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Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:35:00 +0000
Extended weekend Covid case count down 10% weekly, ten deaths
Ljubljana – A total of 2,835 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Slovenia from Friday to Sunday in what is a 10% decrease compared to the same period a week ago, fresh data released by the Health Ministry shows. Hospitalisations remained...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:34:22 +0000
Thirty years since Slovenia’s first Olympic medal
Ljubljana – Today marks 30 years since Slovenia won the first Olympic medal as an independent country. Rowers Iztok Čop and Denis Žvegelj won bronze in the finals of coxless pairs, and the next day Jani Klemenčič, Sadik Mujkič, Sašo Mirja...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:33:27 +0000
Student organizations call for free feminine hygiene products
Ljubljana – The Slovenian Secondary-School Student Organization (DOS) and the Slovenian Student Union (ŠOS) have urged the government and the National Institute of Public Health(NIJZ) to supply free-of-charge period products to public building...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:32:34 +0000
Economist says high inflation to persist for at least another two months
Ljubljana – Inflation in Slovenia, which accelerated to 11% in July in annual comparison, will continue its two-digit growth for at least another two months, chief economist at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) Bojan Ivanc said on Mond...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:31:54 +0000
Slovenia to get 750,000 vaccine shots in case of flu pandemic
Ljubljana – In line with an agreement that the European Commission signed with pharmaceutical company GSK on behalf of a dozen EU countries, including Slovenia, last week, Slovenia will receive 750,000 shots of pandemic influenza vaccine Adjupa...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:31:29 +0000
Slovenia’s EXPO 2020 pavilion to remain in Dubai
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s EXPO 2020 pavilion will remain at the EXPO site in Dubai, the government decided in a correspondence session on Monday. The pavilion will remain at its original location, becoming a part of the District 2020 Dubai, ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:30:51 +0000
Internal audit finds major irregularities in motorway police
Ljubljana – The newspaper Dnevnik reported that an internal audit in the police has revealed major irregularities in contracts concluded by the Motorway Police Administration, including with the national motorway operator DARS. The document has...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:30:25 +0000
Slovenia tops FIBA’s ranking forecast ahead of EuroBasket
Ljubljana – Slovenia tops the first power ranking forecast by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ahead of the European Basketball Championship coming up in September. The defending champions are placed before France and Greece. FIBA...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:29:49 +0000
Fajon urges Russia to withdraw from Ukraine at NPT conference
New York – Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon addressed the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York on Monday, saying the war in Ukraine had caused the worst deterioration of securi...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:29:16 +0000
Petrol and diesel a few cents cheaper from Tuesday
Ljubljana – Regular petrol and diesel sold at service stations outside the motorway network in Slovenia will be cheaper from Tuesday, by 8.6 cents and 2.3 cents, respectively. A litre of petrol will cost EUR 1.534 and diesel EUR 1.676, the Econ...



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