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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:57:12 +0000
Anti-war protests held in Ljubljana and Maribor
Ljubljana/Maribor – More than a hundred people gathered in Ljubljana on Friday despite rain to protest against Russian aggression on Ukraine, shouting slogans and singing Ukrainian songs. Protesters also rallied against the war in Ukraine in Ma...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:56:50 +0000
Ljubljana university expresses solidarity with Ukraine
Ljubljana – The University of Ljubljana has expressed shock and concern over the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, expressing its deep solidarity with Ukraine’s citizens and offering its assistance and support to Ukrainian student...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:56:30 +0000
Calls to Ukraine made free as charities raise funds
Ljubljana – Slovenian charities have launched fund-raising campaigns to help the people of Ukraine in the wake of Russian invasion and telecommunication providers have made some services such as calls to Ukraine free. A1, Telemach, Telekom Slov...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:56:11 +0000
Pahor receives Slovenian MPs from all neighbouring countries
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor received on Friday the ethnic Slovenians who serve as representatives in the national parliaments of the four countries neighbouring Slovenia. On the occasion, Pahor was acquainted with the situation of the Slo...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:55:55 +0000
Man kills two enforcement agent assistants over car seizure
Celje – A 66-year-old man killed two enforcement agent assistants near Šmarje pri Jelšah on Thursday evening after they had tried to seize his car. He got angry and shot a 27-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman with his handgun. The man was ...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:55:17 +0000
FM says strictest package of sanctions adopted against Russia
Brussels – As the EU adopted on Friday a second package of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, which target key sectors of its economy and include sanctions against President Vladimir Putin and FM Sergey Lavrov, Slovenian FM Anže Lo...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:54:46 +0000
Former minister returns Russian decoration in protest of attack on Ukraine
Ljubljana – Anja Kopač, a vice president of the opposition SocDems and former labour minister, has returned a state decoration awarded to her by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2017 in protest of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. She has r...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:54:14 +0000
Daily coronavirus case count drops below 2,000 on Thursday
Ljubljana – Slovenia confirmed 1,911 new Covid cases on Thursday in what is the first time the number has dropped below 2,000 since early January. The epidemic continues to ebb as the number of currently active cases decreased by more than 5,00...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:53:56 +0000
Actress Milena Zupančič honoured in Belgrade
Belgrade – Actress Milena Zupančič has won the Tatjana Lukjanova Award, conferred for long-term contribution to the Belgrade theatre and theatre life in Serbia. She accepted the award at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Belgrade...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:53:40 +0000
Janša gets suspended sentence for insulting tweet
Celje – A panel of judges of the Celje District Court found Prime Minister Janez Janša guilty of defaming two journalists whom he called “washed up prostitutes” in a 2016 tweet. In a ruling that is not final yet, Janša got a three...



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