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Špela Miroševič, who is spearheading the developing a drug for the treatment of her son Urban's CTNNB1 syndrome. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
Slovenia will co-finance the final stages of research of orphan drugs to help children with rare diseases under legislative amendments confirmed by parliament after the case of a five-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder prompted a massive fundraising campaign.
Under the changes to the Scienti
Iza Sia Login, one of the wealthiest Slovenians. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The wealth of 100 richest Slovenians is estimated to have grown by 14% compared to last year to reach a record €9.97 billion, according to annual wealth rankings compiled by business news portal Finance.
The threshold to make the top 100 list was €43.1 million, €8 million more than last year. Finan
A worker at the Wolkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Photo: dpa/STA
A German law firm that has filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen over the emissions scandal on behalf of over 6,000 Slovenian consumers has reached a settlement with the German car giant. The settlement comes nine years after Volkswagen admitted to the fraud.
The settlement was announced
UKC Ljubljana officials present a new breakthrough treatment for arrhythmia. Photo: Boštjan Podlogar/STA
Slovenia's largest hospital has introduced a new breakthrough method of treating heart rhythm problems or arrhythmia using electroporation. The new procedure treats atrial fibrillation, the most common form of persistent abnormal heartbeat.
The Department of Cardiology at the UKC Ljubljana medical
The Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex). Photo: Marta Jakopič
Partners from Slovenia, Denmark and Germany have joined forces in a project to help protect amphibians and restore their habitats in six areas of Natura 2000 protected areas in the three countries.
The Life Amphicon project aims to boost the population of amphibians and their habitats, reduce amphi
The historic centre of Radovljica. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
Radovljica, a medieval town in northern Slovenia with views of the Karawanks and the Julian Alps, has been declared the most hospitable town by the Tourist Association of Slovenia.
Lying just a few kilometres from the lakeside town of Bled, Radovljica was founded in the 14th century on a terrace ab
The headquarters of retailer Mercator. Photo: Eli Vršič/STA
The Croatian-owned retailer Mercator has withdrawn from the contract to take over rival Slovenian grocer Engrotuš, which operates Tuš stores, after failing to obtain regulatory approval.
The key conditions of the contract will unfortunately not be fulfilled, "so we have taken the decision to withdr
The Sašo Avsenik Enseble in front of their van. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
The ensemble of a grandson of one of the famous Avsenik brothers will help promote the Julian Alps community of Alpine tourism destinations, which generate almost 30% of tourism turnover in Slovenia.
The Sašo Avsenik Ensemble, who play in the popular style invented by the original Avsenik Brothers
Slovenia vs Austria in their UEFA Nations League opener in September. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenia drew with Austria 1:1 in the final game of the UEFA Nations League in Vienna on 17 November to finish third in Group 3 of B League to head for the relegation playoffs in March.
Romano Schmid scored for Austria in the 27th minute and Adam Gnezda Čerin equalised in the 81st.
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The site of a Cessna plane crash in the Beltinci municipality, NE Slovenia, which is believed to have claimed three lives. Photo: sobotainfo.com/STA
At least three people were killed as a small plane crashed in the Beltinci municipality in the northeastern region of Prekmurje on 17 November, police have confirmed as an investigation continues to determine the circumstances and the cause of the accident.
The plane took off from Maribor airport a
Senior members of the Democrats, a new party launched by Anže Logar (centre). Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
A new centrist party, called the Democrats, was founded by Anže Logar, a former foreign minister, and several other former members of the conservative Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) of Janez Janša at a congress in Maribor on 16 November.
The founding congress comes just over a month after Logar r
The new premises of the national Archives. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
The national Archives have brought all their departments under one roof in a repurposed and renovated 1899 complex in Ljubljana that had served as an army barracks until Slovenia became independent in 1991.
The Archives of the Republic of Slovenia keep around 30,000 metres of archival material, wit