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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:58:21 +0000
Pahor discusses plastic-free world with Rotary International head
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor received Rotary International president Holger Knaack in Ljubljana on Monday. The pair discussed efforts for a plastic-free world. They talked about the adijoplastenka.si. initiative, launched by Rotary Sloveni...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:59:02 +0000
EU finance ministers endorse Slovenia’s recovery plan
Brussels – EU finance ministers endorsed another four national recovery and resilience plans on Monday, including Slovenia’s, which the European Commission approved at the beginning of the month. A formal confirmation in writing will foll...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:56:04 +0000
POP TV survey: SDS in the lead, govt rating remains low
Ljubljana – The latest survey conducted by pollster Mediana for POP TV shows that the government enjoys an approval rating of 33%, while 58.8% disapproved of its work and 8.2% were undecided. Among political parties, the ruling Democrats (SDS) ...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:54:47 +0000
Judoka Kajzer fifth in women’s 57kg category in Tokyo
Tokyo – Slovenian judoka Kaja Kajzer finished fifth in the women’s 57kg category at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday after losing the bronze medal match to Jessica Klimkait of Canada, the reigning world champion and currently the best ranked ...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:44:04 +0000
Canoeist Savšek convincingly wins Olympic gold in C-1 slalom
Tokyo – Slovenian canoeist Benjamin Savšek convincingly won the men’s C-1 slalom on Monday to earn the first gold medal for Slovenia at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the second overall medal for the country. With no penalty seconds, t...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:33:33 +0000
Slovenia beat Argentina in Olympic basketball tournament opener
Tokyo – Slovenian superstar Luka Dončić scored 48 points as the Slovenian basketball team cruised past Argentina to open their campaign at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday with a convincing 118:100 win. The first Olympics win for Slovenia came ag...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:58:42 +0000
Friday case count rises week-on-week
Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 93 new coronavirus infections for Friday in what is another daily case count increase in weekly comparison after two days of a downward trend in infections. The 7-day average case count is up by four to 63 and the ...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:56:46 +0000
Cycling star Tadej Pogačar wins bronze Olympic medal
Tokyo – Reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar won the bronze medal in the men’s cycling road race at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday in what is the first Olympic medal in cycling for Slovenia. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won ...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:54:44 +0000
Hospitality providers will also have to check Covid certificates
Ljubljana, 24 July – Under the government’s decision made on Friday evening hospitality providers in Slovenia will have to check guests’ Covid certificates from Monday. The rule already applies to organisers of public events and gat...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:53:22 +0000
Janša urges pre-election efforts at SDS annual get-together
Bovec – The leader of the ruling Democrats (SDS) Janez Janša addressed the party’s rank and file at the kick-off of their annual gathering near Bovec on Saturday, calling on the party’s members to step up in the 2022 election campa...



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