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Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:20:46 +0000
Von der Leyen says countries pick their mix of energy sources themselves
Ljubljana – The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reiterated in an interview with the newspaper Delo that EU countries decide on which energy sources they will use themselves as she responded to a question regarding th...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:13:33 +0000
Report: Slovenian soldiers receiving requests for asylum from Afghanistan
Ljubljana – After NATO troops left Afghanistan, several people who had cooperated with the Slovenian army there turned to Slovenia for help as they now fear Taliban retaliation, the newspaper Dnevnik reported on Friday. The Defence Ministry is ...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:11:35 +0000
Janja Garnbret takes Olympic gold in sport climbing
Tokyo – Janja Garnbret won gold in the women’s combined sport climbing at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday in what is the third gold medal for Slovenia at the Games. In speed, Janja Garnbret finished fifth, setting the Slovenian record in thi...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:53:45 +0000
Mladina describes public as greatest ally of RTV Slovenija
Ljubljana – The coming months will be difficult for public broadcaster RTV Slovenija as the government intends to undermine it similarly as it strives to ruin the Slovenian Press Agency (STA), says the weekly Mladina in its latest editorial, no...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:53:00 +0000
Early music festival in Brežice will host six concerts
Brežice/Ljubljana – The internationally renowned festival of early music, Seviqc Brežice 2021, will span over four venues in Brežice, Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenska Bistrica, and Šmartno pri Litiji. It will feature a total of six concerts, ki...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:52:06 +0000
New Covid infections continue to rise week-on-week
Ljubljana – Slovenia reported 144 new coronavirus infections for Thursday in 1,771 PCR tests for a positivity rate of 8.1% as the week-on-week rise in new infections continued for the 9th day in a row. The 7-day average of new cases was up by f...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:16:13 +0000
Slovenia to play for bronze after losing to France
Tokyo – The Slovenian men’s basketball team lost 89:90 to France in the semi-finals of their debut Olympic basketball tournament on Thursday to play for the bronze medal against Australia on Saturday at 1pm CET. This is Slovenia’s f...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:14:55 +0000
Slovenia’s first TV star chef honoured with exhibition
Radovljica/Brežice – An exhibition honouring Ivan Ivačič, the first Slovenian TV star chef, to mark 100 years since his birth will open in Radovljica on Thursday, as Slovenia holds the title of the European Region of Gastronomy this year. Bu...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:11:17 +0000
Koper police help migrants caught in a storm
Koper – Koper police on Wednesday helped a group of migrants caught in a storm, and pulled over a van with eleven illegal migrants in south-western Slovenia, the Koper Police Department said on Thursday. Police received a phone call from an Afg...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:08:32 +0000
Pole vault: Tina Šutej finishes fifth at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo – Slovenia’s Tina Šutej has placed fifth in the women’s pole vault at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 32-year-old national record holder registered a clearance of 4.5 metres in Thursday’s final and then failed to...



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