were on the lookout for a foul-smelling bank robber on Thursday after police said the thief had a nasty odor. Police spokesperson Alena Tosevova said what the bandit wore was not the most noticeable thing for workers inside the bank, but rather a strong smell, which they reported to investigators.