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Fashion design students create a collection of reflective clothing and accessories to promote traffic safety. Photo: Zavarovalnica Triglav
Ljubljana fashion design students have created an innovative collection of reflective clothing and accessories as part a campaign to raise awareness about traffic safety and visibility.
The collection, See Ya (Dejmo Se videt), takes its inspiration from street and business fashion and heritage and
ECB President Christine Lagarde looks at prices at Ljubljana central market. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, checked out prices at Ljubljana central market while visiting Slovenia on a courtesy visit ahead of the ECB Governing Council meeting at Brdo estate on 17 October.
Lagarde walked through the centre of Ljubljana accompanied by Bank of Sloven
Chemistry engineer Željko Knez, developmental psychologist Ljubica Marjanovič Umek and Igor Akrapovič, the owner of the exhaust maker Akrapovič, honoured with science prizes. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Slovenia's science awards for lifetime achievement, the Zois Prizes, this year are going to chemistry engineer Željko Knez and developmental psychologist Ljubica Marjanovič Umek. Igor Akrapovič of the eponymous exhaust maker is being honoured with the Puh Prize for lifetime achievement in innovatio
Ice Cave near the Viševnik mountain pasture in NW Slovenia. Photo: Miha Staut
Slovenia has a number of ice caves, but due to climate change ice volumes are dwindling fast along with the information that has accumulated for thousands of years. Researchers hope to extract as much knowledge as possible before it is too late.
"In the past 10 to 20 years, we have seen exponential
Slovenia scorer vs Kazakhstan Jan Mlakar (first from right) pictured with team mates Erik Janža, Vanja Drkušić and Timi Elšnik. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenia beat Kazakhstan 1:0 in Almaty for their second win in four games in the UEFA Nations League to remain in contention for promotion to League A. Jan Mlakar scored the sole goal in the 55th minute to let his team come back from a 0:3 loss against Norway.
Mlakar, the 25-year-old forward who pl
Tadej Pogačar celebrates his record-equalling fourth-straight Lombardia win. Photo: dpa/STA
Slovenian star rider Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) wrapped up a stellar season by winning the Giro di Lombardia for the record-equalling fourth straight time. He has racked up 25 wins this season, including the triple crown.
The 26-year-old star attacked during the Colma di Sormano climb with 4
The painting Mary with the Child on the Throne and the Six Saints by Venetian artist Vittore Carpaccio. Photo: Matej Arh/STA
A precious Renaissance painting of Mary with the Child by Venetian artist Vittore Carpaccio shines in the Koper Cathedral fresh in all its glory, following a five-year restoration project.
Mary with the Child on the Throne and the Six Saints depicts Mary seated on a throne with a child and surround
Krško nuclear power station control room simulator. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Slovenians will head to the polls on 24 November to cast their vote in a consultative referendum on the construction of a new unit at the Krško nuclear power station, a decision endorsed in a bi-partisan vote at the National Assembly on 10 October.
All parties bar the junior coalition Left, a singl
The legs of Slovenia's national football team. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Slovenia suffered a crushing 0:3 defeat at the hands of Norway in their third UEFA Nations League Group match in Oslo on 10 October to fall from top to third spot in their Group B3.
Erling Haaland scored for Norway in the 7th and 63rd minutes, while Alexander Sorloth added a goal in the 52nd minute
Best foreign investors honoured with the 2024 FDI Slovenia Awards. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Four foreign-owned companies were honoured as the Economy Ministry and the Spirit investment promotion agency handed out the annual FDI Slovenia Awards on 10 October. Henkel Maribor won in the category for best large company, Avantpack in the SME segment, Ekolat for its impact on the economy, and L
Mahle location in Šempeter pri Gorici. Photo: Mahle Šempeter
The Slovenian subsidiary of the German group Mahle plans to lay off more than 600 workers by the end of 2025 as it streamlines production and moves part of it to lower-cost countries.
Announcing the news, Mahle Electric Drives Slovenija said the step was necessary due to weak demand on the European
MP Anže Logar sets out his plans after quitting the Democratic Party (SDS). Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Anže Logar, the former foreign minister, has ended months of speculation by declaring his intention to start a new, big tent party by the end of the year, having quit the opposition Democratic Party (SDS) after more than 25 years as a member.
Addressing reporters on 10 October, a day after resignin