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Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:40:15 +0000
Five vaccine cheaters get convicted, says report
Ljubljana – The Kranj Local Court has issued convictions for five men involved in a Covid-19 vaccination fraud where one of them got vaccinated on behalf of the other four. The verdicts are not yet final, the daily Delo reported on Tuesday. One...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:39:39 +0000
Tonin talks to CNN about risk for W Balkans in Ukraine crisis
Ljubljana – Defence Minister Matej Tonin discussed Russia’s actions in Ukraine in an interview with the CNN on Tuesday, underscoring that unity was the Western allies’ strongest tool. He warned that at the moment when all eyes are o...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:39:13 +0000
Report: Radio City gets Hungarian owner
Maribor/Budapest – The Maribor-based radio station Radio City has been acquired by companies Media Moment and Radio Factory, owned by Hungarian Gabor Deak, the newspaper Večer reports, quoting Hungarian web portal Medial. It says Deak is linke...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:38:36 +0000
Over 2,370 new coronavirus cases confirmed as drop continues
Ljubljana – The number of new coronavirus cases in Slovenia on Tuesday stood at 2,372, and although it was up by 107 from yesterday, the steady drop continues as the number of new cases was down by 50% week-on-week. There are currently 496 Covi...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:38:07 +0000
PM Janša due in Ukraine on Thursday
Ljubljana – Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša will be visiting Ukraine on Thursday and Friday for meetings with his counterpart Denys Shmyhal and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his office has announced. Janša first announced his upcoming v...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:37:44 +0000
Ljubljana’s architectural gems showcased on French stamps
Paris – The French post has issued a series of four stamps depicting Ljubljana’s architectural landmarks. The stamps show the Triple Bridge, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana Castle and Tivoli Park. The French post has thus underlined the...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:37:07 +0000
TPV Automotive recruiting more staff this year
Novo Mesto – TPV Automotive, a Novo Mesto-based automotive supplier, is recruiting more staff at all its plants. By the end of the year, they will have recruited a significant number of new employees, the company said on Wednesday. The new hire...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:36:23 +0000
Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador over Ukraine
Ljubljana – The Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Russian Ambassador Timur Eyvazov over Russia’s recognition of independence of the eastern Ukrainian regions Donetsk and Luhansk. Bogdan Batič, deputy political director a...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:35:14 +0000
Logar and Truss sign statement on strengthening relations
London – Foreign Minister Anže Logar met his British counterpart Elizabeth Truss in London on Wednesday to sign a declaration of intent to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Logar also met the president of the 26th UN Cl...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:34:51 +0000
Illegal migration more than doubles in January y/y
Ljubljana – The police dealt with 693 instances of illegal migration in the first month of 2022 alone, more than double the figure recorded in January last year. By far the largest number of illegal migrants caught last month were Afghans, whic...



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