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Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:11:58 +0000
Poll shows Slovenians deeply pessimistic over Ukraine war
Ljubljana – The Slovenian public see the war in Ukraine as a much bigger cause for concern than they did Covid-19 at any time of the pandemic, a poll released by Valicon suggests. The poll puts the rate of people being personally concerned abou...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:10:50 +0000
Violence against women on the rise during epidemic
Ljubljana – Five to seven murders of women within a family or partnership are recorded in Slovenia every year, experts said at an online debate on femicide organised by SOS Telephone, a helpline for victims of domestic violence, ahead of Intern...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:10:08 +0000
Queues form at petrol stations as fuel price hikes announced
Ljubljana – After media reports that fuel prices will go up significantly tomorrow, queues formed at service stations around the country. Some stations even temporarily ran out of diesel fuel. According to the newspaper Finance, the price of di...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:09:27 +0000
No more face masks at schools
Ljubljana – Kids and staff at schools no longer have to wear face masks as of today as the epidemiological situation in the country has been improving for a while. Masks remain obligatory at all the other indoor public spaces. The latest measur...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:08:23 +0000
Cases up 16% week-on-week on Sunday
Ljubljana – Slovenia recorded 746 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, a week-on-week increase of 16% that comes two weeks after a substantial relaxation of restrictions. This was the third day in a row that cases were up on the weekly basis. Th...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:07:55 +0000
SDS withdraws lawsuit against Šarec
Ljubljana – The ruling Democrats (SDS) have withdrawn a lawsuit against Marjan Šarec, the leader of the Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ), over comments he made in March 2020 concerning the party’s methods and financing. Layer Franci Matoz did n...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:07:28 +0000
Vesna tests waters on switch to sustainable energy sources
Ljubljana – The green party Vesna has sent an initiative to parties outside the government on the transition to sustainable energy sources to enquire about their views on the matter. The government’s stance on this is clear, Vesna said, a...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:06:52 +0000
Fewer cancer cases detected during epidemic
Ljubljana – Fewer cases of cancer were detected in Slovenia during the Covid-19 epidemic, which however does not mean that there was actually fewer of them, Sonja Tomšič, coordinator of the Slovenian cancer management programme in 2022-2026, ...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:06:23 +0000
Ljubljana offering refuge to Syrian writer Souzan Ali
Ljubljana – Syrian author and refugee Souzan Ali has been living in Ljubljana since last summer after she sought refuge in Slovenia’s capital under the UNESCO City of Literature programme and the ICORN network of cities helping persecuted...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:05:51 +0000
RTV Slovenija staff protest against pressure, demand full editorial autonomy
Ljubljana – Journalists at RTV Slovenija staged a news conference in front of the public broadcaster on Monday to demand full editorial independence and protest against deteriorating working conditions, mobbing and political pressure. TV Sloven...



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