Stratospheric balloon launched by scientists in eastern Slovakia

May 3, 2015

A stratospheric balloon with a modern experimental platform was launched by Slovak and Czech scientists and students from the Spisska Nova Ves airport in the Eastern Slovakia on Saturday morning.

Setting sights on Galician horizons

May 3, 2015

LVIV The sun's rays dip beneath the soft and undulating foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. In spring the weather is still brisk near the Ukrainian town of Skole, around 100 kilometers southwest of Lviv.

Russian Night Wolves keeping low profile on their ride through Europe

May 2, 2015

A group of 30 bikers, including members of the Russian Night Wolves bikers
club, are reported to have crossed the Czech border with Slovakia on their
way to Bratislava and later Austria. Several members of the Russian Night

Daily Press Briefings : Daily Press Briefing - May 1, 2015

May 2, 2015

MR RATHKE: And likewise. I have a couple of things to mention at the top. So first is press freedom which, as you know, we've been talking about all this week at the top of the briefing.

War hero Antonin Bukový dies at 98

May 1, 2015

WWII veteran and war hero Antonin Bukový, decorated for bravery at the
Battle of Sokolovo, has died at the age of 98, the ctk news agency
reported. He was one of the founders of the First Czechoslovak Independent

Pavel Vošický – the political prisoner who helped shape Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign

May 1, 2015

When many of his friends were starting university, Pavel Vošický was
getting a different sort of education, hearing the stories of political
prisoners of various stripes in some of the most notorious jails in

Pavel Vošický – the political prisoner who helped shape Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign

May 1, 2015

When many of his friends were starting university, Pavel Vošický was
getting a different sort of education, hearing the stories of political
prisoners of various stripes in some of the most notorious jails in

Cupich names woman to new COO role in Chicago Archdiocese

April 30, 2015

Betsy Bohlen, new chief operating officer for the Archdiocese of Chicago, met with the Sun-Times editorial board Thursday, April 30, 2015. Archbishop Blase Cupich announced on Thursday the appointment of the Archdiocese of Chicago's first chief operating officer, Betsy Bohlen.

'No Moscow visit' for N Korea leader

April 30, 2015

Russia says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will now not attend Moscow's World War Two commemorations despite claims he had accepted an invitation.

Ohio's Sister State of South Korea

April 30, 2015

I didn't know Ohio had a sister State. I had heard about sister cities before when I had attended a Slovak group meeting in Lakewood some years back.

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