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Record weekend Covid case count confirmed on Saturday
LJUBLJANA - A total of 6,012 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Saturday in what is a record daily case count confirmed over the weekend since the start of the pandemic, showed fresh government data. Hospitalisations stood at 549 this morning, up by 35 on the day before. The total of ICU cases remained level at 156. One Covid-19 patient died yesterday.
Baerbock marks 30 years of Germany's recognition of Slovenia
LJUBLJANA/BERLIN, Germany - Marking the 30th anniversary of Germany's recognition of Slovenian independence, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Saturday that this jubilee in German-Slovenian relations was an incentive "to continue to advocate European interests and values consistently and to shape our future in the EU together and in a positive way", reads a press release by the German Embassy in Ljubljana.
Slovenia, Croatia reportedly seal deal on fishing in Piran Bay
LJUBLJANA/ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian media have reported that Slovenia and Croatia are said to have reached an agreement under which Slovenian fishers would be allowed to fish in the Gulf of Piran in the Croatian territorial waters as far as the town of Umag, and Croatian fishers in Slovenian waters as far as Koper. Slovenia has neither confirmed nor denied these reports.
Prominent politicians receive threat mail, report says
LJUBLJANA - A number of high-profile politicians, most of them from the ruling Democratic Party (SDS), have received threatening letters, including Finance Minister Andrej Šircelj, media have reported. They received a letter in the post reading "We know where you live" and featuring a drawing of a gallows and a bullet. Some of them have already reported the incident to the police.
Maribor WWII bomb deactivated
MARIBOR - Authorities successfully neutralised an unexploded WWII aerial bomb that was found in Maribor earlier this week. A part of Slovenia's second largest city had to be evacuated until roughly 1:30pm when sirens marked the end of danger. Some 150 members of various teams in the field of civil defence, rescue and safety took part in today's deactivation effort, said the Maribor Civil Defence.
