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Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:16:44 +0000
New book explores food as diplomatic tool
Ljubljana – Slovenian ethnologist Janez Bogataj’s new book sheds light on food as a means of conveying a nation’s culture, heritage and interpersonal relations, focusing on the importance of gastronomic diplomacy, a topic often over...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:16:05 +0000
Wolves causing trouble in upper Gorenjska
Bled/Kranjska Gora/Gorje – Wolf packs that have appeared in the upper Gorenjska region in the north-west of the country in recent years are causing increasing problems. In the summer, the number of attacks not only on small livestock but also o...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:15:25 +0000
Housing prices up almost 16% y/y in Q2
Ljubljana – Prices of residential properties in Slovenia continued to increase in the second quarter of the year to rise 3.5% above the average in the previous quarter and 15.6% above the prices seen a year ago. However, the value of transactio...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:15:00 +0000
Covid figures down 10% week-on-week
Ljubljana – A total of 1,953 coronavirus infections were recorded in Slovenia on Thursday, down about 10% compared to a week ago. Hospitals treated 71 patients for Covid at regular wards yesterday and nine in intensive care. No Covid patient di...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:14:36 +0000
Puppetry inspired by visual arts at LUTKE
Ljubljana – The 16th biennial festival of contemporary puppetry LUTKE is opening in Ljubljana on Friday, to feature 18 productions from Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Spain and Slovenia until 27 September. Organised...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:14:13 +0000
Parliament remains divided on costs-of-living crisis
Ljubljana – The opposition and coalition remained on opposing banks as the National Assembly debated inflation and the costs-of-living crisis upon request of the opposition Democrats (SDS) on Friday. The coalition criticised the opposition for ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:13:47 +0000
NBA star Luka Dončić unveils his virtual alter-ego Luk.AI
Ljubljana – Ahead of the new NBA season, Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Dončić has announced a new project that will excite his fan base. He has released metahuman Luk.AI, a virtual version of himself, that will be able to interact, exercise...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:13:24 +0000
Police find no abuse of Ukrainian orphans in Slavina
Koper – Koper criminal police have completed an investigation into allegations of violence against Ukrainian children at an orphanage in the town of Slavina near Postojna, but have not confirmed any reasonable suspicion of a crime having been c...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:12:43 +0000
Minister Fajon hosts Green Group meeting in New York
New York – Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has taken part in a number of ministerials and held over a dozen bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General assembly in New York over the past four days. She has also signed...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:12:12 +0000
Pahor says Slovenia to stick to principle regardless of UN Security Council bid
New York – President Borut Pahor has suggested Slovenia is not going to change its foreign policy or positions on issues such as the war in Ukraine to win support for its bid to be a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2024-2025....



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