Water restrictions were introduced in Ruskov, Ďurkov, Svinica: residents should use drinking water for essentials like cooking, hygiene, laundry while water use for pools, gardens, washing cars is banned; despite rainfall forecast, restrictions remain

A golden takin calf — a species so rare that only a few dozen are kept in zoos worldwide — has been born for the first time at Bratislava Zoo

Two previously unknown minerals containing both silver and gold were identified in the hills of Nová Baňa, the historic mining town; named auropolybasite and auropearceite, they were discovered by an international team led by Slovak Academy of Sciences

Housing completions dropped in 2025 and new construction remained well below long-term levels according to latest official figures

189 employees are set to lose their jobs as production at a packaging manufacturer winds down in the next 18 months: another blow to Martin's region, once a stronghold of heavy engineering and paper production now seeing steady erosion of industrial jobs