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Daily case count exceeds 100 on Monday
LJUBLJANA - Slovenia reported 106 new coronavirus infections for Monday in 1,650 PCR tests for a positivity rate of 6.4%, an increase on 5.1% a week ago, show fresh official data. The gradual but steady upward trend continues as the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population has risen by one to 41. The 7-day average case count increased by two to 69. The National Institute of Public Health estimates that there are 871 active cases in the country, up from 850 a day ago. The latest round of sequencing by the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food shows that 210 of the 222 samples or nearly 95% were the Delta variant.
Judoka Tina Trstenjak wins silver Olympic medal
TOKYO, Japan - Slovenian judoka Tina Trstenjak won the silver medal in the 63kg category at the Tokyo Olympics. The second-best-ranked in the category had to concede to the top-ranked Clarisse Agbegnenou of France in what was a replay of the gold medal match from the previous Olympics where Trstenjak won. Agbegnenou defeated Trstenjak with a waza-ari after 37 seconds of extra time following a tense and aggressive face-off during regulation time which saw penalties awarded to both competitors. "It didn't go according to plan, but I'm super happy I've gotten to the final at two consecutive Olympics," Trstenjak told RTV Slovenija after the match.
Rejected candidates make renewed bid for delegated prosecutors
LJUBLJANA - Matej Oštir and Tanja Frank Eler, the candidates picked by the State Prosecution Council for Slovenia's two European delegated prosecutors before the nomination process was annulled by the government, have also applied in a repeat call for the posts. Prosecutor Oštir confirmed for Radio Slovenija him and Frank Fler have applied in the repeat call. The Justice Ministry, which is responsible for the procedure, has told the STA it has received no application in response to the repeat call by the Monday deadline, but did not rule out the possibility that a bid may have yet arrive by mail.
Ministry joins EU's call regarding Cyprus
LJUBLJANA - The Foreign Ministry shared on Twitter a statement by the EU condemning Turkey's unilateral steps regarding the town of Varosha in Cyprus. "Slovenia supports all endeavours towards a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue in line with the UN resolutions and European Union values," the ministry wrote. The EU strongly condemned Turkey's "unilateral steps and the unacceptable announcements made by the Turkish president and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community on 20 July 2021 on the further reopening of the fenced-off town of Varosha".
STA still waiting for talks with govt to resume
LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) is still waiting for a response from the government after calling for a new round of talks on financing a week ago. Nor has the agency received any funds for the public service it provides. The STA called on the government to engage in a new round of talks to reach an agreement to finance the STA public service in 2021 after the Administrative Court stayed the implementation of a government regulation detailing the rules governing the STA public service which served as a basis for a draft agreement that the Government Communication Office sent to the STA with the demand to sign it.
Ceremony commemorating Russian POWs to mark other anniversaries as well
LJUBLJANA - The annual ceremony in memory of Russian POWs who died building the Vršič pass during the First World War will this year mark not only 105 years since their death but also the 200th anniversary of Alexander I of Russia's attendance at the Congress of Ljubljana and 30 years of Slovenia's independence. The ceremony will be held on Saturday. The Russian delegation will feature Konstantin Kosachev, the deputy speaker of the Federation Council, Russian parliament's upper house. The Russian Orthodox Church will be represented by Archbishop Tikhon, the primate of the diocese of Berlin and Germany.
Toll sticker sales increase y/y but remain below 2019 levels
LJUBLJANA - Between 1 December 2020 and 30 June 2021, the national motorway company DARS sold a total of 2,622,601 toll stickers, which is 5% more than in the same period last year. However, this year's sales are still 30% lower than in 2019, before the Covid-19 epidemic, when DARS sold 3,769,910 toll stickers by the end of June. The value of toll stickers sold from 1 December 2020 to the end of June this year amounted to EUR 109.17 million. This is slightly below the sales between 1 December 2019 and the end of June 2020 (EUR 110.61 million).
Darko Jorgić achieves best Olympic result in Slovenia's table tennis so far
TOKYO, Japan - Slovenia's Darko Jorgić has made it to the quarter finals in the men's singles table tennis event at Tokyo Olympics as he beat Tomokazu Harimoto, Japan's wunderkind and the fourth-ranked in this category. Jorgić's feat is the best Olympic result in table tennis for Slovenia so far. The 22-year-old, who now ranks 31st in world rankings, could get a ticket for the semi-final on Wednesday when he takes on the seventh-ranked Lin Yun-Ju of Taiwan.
Trajković misses Olympic medal in taekwondo
TOKYO, Japan - Slovenia's Ivan Trajković finished fifth in taekwondo at the Tokyo Olympics after missing bronze by a whisker in the men's +80kg event, having to concede to South Korea's In Kyo-don, the number 2 seed, 4:5. This is Trajković's best Olympic result after he placed 11th at the 2012 Olympics in London. He failed to make it to the Rio Games four years later.
Coach service links Tolmin and Cividale del Friuli
TOLMIN - A coach service linking Tolmin in western Slovenia with Cividale del Friuli in Italy during the summer season was launched with a promotional ride and a meeting between mayors from both sides of the border. Running in July and August, the service was put into operation with the help of Crossmoby, a project under the Interreg programme of interregional cooperation between Slovenia and Italy which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund.
