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Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:08:06 +0000
Paper examines situation before upcoming elections
Ljubljana – Primorske Novice says in its latest commentary that the outcome of the upcoming triple-election year is uncertain, pondering whether the deteriorating public discourse in politics will calm down and whether the established political...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:07:19 +0000
New director takes over at Slovenia’s leading theatre
Ljubljana – Dramaturgist Vesna Jurca Tadel is taking over as acting director of SNG Drama Ljubljana, Slovenia’s leading theatre company, on Tuesday. She succeeds Igor Samobor, who stepped down in November after eight years on the job. Jur...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:06:13 +0000
Ljubljana temporarily without air connection with Brussels
Brnik – The Slovenian capital will have no flight connection to Brussels between 10 January and 28 February as Brussels Airlines is suspending flights on this route at the end of Slovenia’s six-month EU presidency. Wizz Air will also susp...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:05:21 +0000
Daily coronavirus count hits six-week high
Ljubljana – A total of 3,393 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Monday, the highest daily count since 22 November as the outbreak accelerates. Meanwhile, hospitalisations were down, and eight Covid-19 patients died, official fi...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:04:26 +0000
Slovenia’s exports last November up 24% year-on-year
Ljubljana – Slovenia exported EUR 3.7 billion worth of goods in November 2021, while imports amounted to EUR 4.2 billion, with the former increasing by 24.1% compared to November 2020, and the latter going up by 25.6%, the Statistics Office sai...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:03:33 +0000
Cankar’s canon published in English for first time
Kranj – The dramatic canon of Ivan Cankar, considered to be Slovenia’s greatest playwright, has been translated into English for the first time to allow the West to discover a literary genius often compared to the likes of Henrik Ibsen. D...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:02:31 +0000
Student with special needs discriminated against, equality advocate says
Ljubljana – The Advocate of the Principle of Equality has found that the Education Ministry has violated a ban on discrimination by not awarding a student with special needs an assistant for the period of home schooling. Students with special n...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:01:34 +0000
Medical Ethics Committee urges considering vaccination mandate for exposed groups
Ljubljana – The National Medical Ethics Committee has joined a growing chorus of medical associations calling for Slovenia to consider imposing mandatory vaccination on vulnerable and exposed groups of population, and, given new strains of the ...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:00:12 +0000
Ombudsman says braille opens door to the world to the visually impaired
Ljubljana – In his message marking World Braille Day, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina stressed the importance of braille for the visually impaired. Learning and education are fundamental human rights and braille enables the visually impair...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:57:19 +0000
Slovenian tech company partners with London hospitals
Ljubljana – Slovenian software company Better has signed a contract with five London hospital districts that are part of the OneLondon health data-sharing system to use Better’s digital health platform. The three-year contract is worth GB...



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