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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Femke Bol (R) of the Netherlands acknowledges the crowd after winning the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, alongside bronze medalist Emma Zapletalova of the Slovak Republic.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Femke Bol (C) of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, alongside silver medalist Jasmine Jones (R) of the United States and bronze medalist Emma Zapletalova of the Slovak Republic.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Femke Bol (C) of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, alongside silver medalist Jasmine Jones (R) of the United States and bronze medalist Emma Zapletalova of the Slovak Republic.

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to Ukraine Anica Djamic (C) attends the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova and Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal (R) and Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Participants in the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis (L) and Director General of the Directorate-General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions Pavlo Kryvonos attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal attends the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Participants in the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis holds a speech at the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal holds a speech at the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Ukraine Antal Heizer attends the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal (L) and Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis holds a speech during the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis and Ukrainian public figure, diplomat Danylo Lubkivskyi (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Ukraine Carlo Formosa and his spouse Monica Bartoli pose for a picture during the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Head of the mission of International Committee of Red Cross in Ukraine Jurg Eglin and a Representative of the UNHCR in Ukraine Karolina Lindholm Billing pose for a picture during the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Ukraine Pavel Vizdal, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Ukraine Carlo Formosa and his spouse Monica Bartoli (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Head of the mission of the International Committee of Red Cross in Ukraine Jurg Eglin poses for picture during the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - First Assistant Military Attache of the Republic of Bulgaria to Ukraine, Senior Lieutenant Yosif Ivanov, Defense Attache of Canada to Ukraine, Colonel Serge Menard and Defense Attache of the Republic of Austria in Ukraine Manfred Stacher (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Ukraine Barakat Elleity, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Ukraine Antal Heizer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Palestine to Ukraine Hashem Hasan Dajani, Charge dAffaires of the Embassy of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria in Ukraine Ahmed Ouail, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to Ukraine Carlo Formosa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Ukraine Shueib Kasu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Ukraine Ravi Shankar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Major General (retired) Nadir Khan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine Arief Muhammad Basal

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Military attaches attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Ukraine Martin Harris (L) and Director General of the Directorate General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions Pavlo Kryvonos attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Ukraine Alexandru Victor Micula, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Ukraine Alisher Kurmanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Ukraine Martin Harris and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova to Ukraine Valeriu Chiever (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Ukraine Radek Pech and Charge dAffaires of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine Piotr Lukasiewicz (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Charge dAffaires of the Embassy of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria in Ukraine Ahmed Ouail, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Ukraine Shueib Kasu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Libya to Ukraine Osama Ablgasem and Consul of the Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Ukraine Okasha Eldow Mohammed Elmahi (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Military attaches attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Military attaches attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Assistant Director of the International Defense Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Colonel Oleh Barabash, Defense Attache of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine, Colonel Dariusz Slota, Defense Attache of the Republic of Latvia to Ukraine and Moldova Colonel Aleksandrs Holmanovs, Defense Attache of Romania to Ukraine Colonel Georgice Corneliu Ciobanu, Defense Attache at the US Embassy in Ukraine, Brigadier General Kipling Kahler (L to R) attend the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak RepublicKipling Kahler, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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National Day of Slovak Republic marked with reception in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Participants in the diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Slovak Republic, the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine

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Joint consultations between Ukrainian and Slovak governments

ZAKARPATTIA REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 7, 2024 - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Robert Kalinak and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Denisa Sakova attend joint consultations between the governments of Ukraine and Slovakia in Zakarpattia region, western Ukraine.

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Joint consultations between Ukrainian and Slovak governments

ZAKARPATTIA REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 7, 2024 - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Robert Kalinak and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Denisa Sakova (R to L) attend joint consultations between the governments of Ukraine and Slovakia in Zakarpattia region, western Ukraine.

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Slovakia: Bratislava Airport Evacuated Due To Bomb Alert

The entire terminal of Bratislava Airport was evacuated on Wednesday, July 31 after an anonymous caller reported a bomb at the airport.

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NATO Leaders Meet - Washington

US President Joe Biden, from left, Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovak Republic, and Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), participate in a welcome handshake during the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. President Joe Biden and NATO's 31 other leaders had hoped their summit would celebrate fresh unity against Russia's Vladimir Putin, send a warning to China and prove the alliance is as strong as ever in its 75th year, but the three days of pageantry will be overshadowed by domestic turmoil across the alliance. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slovak court puts PM shooting suspect in pre-trial detention

STORY: Slovak court puts PM shooting suspect in pre-trial detention SHOOTING TIME: May 18, 2024 DATELINE: May 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: PEZINOK, Slovakia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the court 2. various of police escorting the suspect leaving the court STORYLINE: The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. A prosecutor of the General Prosecutor's Office proposed to take into custody the accused, 71-year-old Juraj C., because of his possible escape and due to the risk he might continue his criminal activity, reported the TASR. Fico sustained four gunshot wounds in an attack when he greeted supporters after chairing a government meeting in the central Slovak town of Handlova on Wednesday. He is currently hosp

