Fmr President Türk joins UN High-Level Advisory Board
NEW YORK, US - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed former Slovenian President and the head of the Club of Madrid Danilo Türk to the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism along with 11 other respectable former and current leaders and experts. Ahead of last year's general debate of world leaders in September 2021, Guterres published a report entitled Our Common Agenda, calling for stronger governance of key issues of global concern.
Week-on-week increase in coronavirus cases continues
LJUBLJANA - A total of 1,474 coronavirus infections were recorded in Slovenia on Saturday, up 366 from a week ago. The National Institute for Public Health estimates there are currently 32,946 active infections in the country, which is 7,290 more than a week ago. Hospitalisations dropped further with 181 patients being treated due to Covid-19 this morning, including 48 in intensive care. Six patients with Covid died, Health Ministry data show.
Timi Zajc wins Ski Flying World Cup event in Obersdorf
OBERSTDORF, Germany - Timi Zajc won a Ski Flying World Cup event in Obersdorf, Germany, jumping 232 metres. This is the second victory in his career after Oberstdorf in 2019. Poland's Pjotr Žyla was second, and Stefan Kraft from Austria third. Slovenia's Žiga Jelar finished fourth. This is the 71st Slovenian individual victory in ski jumping and the 19th in ski flying. Together with team victories, Slovenia boast 82 wins.
Tina Šutej wins bronze at World Athletics Championship in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia - Slovenia's Tina Šutej won bronze in the women's pole vault at the World Athletics Indoor Championships on Saturday with 4.75 metres. The reigning champion American Sandi Morris defended her title with 4.80 metres, and silver went to Katie Nageotte, also from the US (4.75 metres). The 33-year-old Šutej, who won silver at last year's World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, earned Slovenia its sixth's medal from World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Minister discusses consular needs of Slovenians in Germany
BERLIN, Germany - Minister for Slovenians Abroad Helena Jaklitsch discussed the consular needs of the 30,000-40,000 Slovenians living in Germany with officials at the Slovenian Embassy in Berlin on Saturday. Jaklitsch talked about the challenges with Polona Mal Bitec, who is responsible for consular activities at the embassy. Due to great interest in consular services, the officials discussed the possibility of introducing consular days in the town of Hilden in Nordrhein-Westfalen, to facilitate document issuing.
