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Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:38:45 +0000
Two fall to their death in the Julian Alps
Mojstrana – In two unrelated accidents, two mountaineers died on Sunday while climbing the Mali Triglav mountain in the Julian Alps, the third highest peak in Slovenia. In both cases, all the circumstances point to an accident in very difficult...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:38:14 +0000
Ski jumper Lanišek finishes third in Zakopane
Zakopane – Slovenian ski jumper Anže Lanišek finished third at the men’s Ski Jumping World Cup event in Zakopane, Poland on Sunday in what is a cherry on top of Slovenia’s team event win yesterday. Norway’s Marius Lindvik cl...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:37:46 +0000
Bled’s Pristava complex to become luxury hotel
Bled – The abandoned and decaying Pristava mansion in Bled, which has been used for a number of purposes in its history of almost 100 years, is to be renovated and converted into a top-quality hotel by Slovenian businessman Otmar Zorn, who has ...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:36:33 +0000
Baerbock marks 30 years of Germany’s recognition of Slovenia
Ljubljana/Berlin – Marking the 30th anniversary of Germany’s recognition of Slovenian independence, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that this jubilee in German-Slovenian relations was an incentive “to continue to advo...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:35:59 +0000
Record weekend Covid case count confirmed on Saturday
Ljubljana – A total of 6,012 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Saturday in what is a record daily case count confirmed over the weekend since the start of the pandemic, show fresh official data. The latest Covid figures are ...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:35:30 +0000
Slovenia, Croatia reportedly seal deal on fishing in Piran Bay
Zagreb – Croatian media have reported that Slovenia and Croatia are said to have reached an agreement under which Slovenian fishers would be allowed to fish in the Gulf of Piran in the Croatian territorial waters as far as the town of Umag, and...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:34:55 +0000
Maribor WWII bomb deactivated
Maribor – Authorities successfully neutralised on Sunday an unexploded WWII aerial bomb that was found in Maribor earlier this week. A part of Slovenia’s second largest city had to be evacuated until roughly 1:30pm when sirens marked the ...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:34:32 +0000
Second Vaccination Days mostly about boosters
Ljubljana – A total of 41,200 people got jabbed during the second Vaccination Days campaign that took place from Thursday through Saturday, with most of them seeking to get a booster shot. The Health Ministry is satisfied with the turnout, sayi...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:33:52 +0000
Prominent politicians receive threat mail, report says
Ljubljana – A number of high-profile politicians, most of them from the ruling Democratic Party (SDS), have received threatening letters, including Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj, media have reported. Some of them have already reported the in...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 23:21:55 +0000
Surge in environmental investment in 2020
Ljubljana – Slovenia saw its gross investment in environmental protection surge by almost 70% to EUR 412 million in 2020, nearly half of which (EUR 200 million) went toward protecting ambient air and climate. According to a report from the Stat...



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