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Sat, 25 Dec 2021 23:58:20 +0000
Covid case count on Friday down 16% week-on-week
Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 1,086 new coronavirus infections for Friday, down by nearly 16% week-on-week, as the downward trend in infections continued, show fresh official data. Additional six Covid-19 patients died. Hospitalisations decreased...

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 23:56:50 +0000
Celebrating Christmas, bishops highlight importance of unity
Ljubljana – In their Christmas message, Slovenian Catholic bishops wished everyone a blessed and comforting Christmas. “In the new year, we wish for more interconnectedness; to seek what unites us and brings us common good,” said Mu...

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 23:55:57 +0000
New bus station project in Ljubljana enters next stage
Ljubljana – The national rail company Slovenske Železnice (SŽ) has picked the design for the new main coach and bus station in Ljubljana in what is another step towards construction that is expected to begin in the autumn of 2023. The archite...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:32:49 +0000
Govt adopts national plan for cancer management until 2026
Ljubljana – The government adopted on Thursday the 2022-2026 National Cancer Management Programme, whose aim is to slow down the number of new patients, increase the survival rate of cancer patients and improve their quality of life through reh...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:32:07 +0000
Medical Association urges mandatory Covid vaccination
Ljubljana – The Slovenian Medical Association has urged the authorities to impose mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 in order to return the healthcare system to normal. “We believe it is urgent to protect all patients and give them ac...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:31:36 +0000
Humanitarian Ogulin named Val 202’s Name of the Year
Ljubljana – Anita Ogulin, the head of the Botrstvo humanitarian project and a long-time volunteer, has been declared the Name of the Year by the Val 202 radio channel of the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija. It is because of Ogulin and her coll...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:30:55 +0000
Holiday of hope, Christmas again marked by Covid restrictions
Ljubljana – Slovenians will celebrate Christmas for the second year during the pandemic against the backdrop of coronavirus restrictions, which are however somewhat milder this time around. While the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia decided to...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:30:28 +0000
Delo finds Slovenians caught in shopping frenzy
Ljubljana – The newspaper Delo writes that Slovenians have thrown themselves into a “shopping frenzy” in Friday’s commentary under the same headline, noting the surge in household consumption in the third quarter. The paper di...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:29:36 +0000
Alfi signs deal to acquire Merkur
Ljubljana – Alfi, Slovenia’s largest private equity fund, has singed a EUR 50 million deal to acquire the hardware retailer Merkur Trgovina from HPS Investment Partners of the US, the newspaper Finance reports. According to the paper, Mer...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:26:46 +0000
Slow decline in Covid continues with 1,203 new cases
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s coronavirus curve continues on its increasingly slow downward trajectory with 1,203 new cases reported for Thursday, down 6% from a week ago. Two Covid-19 patients died, government data shows. Overall Covid-10 hospi...



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