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*Janša to meet Croatian counterpart Plenković in Zagreb Monday
LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Janez Janša will meet his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenković in Zagreb on Monday, the office of the Croatian prime minister has announced. Janša's office has yet to officially confirm the visit. According to the announcement from Zagreb, Plenković will receive Janša at the seat of the Croatian government in the afternoon. The occasion of the visit and the topics to be discussed have not been announced.
1,251 coronavirus cases on Saturday in a 15% week-on-week drop
LJUBLJANA - A total of 1,251 new coronavirus cases were logged on Saturday, a 15% drop week-on-week, the latest statistics provided by the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) show. The number of active cases was up by 132 compared to the day before to 38,642. The 7-day average of new cases continues to decrease, and is at 2,805, a daily drop of 36, while the 14-day incidence per 100,000 people is increasing, hitting 1,831, up by seven. There are currently 137 Covid patients treated at regular Covid-19 wards, up six from yesterday, and 35 in intensive care, two more than yesterday. Four patients died.
Lindvik wins at Planica, Kobayashi overall winner, Jelar best ski flyer
PLANICA - Marius Lindvik of Norway is the winner of the last Ski Jumping World Cup event of the season, while Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan finished 8th to secure his overall win in the World Cup. Lindvik scored 455.1 points in the two runs to win the last event of the season in front of some 12,500 spectators, followed by Yukiya Sato of Japan (446.8) and Slovenia's Peter Prevc (438.6). Slovenia's Žiga Jelar was 6th, enough for him to win the small crystal globe for the best ski flyer of the season.
Park named after Friulian-Slovenian priest opens in Udine
UDINE, Italy - A new park was inaugurated in Italy's Udine on Saturday in honour of Friulian-Slovenian priest Evgenij Blanchini (1863-1921), in what seen as a major recognition for the local Slovenian community. Blanchini worked in the local orphanage, established a secondary school for girls in Udine and devoted a lot of effort to the social, cultural and academic life in the area, the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad announced.
