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Sat, 21 May 2022 22:48:01 +0000
Karmina Šilec’s new musical project draws on Balkan virgins
Maribor – Šema Elektro, a new project by Karmina Šilec, an acclaimed Slovenian conductor, director and composer, will premiere in Maribor on Saturday. Its storytelling is built on Balkan sworn virgins – women who take a vow of chastity ...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:47:11 +0000
Students prefer hybrid work, expect at least EUR 1,000 net wage
Ljubljana – A survey by a student employment agency has found that the student work market has changed significantly in recent years for many reasons, and almost half of students would now like to perform hybrid work. Most of them expect a mont...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:46:39 +0000
170-member orchestra to celebrate Tartini’s birthday in Piran
Piran – An orchestra boasting 170 musicians of all ages from Slovenia, Croatia and Italy will on Saturday play music by Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) in Piran’s main square, which is named after the composer, to honour his 330th birth anni...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:45:41 +0000
Ljubljana hosting fantasy and sci-fi convention
Ljubljana – After a two-year break due to the epidemic, a convention of fantasy and science fiction fans is taking place again at Ljubljana’s convention centre Gospodarsko Razstavišče on Saturday. On the Edge of the Invisible, condensed...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:44:58 +0000
Fitch affirms Slovenia’s A rating
Ljubljana – Rating agency Fitch has affirmed Slovenia’s credit rating at A with a stable outlook. The move is based on a number of Slovenia’s advantages, including EU and euro area membership, robust economic growth and strong fisca...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:44:36 +0000
Mulej defends marathon champion title, Gorčan best female marathoner
Radenci – Janez Mulej defended his Slovenian marathon champion title, which he won at Ljubljana Marathon last October, at the 40th Three Hearts Marathon in Radenci on Saturday. Having clocked at 2:35:20, he beat his rival, Simon Navodnik (2:36:...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:42:14 +0000
Protest figurehead faces another suit over policing costs, report says
Ljubljana – Jaša Jenull, one of the figureheads of Friday’s anti-government bicycle protests, now faces the third lawsuit in which the Interior Ministry alleges his responsibility for the costs of policing worth EUR 34,000, the newspaper...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:41:44 +0000
Covid situation continues to improve
Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 387 new coronavirus cases on Friday, down by nearly a third in weekly comparison. The National Institute of Public Health estimates that 6,807 people are still actively infected in the country, down by 360 on the day...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:41:16 +0000
Kayaker Osterman finishes second in Račice
Racice – Slovenian kayaker Anja Osterman finished second in the flatwater 500-metre sprint event at the first race of the World Cup season in Račice, Czech Republic, on Saturday. The 29-year-old was only 1.82 seconds behind the winner, Olympic...

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:39:54 +0000
Pahor visits Auschwitz-Birkenau museum
Warsaw – On the last day of his visit to Poland, President Borut Pahor visited on Saturday the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to get acquainted with the state of play regarding the renovation of Block 17, where an exhibition on Slovenian inter...



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