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Record 192 infections confirmed in Slovenia on Thursday
LJUBLJANA - The number of new daily coronavirus infections reached a new high as 192 of the record 3,645 tests carried out on Thursday came back positive, according to government data. The total number of infections recorded so far exceeded 5,000. A total of 60 Covid-19 patients were in hospital, 15 of whom needed intensive care. No patient with Covid-19 died, leaving the death toll at 145. Currently, 1,509 cases are active in the country. The recent surge in cases has prompted Switzerland to put Slovenia on its quarantine list effective on Monday.
Pahor urges launch of EU accession talks with N Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia - President Borut Pahor urged for the EU to launch accession talks with North Macedonia without delay, as he met his counterpart Stevo Pendarovski at the outset of a two-day official visit. He reiterated Slovenia's support for North Macedonia's aspirations to join the EU. "The visit takes place at a time that both countries see as crucial for North Macedonia, the region and the EU," he was quoted as saying. Indeed, Pahor said that Slovenia was in favour of bringing all countries in the region into the EU.
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DeSUS deputies ask PM Janša to dismiss agriculture minister
LJUBLJANA - MPs of the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) formally requested that Prime Minister Janez Janša dismiss Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec, the former leader of their party. Jože Podgoršek, state secretary at the ministry, has been proposed as her successor. The letter comes after Pivec resigned as party leader on 9 September following a power struggle that ensued after media revelations about ethical transgressions during two trips to the coast during which she mixed business and family affairs.
Tourist arrivals drop by 47%, nights by 40% in first eight months
LJUBLJANA - The January-August period saw the number of tourist arrivals plummet by 47% to almost 2.4 million, while tourist nights dropped by 40% to almost 7.1 million compared to the same eight-month period in 2019, figures released by the Statistics Office show. The number of domestic tourists rose by 26% in the eight-month period, with nights they generated rising by 34%. Foreign arrivals plummeted by 70% in this period, and the nights they generated by 67%.
PPE whistle-blower reported to be facing the sack
LJUBLJANA - Ivan Gale, the man who came forward with accusations of flawed procurement of medical supplies during the first wave of coronavirus in Slovenia, is reportedly facing the threat of losing his job at the Agency for Commodity Reserves. TV Slovenija reported that Gale was summoned by the agency's director Tomi Rumpf for an interview before he is handed a dismissal notice on suspicion that he closed detrimental contracts for PPE supply and due to his inappropriate communication with the media.
Higher court quashes conviction of Bavčar
KOPER - Media reported that the Koper Higher Court had quashed a prison sentence against Igor Bavčar, the former CEO of Istrabenz, in a case related to a 2007 transaction involving shares of logistics company Intereuropa, and ordered a retrial. The news web portals of Nova24 and Primorske Novice said that Bavčar and another defendant Miroslav Golubić, the former CEO of Maksima Holding, would be tried by a new judging panel.
Rally for climate justice laments govt environment plan
LJUBLJANA - Over a hundred protesters gathered in Ljubljana's city centre for a rally organised by the Youth for Climate Justice as part of global protests demanding action on climate change. They slammed government plans for transition into a carbon-free society as not ambitious enough and called for nature conservation and climate justice. The protesters also called on Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak to close down the coal-fired power station in Šoštanj.
Roza wins Večernica for collection of children's poems
MURSKA SOBOTA - Author, actor and street theatre producer Andrej Rozman - Roza is the winner of this year's Večernica award for the best youth and children's book written in the past year. The award goes for a collection of poetry which the award jury said marks Roza's "return to linguistic nonsense." With the collection "Rimuzine in črkolazen", the author loses himself in a pure linguistic play of inventing unusual compounds, creating rhymes, looking for words within words, rewriting grammatical rules and and connecting homonyms, the jury said.
Pogačar's yellow jersey helps raise EUR 47,000 at charity auction
LJUBLJANA - The yellow jersey of Tour de France winner secured recently by Slovenia's young cycling star Tadej Pogačar fetched a record EUR 47,009 in the latest Botrstvo charity auction organised to support talented young athletes. The signed yellow jersey ended up in the hands of the DIY chain Bauhaus, a long-standing supporter of the initiative.
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