SUMMARY - Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 5.30 p.m.

Bratislava, December 25 (TASR) - Christmas Day (December 25), a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, has traditionally been a quiet day for Slovaks, with people spending most of the time at home, apart from attending at church one or more of the three masses said in the day (midnight, dawn and during the day). https://etasr.sk/article/21578723 Bratislava, December 25 (TASR) - Doctors working at Bratislava emergency rooms on this year's Christmas Eve helped hundreds of patients bedevilled by stomach aches, alcohol overindulgence, a bone stuck in the throat, but also a person with serious spine injuries he suffered during a car accident on his way to midnight mass, spokesperson of the Bratislava University Hospital (UNB) Eva Kliska informed TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21578739 Bratislava, December 25 (TASR) - The Slovak Catholic Charity (SKCH) helped to implement almost 86,000 specific activities for 7,300 refugees from Ukraine in 2024. "These included language courses, psychological support and various integration and educational activities," TASR has learnt from SKCH representatives. https://etasr.sk/article/21578795 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. ko