The Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana launched a Serbian course on Wednesday. It will be taught by the Department of Slavistics alongside Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Polish, Russian and Slovak languages. Serbian was first taught a…
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Peer violence case grabs headlines
Celje police confirmed on Wednesday they are investigating a peer violence case and have so far identified five perpetrators after reports and footage of an attack on a reportedly 13-year-old girl by a group of peers stirred Slovenia in recent…
Rupnik to reportedly be moved to home for elderly priests in Milan
Jesuit priest and artist Marko Rupnik, who is accused of extensive mental and sexual abuse of nuns, will have to leave Rome, the head of the Slovenian Jesuits Miran Žvanut has confirmed. According to the weekly paper Reporter, he will have to …
Weather: Cloudy and rainy
The weather on Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, with some sunshine peaking through in the east. Light rain is possible in hilly areas and a south-westerly wind will blow in some parts of Slovenia. Morning lows will stand between 1 and 8 degree…
Weather: Cloudy and rainy
The weather on Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, with some sunshine peaking through in the east. Light rain is possible in hilly areas and a south-westerly wind will blow in some parts of Slovenia. Morning lows will stand between 1 and 8 degree…
Police bees fly out to gather nectar in Maribor park
The first Slovenian police bees flew out to gather nectar and pollen in the Maribor City Park on Tuesday after the rooftop of the city’s police headquarters provided a new home to four bee colonies.
Mountain Rescue Service issues warning about demanding conditions in mountains
The Mountain Rescue Service called a press conference Sunday afternoon to issue a serious warning about the conditions in the mountains, following a gruelling seven-hour rescue mission. While there are still winter conditions at high altitudes…
Weather: Cloudy
It will be cloudy in Slovenia on Tuesday, with more sun on the coast. Rain will be possible in northern Slovenia in the evening.
Tractor ownership popular in Slovenia
Slovenia ranks among European countries with the highest number of tractors relative to its population. Almost 120,000 tractors were registered in the country at the end of last year with up to 15,000 more estimated to be unregistered.
Bovec hit by devastating earthquake 25 years ago
The area of Bovec in northeastern Slovenia was hit by a devastating earthquake 25 years ago. The renovation after what was the strongest earthquake that hit Slovenia in the 20th century was completed only in 2009 but not all of the damaged bui…