Climbers dressed as Santa Claus abseiled down the outside of a Ljubljana children’s hospital to spread Christmas cheer. The abseiling Santas, from a local cave rescue association, waved and danced for patients and staff.
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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. China’s decision to withdraw its ambassador to Lithuania over a dispute about Taiwan was “reprehensible” …
Read More »Statue of Melania Trump set on fire in Slovenia
A quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump is reported to have been set on fire near her hometown in Slovenia, prompting its removal. Brad Downey, the American artist who commissioned the statue, said it was targeted on 4 July, Independence Day in the US. The Berlin-based artist …
Read More »Violence at Belgrade protest over renewed lockdown measures
Protesters and police clashed violently in Belgrade on Tuesday evening amid anger over the return of strict lockdown measures to tackle coronavirus. Earlier on Tuesday, a weekend curfew was announced after a rise in Covid-19 cases in Serbia and across the western Balkans. A group of protesters stormed the parliament …
Read More »First European Country Officially Declares End of Coronavirus Epidemic
Slovenia has become the first European nation to declare an end to its coronavirus epidemic and announced that all indicators point to a slowdown in the spread of COVID-19 throughout the country’s population. Despite the announcement, many measures implemented to slow the virus from spreading will remain. Some of those …
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