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SLOVAKIA-COURT-PM-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-PRE-TRIAL DETENTION

(240518) -- BRATISLAVA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A police officer stands guard outside the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, May 18, 2024. The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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SLOVAKIA-COURT-PM-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-PRE-TRIAL DETENTION

(240518) -- BRATISLAVA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Police patrol outside the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, May 18, 2024. The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

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NATO Foreign Ministers Summit - Brussels

Handout photo shows Left to right: Antony J. Blinken (US Secretary of State) talking with Juraj Blanár (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic) during NATO Foreign Ministers Summit on November 29, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATO Foreign Ministers Summit - Brussels

Handout photo shows Left to right: Antony J. Blinken (US Secretary of State) with Juraj Blanár (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic) during NATO Foreign Ministers Summit on November 29, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATO Summit - Vilnius

Handout photo shows President Zuzana Čaputová (Slovak Republic) during the NATO Summit at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre (LITEXPO) in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11, 2023. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Slovak FM speaks highly of diplomatic ties between Slovakia, China

STORY: Former Slovak FM speaks highly of diplomatic ties between Slovakia, China DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): PAVOL DEMES, Former Slovak Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Former Slovak Foreign Minister Pavol Demes has spoken highly of diplomatic ties between his country and China over the past 30 years. In 1993, the Slovak Republic became an independent sovereign state. China immediately recognized and established diplomatic relations with it. Demes said that the past 30 years witnessed very friendly relations between the two countries, and both sides could build on the tradition. SOUNDBITE (English): PAVOL DEMES, Former Slovak Foreign Minister "Nowadays China is a booming country because you are changing your model, and you are experimenting as well, to modernize your way of economy and so on. In the last 30 years, China, from a third-world country, is a very significant player on global arena. And that is why I think that

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Chinese, Slovak diplomats vow to boost bilateral ties

STORY: Chinese, Slovak diplomats vow to boost bilateral ties DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: POLITICS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of drawings by architect Aurel Fabri 2. various of Chinese Ambassador in Slovakia greeting guests 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LIJIE, Chinese Ambassador to Slovakia 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAVOL SYKORCIN, Secretary general of Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AUREL FABRI, Architect STORYLINE: Chinese and Slovak diplomats confirmed their intention to further enhance bilateral ties at a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Slovakia Monday evening. In 1993, the Slovak Republic became an independent sovereign state. China immediately recognized and established diplomatic relations with it. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LIJIE, Chinese Ambassador to Slovakia "Over the past 30 years, the friendly relations and cooperation made steady progress." The ambassador praised the bilateral economic relation

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Germany's Junker wins women's heavyweight-class bodybuilding

AKITA, Japan - Susanne Neiderhauser of Austria (L), Cornelia Junker of Germany (C) and Jana Purdjakova of the Slovak Republic flex their muscles on the podium at Akita City Culture Hall on Aug. 19. Junker won the gold medal in the women's heavyweight-class bodybuilding competition at the sixth World Games in Akita, followed by Neiderhauser and Purdjakova.

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GREECE-ATHENS-SLOVAK REPUBLIC-PRESIDENT-VISIT

(220906) -- ATHENS, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) and Slovak President Zuzana Caputova shake hands at the Prime Minister's Office in Athens, Greece, on Sept. 6, 2022. Visiting Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and Greek leaders agreed here on Tuesday to tighten their countries' cooperation in light of the current crises, in particular the energy crunch. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-SLOVAK REPUBLIC-PRESIDENT-VISIT

(220906) -- ATHENS, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) and Slovak President Zuzana Caputova pose at the Prime Minister's Office in Athens, Greece, on Sept. 6, 2022. Visiting Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and Greek leaders agreed here on Tuesday to tighten their countries' cooperation in light of the current crises, in particular the energy crunch. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-SLOVAK REPUBLIC-PRESIDENT-VISIT

(220906) -- ATHENS, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1st L, front) welcomes Slovak President Zuzana Caputova (2nd L, front) in Athens, Greece, on Sept. 6, 2022. Visiting Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and Greek leaders agreed here on Tuesday to tighten their countries' cooperation in light of the current crises, in particular the energy crunch. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TABLE TENNIS-WTT STAR CONTENDER 2022

(220330) -- DOHA, March 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kihara Miyuu of Japan celebrates during the women's singles round of 16 match against Barbora Balazova of Slovak Republic at the WTT Star Contender Doha 2022 in Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TABLE TENNIS-WTT STAR CONTENDER 2022

(220330) -- DOHA, March 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Barbora Balazova of Slovak Republic hits a return during the women's singles round of 16 match against Kihara Miyuu of Japan at the WTT Star Contender Doha 2022 in Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-TABLE TENNIS-WTT STAR CONTENDER 2022

(220330) -- DOHA, March 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kihara Miyuu of Japan hits a return during the women's singles round of 16 match against Barbora Balazova of Slovak Republic at the WTT Star Contender Doha 2022 in Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2022. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)