Slovenia Times
Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:48:05 +0000Russian women win chess title, men’s competition still wide open
Čatež ob Savi – The Russian women’s team has already bagged the title at the European Team Chess Championship, whereas the men’s competition remains wide open as the teams enter the final round on Sunday. In Saturday’s penul...
Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:45:55 +0000New Covid-19 cases down slightly week-on-week
Ljubljana – A total of 2,245 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Slovenia on Saturday, which is a slight decrease week-on-week, with the positivity rate standing at 47.4%, according to data by the National Institute for Public Health (NIJ...
Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:44:47 +0000Supreme Court says average duration of court proceedings shortened
Ljubljana – The average duration of court proceedings decreased in the first half of this year compared to the pre-pandemic the first half of 2019, the Supreme Court said. Durations have however increased for certain types of cases, such as inh...
Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:52:01 +0000Education 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 +0000Russian 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 +0000Delo: 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 +0000Caseload 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 +0000Slovenian, 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 +0000Iranian 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 +0000Austrian 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...