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Sun, 09 May 2021 18:49:06 +0000
Luka Doncic passes 5,000 career points
It seems like Luka Doncic reaches a new milestone every other week. Sometimes it can be hard to keep track of all his achievements, even at his young age. The latest? Doncic scored 5,000 points for his career. Ironically enough, a couple of free thro...

Sun, 09 May 2021 18:44:00 +0000
Kings honor Kopitar after reaching 1,000 career points milestone
It was a grand night for Anze Kopitar. The Los Angeles Kings celebrated their captain for scoring his 1,000th career point, rolling out the red carpet and the retro video clips. The Kings played a lengthy highlight video of many Kopitar mileston...

Sun, 09 May 2021 17:59:00 +0000
Minister sees cultural tourism as a major pillar of economic recovery
Ljubljana – Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti talked about the tourism ecosystem as a major pillar of Europe’s economic recovery as he addressed an online event on cultural tourism in a post-Covid era on Sunday. He said new and innovative m...

Sun, 09 May 2021 17:58:00 +0000
Botrstvo, a sponsorship scheme that has made a difference for thousands of children
Ljubljana – Ten years ago, a youth charity launched a programme to let sponsors help children in need. It has since raised EUR 21 million in donations, benefiting almost 11,000 children and youth. The sponsorship scheme called Botrstvo v Sloven...

Sun, 09 May 2021 17:57:00 +0000
New green party established
Ljubljana – A new green party led by Jure Leben, a former environment minister, has been established, entering the political arena just over a year before the next scheduled election. The Party of Green Action (Z.DEJ) promises to strike a balan...

Sun, 09 May 2021 17:55:00 +0000
Silver and bronze for Slovenia at European canoe championships
Aosta – Slovenian canoeists have been going from strength to strength, with silver for Eva Terčelj and bronze for Peter Kauzer at the European Canoe Slalom Championships on Saturday raising hopes for top positions at the Tokyo Olympics. Terče...

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:17:36 +0000
Additional easing of restrictions in hospitality
Ljubljana – Bars and restaurants will be allowed to serve guests indoors across the country and large hotels will be able to offer half their rooms to guests from Monday as part of an easing of restrictions in tourism and hospitality amidst a g...

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:16:20 +0000
Left calls for backing waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents
Ljubljana – The opposition Left has called for Slovenia and the EU to join the US in the proposal to temporarily lift patent protections for vaccines against Covid-19. “If the EU wants to assume a leading global role it claims for itself,...

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:15:11 +0000
STA director announces legal action against prime minister
Ljubljana – Bojan Veselinovič, the director of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA), has announced legal action against Prime Minister Janez Janša after he implied on Twitter that Veselinovič had been involved in the “murder” of form...

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:07:34 +0000
Motion to impeach Janša on parliament’s agenda in two weeks
Ljubljana – MPs will vote on an impeachment motion against Prime Minister Janez Janša at a parliamentary session starting on Monday, 17 May, the college of deputy leaders decided today. The motion had been filed by the opposition Marjan Šarec...



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