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Peter Sagan's Olympic MTB hopes appear gone as Slovakia misses qualification

A full list of the expected 34 entries for men's and women's cross-country

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Religious discrimination against LGBTQIA+ children is deeply rooted in Europe’s religious schools

Religious education is commonplace in public schools across Europe, and is obligatory in many. In some European countries such as Slovakia, religious bodies are responsible for religious education curricula, and in Bulgaria religious schools follow their own curricula for religious education, which can include teachings that condemn LGBTQIA+ identities. This…

The Conversation

Starmus 2024: Scientists and musicians unite in Bratislava to celebrate planet Earth

Here's what it was like to experience the Starmus Festival in Bratislava, where top scientists and musicians united to celebrate Earth with an overarching theme "The future of our home planet".

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Political violence in Europe: inside the 24 May Guardian Weekly

Shockwaves after shooting in Slovakia. Plus: Iran after Raisi

The Guardian - UK

Slovak Parliament votes to condemn political violence after assassination attempt on prime minister

Slovakia’s Parliament has voted unanimously to condemn political violence following an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is recovering from multiple wounds from last week’s shooting

The Independent UK

Slovakian PM Robert Fico stable and communicating, say doctors

Health update comes as country reels from assassination attempt and contends with political fallout

The Guardian - UK

Doctors give health update on Slovakia PM Robert Fico after assassination attempt

Fico immediately underwent a five-hour surgery to treat multiple wounds he suffered in the shooting

The Independent UK

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Condition of Slovakia's prime minister improves following an assassination attempt

Slovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition is improving following an assassination attempt last week that shocked the European Union nation deeply polarized over his policies

The Independent UK

Slovakia: PM Fico’s life no longer in danger after shooting, minister says

Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and requires intensive care, Slovak officials say.

Al Jazeera

Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting, says deputy

Fico remains in intensive care but has ‘emerged from immediate threat to his life’, Robert Kaliňák tells reporters

The Guardian - UK

Slovak prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid

Slovakia’s defense minister says the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in serious condition but now has a positive prognosis, four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation

The Independent UK

Slovakia's Prime Minister's Assailant To Remain In Custody

Slovakian court rules to keep suspect in custody after attempted assassination of Prime Minister Fico. Citizens show support as Fico recovers.

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Slovakia Divided Over Pro-Russia Leader's Policies

Slovakia grapples with political divisions post-assassination attempt on PM Fico, urging reconciliation and unity amidst societal unrest.

The Conversation

Slovakia’s polarised politics: Robert Fico warned a politician could be violently attacked weeks before assassination attempt

Slovak society is in shock after a 71-year-old man fired five shots at the prime minister, Robert Fico, while he was greeting a small crowd after a meeting.

The Guardian - UK

‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Robert Fico shooting highlights far wider crisis in Slovakia

Attack on prime minister lifts lid on divided politics of ‘one of the most polarised countries in Europe’

The Independent UK

Slovakia’s poisonous politics and the path to Robert Fico’s shooting

Members of the ruling coalition say the attempt to kill the prime minister was an act of political war. Tom Watling looks at the political tension behind this week’s dramatic shooting

The Conversation

Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization

The assassination attempt against Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been widely condemned by world leaders as an attack on democracy.

The Independent UK

Vaccines minister talks of ‘overwhelming’ death threats days after Slovakian PM assassination attempt

Shooting was the first major attempt on a European political leader in two decades

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