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Defence minister visits Logatec refugee centre
LOGATEC - Defence Minister Matej Tonin visited the refugee accommodation centre in Logatec, assessing that Ukrainian refugees are well taken care of. "Slovenia has once again shown its sensitivity to fellow human beings and proved its humanitarian face," Tonin was quoted as saying in a press release from the Defence Ministry. He thanked Logatec people for the warm welcome they had given to the Ukrainian refugees. Tonin heads the taskforce coordinating humanitarian and technical aid for Ukraine.
Second shipment of Caritas Slovenia aid arrives in Ukraine
LJUBLJANA - A second shipment of aid raised by Caritas Slovenia for Ukraine, comprising 33 pallets of food, blankets, medicines and toiletries, reached the most threatened parts of the country such as Kharkiv, Dnipro and Vinnytsia. The charity thanked the company Intersport for a donation of sleeping bags and air beds and the Slovenian Medical Chamber for emergency medical supplies, as well as to the people raising aid. Several Slovenian companies and charities are contributing to the relief effort.
SDS nearly tied with Freedom Movement in Ninamedia poll
LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Janez Janša's Democrats (SDS) have nearly caught up with the Freedom Movement, the party of Robert Golob, as the voters' top choice in the latest poll conducted by Ninamedia for four newspapers. The Election 2022 poll shows the Freedom Movement losing 0.2 percentage points to 21% and the SDS gaining 1.1 point to 20.2% with a total of eight parties projected to make it to parliament in the 24 April general election. Golob's party is projected to win 24 seats and the SDS 23.
Ex-PM vows to protect country from second financial disaster
NOVA GORICA - Alenka Bratušek invoked her brief stint as prime minister nine years ago during the time Slovenia was on the verge of default as she told voters they could trust her party and its allies to prevent a second financial catastrophe that she said Slovenia was racing to. Bratušek addressed an event in Nova Gorica to present her SAB party's candidates for the 24 April general election, including all six current MPs as well as three former ministers, discounting Bratušek.
Minister meets Slovenian communities in Bosnia-Herzegovina
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Minister for Slovenians Abroad Helena Jaklitsch learned about the different ways in which Slovenian communities in Bosnia-Herzegovina foster their heritage and traditions as she visited Prijedor, Slatina and Banja Luka as part of her three-day tour of the country. The minister visited Kakanj in central Bosnia today and is due to meet Sarajevo Deputy Mayor Anja Margetić in the capital on Sunday before wrapping up her tour in Tuzla.
Slovenia's Covid-19 curve up for over a week
LJUBLJANA - A total of 2,257 people tested positive for coronavirus in Slovenia on Friday, up nearly a quarter from week ago as the case count has been rising for the eighth day running. Five patients died, shows data released by the health Ministry. A total of 238 patients remain hospitalised due to Covid-19, including 69 in intensive care, which is roughly on a par with the day before. The 14-day notification rate per 100,000 of the population is now at 1,199, up by 22 from the previous day.
One migrant killed, ten injured in road accident
CELJE - One person was killed and ten were injured in an accident involving a van carrying illegal migrants on the Štajerska leg of the A1 motorway just after Friday midnight. The police said the driver who caused the accident fled the scene on foot. He was carrying 11 illegal migrants in the van in the direction of Ljubljana as he swerved into the metal barrier on the Tepanje-Dramlje section north-east of Celje. The van rolled over several times. Two of the injured sustained serious injuries.
Timi Zajc wins silver at Ski Flying World Championships
VIKERSUND, Norway - Timi Zajc won silver at the Ski Flying World Championships in Vikersund, Norway, for what is the 8th medal for Slovenia since the first championship in Planica 50 years ago. Despite clinching the event's longest distances of 243.5 and 235.5 metres, Zajc was pipped to the gold by Beijing Olympic champion Marius Lindvik of Norway. World record holder Stefan Kraft of Austria won bronze. Three more Slovenians placed between 4th and 6th spots, which augurs well ahead of the team event on Sunday.
Another double win for Slovenian women ski jumpers
OBERHOF, Germany - Olympic champion Urša Bogataj won the penultimate event of the women's Ski Jumping World Cup in Oberhof ahead of Nika Križnar for the second double World Cup victory for Slovenian women ski jumpers this season. This is Bogataj's second individual World Cup career victory. Ema Klinec placed 5th and Germany's Katharina Althaus was third. Austrian Marita Kramer has already secured the overall World Cup victory ahead of Kržnar and Bogataj. Slovenia is in the lead in the Nations' Cup.
Kristoffersen wins first leg of Vitranc Cup
KRANJSKA GORA - Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen won the first of the two World Cup giant slalom races for the 61st Vitranc Cup in Kranjska Gora. His teammate Lucas Braathen tied for second with the Swiss Marco Odermatt, who secured the victory in the overall World Cup giant slalom standings this season. The only Slovenian skier to compete, Žan Kranjec missed the podium after finishing third in the first run, placing 10th, one spot ahead of France's Alexis Pinturault, who was in the lead after the first run.
Couch Festival blurs line between stage and crowd
MARIBOR - More than 120 kitchens, living rooms, backyards and other private spaces across the country will double as performance venues at Couch Festival, a unique event series which blurs the line between performers and spectators. Over a hundred groups from Slovenia and abroad will perform genres including folk music, world music and jazz, or put on stage performances and puppet shows. The events are held in private spaces whose location is not revealed until the visitor has bought the ticket.
