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Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:52:01 +0000
Education minister remains in office
Ljubljana – Simona Kustec remains the minister of education, science and sport after 42 MPs voted in favour of a motion of no confidence, four short of the required majority, and 39 coalition MPs voted against. The centre-left opposition contri...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:50:43 +0000
Russian women at the cusp of team chess title
Čatež ob Savi – The Russian women’s team is at the cusp of wining the title at the European Team Chess Championship with two rounds of play to go, whereas the open competition remains wide open with Azerbaijan and Ukraine at the top. In...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:49:54 +0000
Delo: Kustec should leave, confidence vote or not
Ljubljana – Education Minister Simona Kustec is not fit for office regardless of the outcome of the vote of no confidence, Delo argues in Saturday’s commentary as it looks at the minister’s record in office. Self-testing in schools ...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:49:27 +0000
Caseload down on weekly basis as 3,232 new infections confirmed
Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 3,232 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, down more than a tenth over the week before as the epidemic plateaus at a high level. The positivity rate remained high at almost 40%, level on the week before, and 22 pat...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:48:41 +0000
Slovenian, Croatian prime ministers meeting on Monday
Ljubljana – The prime ministers of Slovenia and Croatia, Janez Janša and Andrej Plenković, will meet in Otočec in south Slovenia on Monday to unveil a memorial celebrating cooperation between both governments during the time the countries we...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:48:00 +0000
Iranian film Hit the Road wins main award at Ljubljana film fest
Ljubljana – Hit the Road, a chaotic family road trip movie by Iranian director Panah Panahi, is the winner of the Kingfisher Award, the main award handed out at the Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFE). Panahi’s debut feature is ...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:47:24 +0000
Austrian climber dies in Slovenian Alps
Jezersko – An Austrian climber has fallen to her death on the 2,540-metre Mount Jezerska Kočna in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. She slipped traversing a snow-covered stretch and died sliding down the mountain on scree, Kranj Police said. Preliminar...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:46:33 +0000
Paper fears staffing mess bad for Gen-I
Koper – Primorske Novice expressed concern in Saturday’s commentary about the departure of Robert Golob from the helm of electricity retailer Gen-I amidst a staffing dispute. It argues this could end up dragging a successful company down ...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:16:56 +0000
Police arrest two for suspected torture of woman
Nova Gorica – A 27-year-old Bosnian citizen and 41-year-old Slovenian have been arrested on suspicion of torturing a woman in the Nova Gorica area last Friday. They are alleged to have inflicted severe physical pain and suffering to intimidate ...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:16:28 +0000
Number of casualties on Slovenian roads rises in 2021
Ljubljana – Road accidents have already killed 105 people in Slovenia this year, surpassing the numbers recorded in previous years. There were fewer accidents in 2020 due to the closures during the epidemic, but this year’s death toll exc...



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