slovakia | ABS-CBN News

Australia make flying start at Billie Jean King Cup

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 10:36 AM

Australia made a strong start to their Billie Jean King Cup Finals campaign as Ajla Tomljanovic and Storm Sanders sealed a 2-1 victory against Slovakia. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 10, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories on photos. Read more »

Volunteers help refugees fleeing Ukraine

Peter Lazar, AFP
Posted at Mar 10 10:58 PM

A Slovak volunteer helps with transport for Ukrainian refugees at the railway and bus station in Kosice, eastern Slovakia, on Thursday. Read more »

More than 1.2 million refugees flee Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 03:02 AM

The UN children's agency UNICEF estimates that around half a million of them are youngsters. Read more »

Nearly 836,000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 09:45 PM

More than half have headed west into Poland, according to tallies completed up to Tuesday. Read more »

Slovakia knocks USA out of Olympic hockey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 10:48 PM

Slovakia eliminated the US in the Beijing Olympic ice hockey quarterfinals, stunning the Americans with a tying goal in the final minute. Read more »

Slovaks lock down to slow highest COVID infection rate

Radovan Stoklasa, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 26 06:37 AM

Slovakia, a country of 5.5 million, ordered all but essential shops and services closed and banned some people from traveling outside their districts. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 11:57 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Slovakia enforces COVID-19 lockdown

Radovan Stoklasa, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 25 10:23 PM

A Christmas tree is decorated by workers suspended from a crane, as the Slovak government mandated further restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 11:33 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis in Slovakia for a 4-day visit

Tiziana Fabi, AFP
Posted at Sep 14 10:45 AM

Pope Francis (right) talks to a nun after he attended a meeting with bishops, priests, religious consecrated persons, seminarians, and catechists at the Saint Martin Cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Monday. Read more »

Slovak PM tests positive for COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 12:31 PM

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19, a week after he attended an EU summit in Brussels. Read more »

In global first, Slovakia begins mass virus testing

Laszlo Juhasz, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 10:33 PM

Slovakia on Saturday began a program to screen its entire population for coronavirus in what would be a global first but medical professionals have warned it could lead to an increase in cases.   Read more »