LJUBLJANA, Slovenia—Five people are trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia, unable to leave because of high water levels caused by heavy rainfall, authorities said Sunday. The group—a Slovenian family group of three adults and two guides—have been stuck in the Krizna Jama cave since Saturday when water levels rose inside, blocking the way out. […]
LJUBLJANA—A right-wing former foreign minister, Anze Logar, won most votes in the first round of Slovenia’s presidential election on Sunday, preliminary results based on a partial vote count on the election commission website showed. Logar secured 34 percent of the vote while Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won 26.88 percent, based on around 80 percent […]
No. 1 seed Emma Raducanu advanced to the second round of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz when her first-round opponent, Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, retired Monday night in Portoroz, Slovenia. Raducanu was already two points away from winning the match at the time. She led 6–2, 5–3, 30–0, having saved three of four break points while […]
Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of the Alps’ most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. The Alps are the highest and […]
Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Slovenia’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Slovenia, a country in Central Europe, is […]
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — An explosion and fire at a chemical plant in southeast Slovenia has left five people missing and feared dead, officials said Thursday. Emergency officials said another two people were hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns after the blast, which was reported around 8.30 a.m. (0630GMT) in the town of Kocevje. […]
Beijing says it is “deeply shocked” by Slovenia’s new plans with Taiwan. That’s the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s response on Wednesday after the European country’s prime minister said in an interview Monday, that he’s eyeing plans to open a Taiwanese representative office in Slovenia—a move similar to Lithuania.
Slovenia has temporarily suspended the use of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine after a 20-year-old woman who had recently received the single dose shot died, officials announced on Wednesday. “According to the notification of a serious adverse event after vaccination Janssen [J&J], members of the advisory group suggest that vaccination with this vaccine be […]
BRUSSELS—The European Union must stand with Lithuania against Chinese pressure and not give in to trade threats, Slovenia’s prime minister said in a letter to fellow EU leaders, according to a copy seen by Reuters. The Chinese regime’s decision to withdraw its ambassador to Lithuania over a dispute about Taiwan was “reprehensible” and would hurt […]
LJUBLJANA—Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said he was sending his resignation to parliament on Monday and called for an early election, saying his minority government could not push through important legislation. The governing coalition of five center-left parties, which took power in September 2018, held only 43 out of 90 seats in parliament. After losing […]
Slovenia’s defense ministry says its six soldiers stationed in northern Iraq with a German-led training mission will be evacuated after their base came under Iran’s missile attack in retaliation for the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani. The Slovenian ministry said Wednesday the soldiers were unhurt in the attack near Irbil as […]
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia—Authorities say a Slovenian woman who deliberately cut off her hand with a circular saw to collect insurance money faces up to eight years in jail. Police say the 21-year-old woman, helped by her relatives, had hoped to claim nearly $640,000 (400,000 euros) in insurance payments. The unidentified woman claimed she had been cutting […]
Three British men traveling from Slovenia to London have been detained in Cologne, Germany. Passengers overheard the three discussing what sounded like “terrorist matters.” The pilot diverted the flight to Cologne. Authorities there destroyed one man’s bag in a controlled explosion. They said it contained nothing dangerous. Police searched the plane and questioned all the […]
At a remote hilltop restaurant in Slovenia the world’s best female chef is fixing her next unique menu item. Ana Ros won the title The World’s Best Female Chef 2017 from “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.” She had no traditional culinary schooling. She started cooking by accident after she got married. Food critic Bostjan Napotnik […]
A Slovenian racer thought he won Giro d’Italia’s Stage 5 race. He was ahead of the pack and put his arms up in celebration. But why was the pack still racing ferociously behind him? He then realized he started his celebration too early. In the end, Slovenian Luka Pibernik dropped back to 148, as Fernando […]
Slovenia was crowned the winner at the Escape Room World Championship in Hungary on Saturday, March 25. Teams from all over the world took part in the competition, with Ukraine and Slovenia reaching the final round. The Ukrainian and Slovenian teams, each made up of four competitors, had a limited amount of time to solve […]
