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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:00:06 +0000
Man falls off cliff in Strunjan
Strunjan – Police and paramedics came to the aid of a 54-year-old man who had fallen off a cliff near Strunjan on Monday evening while taking a walk with his partner, according to the Koper Police Department. The man was injured, but found aliv...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:59:31 +0000
Slovenian tourism expected to bounce back by 2024
Ljubljana – Slovenia has been recording solid tourism figures this year but the sector is not expected to bounce back before 2023 or, more likely, 2024, Economy Ministry State Secretary Simon Zajc said on Tuesday. Asian guests are unlikely to r...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:58:46 +0000
Regulation of AI in focus of high-level conference
Brdo pri Kranju – Creating a legal framework for artificial intelligence (AI) and ensuring effective oversight is at the centre of debates on the first day of a high-level conference on AI which is held as part of Slovenia’s EU presidency...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:58:13 +0000
Slovenian, Hungarian governments to meet in Celje tomorrow
Celje – Prime Minister Janez Janša and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban will meet, accompanied by their delegations of ministers, in the city of Celje on Wednesday, as Hungary is featured as the partner country at the 53rd Celje Internat...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:57:39 +0000
Artist climbs Mt Triglav to examine her national identity
Ljubljana – A Slovenian-born drama student of African-Hungarian descent has climbed Mt Triglav, one of the main Slovenian symbols, to claim her Slovenian identity by carrying a head of the Kurent carnival costume, another powerful Slovenian sym...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:57:00 +0000
Opposition’s motion on foreign students defeated in parliament
Ljubljana – The opposition-sponsored legislation that sought to revoke the requirement that foreign students must provide upfront proof of sufficient funding for their entire stay in Slovenia has been defeated at the National Assembly. The MPs ...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:51:31 +0000
Ravnikar Gallery Space defies Covid crisis with new projects
Ljubljana – Cultural manager and artist Piera Ravnikar is defying the Covid crisis, as the onset of the epidemic coincided with the closure of her Ravnikar Gallery Space in Ljubljana, to which she responded by reopening it in her own home. Now ...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:50:50 +0000
Pahor discusses cooperation with Lombardy president in Milan
Milan – President Borut Pahor met Attilio Fontana, the president of Lombardy, in Milan on Monday for what his office said were talks about cooperation, in particularly economic ties, and opportunities to develop and enhance bilateral relations....

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:50:17 +0000
Man gets three years for robbing rectory in Višnja Gora
Ljubljana – The Ljubljana District Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man to three years in prison for the robbery of the rectory in Višnja Gora in December last year. Milenko Hudorovac pleaded guilty at the beginning of the trial, but then cha...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:49:42 +0000
Police apprehend three people transporting illegal migrants
Maribor/Novo Mesto – Maribor police detained a Moldovan man on Monday who was illegally transporting ten Bangladeshi nationals in his vehicle, while his accomplice, believed to be an Afghan national, is still on the run. On the same day, the No...



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