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Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:15:59 +0000
Slovenia’s joblessness keeps falling
Ljubljana – A total of 70,655 people were registered as unemployed in Slovenia in July, a decline of 0.6% from June and down as much as 21% from July 2020, according to a report released by the Employment Service. The total kept falling despite...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:14:04 +0000
Slovenia sends firefighters to N Macedonia
Ljubljana – Slovenia has deployed a civil protection unit and 16 vehicles to North Macedonia to help fight wildfires there in response to the country’s asking for help through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. According to a post on the ...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:12:31 +0000
Slovenia’s Mišmaš Zrimšek sixth in 3000-meter steeplechase at Olympics
Tokyo – Maruša Mišmaš Zrimšek placed sixth in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday after securing the finals on Sunday. By clocking 9:14.84 at what are her debut Olympics, she set a new Sloven...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:10:37 +0000
Slovenia to donate 150,000 doses of AstraZeneca to Cape Verde
Ljubljana – Slovenia will provide 150,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Cape Verde as humanitarian aid in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, the government said after Wednesday’s correspondence session. Cape Verde recorded 33,...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:33:03 +0000
Petrol launches its second wind farm in Croatia
Knin – Slovenian energy company Petrol has opened its second wind farm in Croatia. Ljubač, situated near the town of Knin in south Croatia, has nine turbines, which should generate around 96 gigawatts of electricity a year, covering the needs ...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:30:09 +0000
Sailing: Mrak and Macarol finish fifth at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo – Slovenian Olympic sailors Tina Mrak and Veronika Macarol finished fifth in the 470 class at the Tokyo Olympics, losing one more place (69 points) after the final medal race, in which they finished seventh. The gold was won by Britain...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:51:50 +0000
Hail storm hits Žužemberk area
Žužemberk – A strong hail storm hit the Žužemberk and Dvor area in the south-east this afternoon, causing substantial damage, especially in agriculture. The amount of hail was such that it had to be removed with a snowplough, media reported...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:48:59 +0000
Hybrid carriages presented as part of cross-border project
Murska Sobota – A ride with an innovative horse-drawn electric carriage developed as part of a Slovenian-Austrian EU-sponsored project was demonstrated on Tuesday at the Rakičan Mansion near the city of Murska Sobota. The project aims at devel...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:46:08 +0000
Almost 6% of this year’s tourist vouchers spent
Ljubljana – In just over two weeks since this year’s tourist vouchers became available, Slovenian residents have spent almost EUR 11 million, or almost 6% of the available sum which totals EUR 186.78 million, the Financial Administration ...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:44:16 +0000
Archaeologists find Butcher’s Bridge remains from Medieval Ljubljana
Ljubljana – Slovenian archaeologists have discovered several finds along the river Ljubljanica during the renovation Zlata Ladjica house, including the foundations of the Butcher’s Bridge, which has since the Middle Ages been replaced by ...



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