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Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:58:24 +0000
Slovenian Olympic athletes honoured with reception
Kranjska Gora – The Slovenian Olympic Committee (OKS) has hosted a reception for Slovenian athletes who have already returned from China, including medal-winning ski jumpers Urša Bogataj and Nika Križnar, and snowboarders Gloria Kotnik and Ti...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:57:34 +0000
Number of new coronavirus cases keeps dropping
Ljubljana – A total of 4,257 new coronavirus cases were logged in Slovenia on Saturday, a drop of over 3,000 from Friday as well as from a week ago, data from the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) shows. Government data shows that seve...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:56:36 +0000
SPIRIT launches start-up accelerator in Israel
Tel Aviv – An accelerator for Slovenian start-ups was launched in Tel Aviv on Sunday, featuring nine Slovenian tech companies working in various fields until 11 April. The project was launched by SPIRIT Slovenija agency in collaboration with th...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:55:05 +0000
Ex-state secretary loses damages suit against NSi leader
Ljubljana – A court in Kamnik has turned down a damages suit that ex-Prime Minister Marjan Šarec’s state secretary for national security Damir Črnčec has filed against New Slovenia (NSi) leader Matej Tonin after the latter accused him ...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:52:29 +0000
Žan Kranjec wins silver in Olympic men’s giant slalom
Beijing – Slovenia’s Žan Kranjec won silver in the Olympic men’s giant slalom on Sunday, in what is his first Olympic medal and the sixth for Slovenia at the Beijing Olympics. Swiss Marco Odermatt won gold 19 hundredths of a second...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 23:57:45 +0000
Delo says Sava sale scare is “a storm in a teacup”
Ljubljana – Delo says in Saturday’s front-page commentary that the scare related to the York fund potentially selling its 47% stake in the tourism company Sava to Hungarians was “a storm in a teacup”, as the state will most li...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 23:57:15 +0000
Slovenian households better off in 2021
Ljubljana – Slovenian households enjoyed a more comfortable life money-wise last year with official statistics showing the percentage of those who can make ends meet with ease rising by nine percentage points to 29%. Eight out of ten (81%) coul...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 23:56:51 +0000
7,330 new coronavirus cases confirmed as decline continues
Ljubljana – A total of 7,330 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Friday, which is almost 200 cases fewer than on the day before, as the drop in the number of infections continues. The seven-day average of daily cases decreased...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 23:56:34 +0000
Pahor calls for peaceful solution to crisis in Ukraine
Frankolovo – President Borut Pahor called for a peaceful solution to the crisis in north-eastern Europe, saying that peace should be protected and everything should be done for dialogue to continue, as the addressed a memorial ceremony in Frank...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 23:56:16 +0000
Janša expresses support for territorial integrity of Ukraine
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša said on Saturday that Slovenia was monitoring with concern the concentration of the Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. He spoke on the phone with Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal to “expr...



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