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Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:37:39 +0000Bridge diving brings adrenaline kicks to Soča river area
Kanal – The traditional bridge diving event in the town of Kanal in western Slovenia will be held on Sunday in what promises to be an event spiced up with a potent dose of adrenaline. Astonishing views are guaranteed as the Kanal Bridge crosses...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:36:13 +0000Staff shortages close down some Petrol service stations
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s largest fuel retailer Petrol has temporarily shut down some of its service stations across the country or shortened their opening hours due to a shortage of staff as a result of an increase in Covid-19 infections. C...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:35:47 +0000Lead still in children’s blood after 15-year mine remediation project
Mežica – The 15-year long programme to remediate the environment of the Upper Mežica Valley in the wake of its mining past is drawing to a close this year but traces of lead can still be found in children’s blood. Thus a follow-on proje...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:35:17 +0000Gajser secures 4th World Championship title in MXGP class
Helsinki – Slovenian racer Tim Gajser has secured his fourth Motocross World Championship title in the elite MXGP class, having built an unassailable lead at the event in Finland’s Hyvinkää on Sunday with two more races to go to the end...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:34:52 +0000Garnbret wins second gold at European Championships
Munich – Janja Garnbret triumphed in the women’s bouldering competition on Sunday to win her second title at European Championships in sport climbing in Munich after taking the title in lead on Saturday. Considering her performance this f...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:34:28 +0000Sport climber Potočar wins silver in lead at European Championships
Munich – Luka Potočar has won silver in the men’s lead discipline to clinch the third medal for Slovenian sport climbers at the European Championships in Munich after Janja Garnbret won the championship in the women’s competition i...
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:53:42 +0000Climber Janja Garnbret crowned European champion
Munich – Slovenia’s best climber Janja Garnbret was crowned the European champion in lead in Munich on Saturday, her second European champion title after winning one in combined in 2017. Garnbret is aiming for two more gold medals at the ...
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:52:54 +0000Tourism figures nearing or already topping pre-Covid levels
Ljubljana/Maribor/Koper/Bled – Tourism workers all over Slovenia are busy as a bee since this year’s peak tourist season has seen figures either closing in on the pre-Covid levels or even surpassing them. The coast, the capital, mountaino...
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:52:26 +0000Delo criticises Golob’s attitude to media
Ljubljana – Defections of prominent journalists to politics are undoubtedly deepening the crisis of journalism and undermining its credibility, Delo says in Saturday’s front-page commentary after two journalists have joined the Government...
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:51:50 +0000Dnevnik urges buying aircraft to fight fires
Ljubljana – Dnevnik newspaper says in Saturday’s commentary Attack from Air the Only Option that Slovenia urgently needs an aircraft to fight wildfires, stressing that climate change is here and dry summers are no longer in some distant f...