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Week-on-week coronavirus case count more than doubles to 1,500
LJUBLJANA - Almost 1,500 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday in what is an increase of 138% week-on-week, while the positivity rate increased on a daily basis by more than three percentage points to 33.5%, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) said. The seven-day average of new cases increased by 123 to 1,673 and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents has climbed to 837, up by 48. The government reported that 475 people were in hospital for Covid-19 on Saturday, 20 more than on Friday, while the number of IC patients was up by six to 126. Five Covid-19 patients died yesterday.
Slovenia calls for enhanced multilateralism on UN Day
LJUBLJANA/SLOVENJ GRADEC - On United Nations Day, Slovenia has called for strengthening of effective and rule-based multilateralism, with the UN playing the primary role based on inseparable connection and mutual complementation of peace, security and development, and on human rights with respect of international law and goals and principles of the UN Charter. United Nations Day was also marked on Friday in Slovenj Gradec, a United Nations Peace Messenger City, with an address by President Borut Pahor. He said that the UN had the decisive and main role in the modern multilateral regulation of global affairs, adding that Slovenia was strongly committed to multilateralism and the role of the UN in the global architecture.
Kranjec 3rd in Alpine Ski World Cup season opener in Sölden
INNSBRUCK, Austria - Slovenia's Žan Kranjec finished 3rd as the men's giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier above Sölden, Austria opened the Alpine Ski World Cup season, with Marco Odermatt of Switzerland winning the race, and Austria's Roland Leitinger finished second. he giant slalom specialist was only a tenth of a second late for the first place and was only 0.03 seconds behind Leitinger. "The feelings are great, it's nice to start the season on the podium," Kranjec said, adding that he had given the best of him. "I'm exceptionally happy and self-confident about the season continuing to be good," he added.
Kenyans dominate 25th Ljubljana Marathon
LJUBLJANA - The 25th Ljubljana Marathon was dominated by Kenyan runners, with Ernest Kibet Tarus winning the men's race with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 39 seconds, and Kwamboka Momanyi Grace winning the women's competition (2:38:10). The event was held after last year's race was cancelled due to the pandemic last year, and this year's edition slightly altered as well - all the races taking place on the same day. In the half-marathon race, Slovenia's Primož Kobe won in the men's competition with a time of 1:07:02, and his compatriot Neja Kršinar had her personal best of 1:14:23 to win the women's competition.
Piran to fight climate change by turning into live lab
PIRAN - The coastal town of Piran will turn into a live laboratory for four years to find sustainable solutions to mitigate the impact of climate change. Researchers from the Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies will focus on solutions to a shortage of drinking water and on a system of early detection of extreme weather phenomena. This comes after the institute, part of the Scientific and Research Centre (ZRS) in Koper, this year became a partner in Smart Control of the Climate Resilience of European Coastal Cities, a EUR 10 million project financed by the EU.
