In the twelfth part of "The Slovak Snapshots" podcast, we'll traverse through a diverse landscape of news in Slovakia. From groundbreaking scientific achievements that will leave you in awe, to inspiring community initiatives that'll warm your heart, we've got it all covered. This podcast is purely about Slovakia in English.

Minister of the Interior Matúš Šutaj Eštok (Hlas-SD) remains in office. Only 75 MPs out of 136 present voted for confidence in the minister on Wednesday November 29.

It's been a week since Slovakia was shocked by an extremely sad tragedy, the suicide of only 15-year-old Roman Dominik. The tragedy at the school happened on Monday, November 20 in the east of Slovakia in the village of Parchovany. During the break, before the fifth lesson the young man reached the school "terrace" through the window, from which a ladder leads to the roof at a height of approximately seven meters. 

Slovak skier Petra Vlhová finished in second place in Sunday's World Cup slalom in Killington, USA. She lost 33 hundredths of a second to home winner Mikaela Shiffrin. 

"The Slovak Snapshots" podcast is written and recorded by Zorislav Poljak in cooperation with Ivan Hrušovský and Peter Hanák.