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Major step achieved in boosting potato yield
The Slovenia Times
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Slovenian researchers have played a major part in developing what is the first large-scale genomic model of potato metabolism. The aim is to boost the plant's stress resistance, increase yields and strengthen food security. The international...
JHCO receives two Slovenian planes with aid for Gaza
Ammon News
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August 24, 2025
Ammon News - The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) on Sunday received two planes carrying urgent humanitarian relief from the Republic of Slovenia to support the people of the Gaza Strip, as part of Jordan’s continuous efforts to...
Slovenian astrophysicist participates in discovery of new exploding stars detection method
STA
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August 23, 2025
Nova Gorica, 23 August - Slovenian astrophysicist Andreja Gomboc was part of an international team that discovered a new method for detecting exploding stars in distant space using fast x-ray transients, mysterious x-ray bursts that normally last...
22 countries condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement project as ‘violation of international law’
Gulf Today
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August 22, 2025
Twenty two countries, including major European powers, the UK, Canada, Japan and Australia, issued a joint statement Thursday calling Israel’s approval of a major settlement project in the West Bank “unacceptable and a violation of international...
Grounded festival discusses ways to restore faith in international law
STA
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August 22, 2025
Ljubljana, 22 August - The annual Grounded festival, blending electronic music with critical thinking and activism, began on Thursday evening with a panel on genocide and impunity. Featuring FM Tanja Fajon and Palestinian legal researcher Budour...
Slovenia: Mayors and Government
Rroma
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August 23, 2025
The mayors of Novo Mesto, Kočevje, Ribnica and Črnomelj have harshly condemned the video of Minister of Labor Luka Mesco, which he recorded in the Roma settlement of Pušča in Prekmurje. According to them, it contains false and offensive...
Slovenia: Mayors and Roma
Rroma
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August 23, 2025
The mayors of Novo Mesto, Črnomelj, Kočevje and Ribnica have once again stressed the need for increased employment of Roma before a session of the government working group for addressing Roma issues. In their assessment, work is not paying off for...
18th edition of Roman Games festival held in Ptuj, Slovenia
Xinhua News Agency
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A participant dressed in Roman costume represents a blacksmith profession during the Roman Games Festival in Ptuj, Slovenia, Aug. 23, 2025. The 18th edition of the Roman Games festival kicked off on Friday in Ptuj and will last till Aug. 24....
21 countries condemn Israeli settlement plan in West Bank as violation of international law
The Peninsula
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August 21, 2025
This picture taken from a position on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory at sunset on August 21, 2025. (Photo by Jack Guez / AFP) In a joint statement issued today, August 21, 2025,...
Calls for investigation after Israel's airstrikes kill Palestinian medical staff and journalists
IOL
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The United Nations has strongly condemned the actions of Israel after targeted airstrikes on Nasser Hospital killed Palestinians, including medical personnel, journalists and civilians. In a statement released by the spokesperson for the...
UN: Israeli strikes cause widespread destruction and casualties in and around Gaza City
Haaretz
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August 21, 2025
Israelis protest in Tel Aviv, on Thursday.Credit: Itai Ron Protesters calling for the release of the hostages demonstrated in Tel Aviv against the government's delay in responding to the proposal made by mediators for a limited hostage deal, which...
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada updates on recent UN Human Rights Council session
Canadian Lawyer
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This statement lamented the harassment, threats, prosecution, and obstruction of lawyers advising Crimean Tatars, Ukrainians, and civil society actors in politically sensitive cases. The statement stressed that disciplinary bodies disbarred such...
Slovenia sees famine in Gaza as humanitarian catastrophe
STA
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August 22, 2025
Ljubljana, 22 August - President Nataša Pirc Musar said the famine in Gaza was a humanitarian catastrophe after famine was declared in and around Gaza City on Friday. Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has once again called for immediate ceasefire,...
Slovenia launches major projects to restructure SAŠA coal region
CEENERGYNEWS
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August 22, 2025
The Slovenian Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development selected two projects, which will receive co-financing from the EU Just Transition Fund, supporting the restructuring of the Savinja–Šaleška (SAŠA) coal region and the establishment of...
Uzbekistan Airways launches international pilot training program with Egmont Aviation
UzDaily
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Economy 23/08/2025 Uzbekistan Airways launches international pilot training program with Egmont Aviation Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan Airways has signed an agreement with the certified Slovenian flight school Egmont Aviation to...
Burning issue
Construction Index
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August 26, 2025
Recent news headlines have reignited a longstanding debate about whether there should be a legal maximum working temperature in the UK, particularly for those in physically demanding jobs such as construction. London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported...
Slovenia joins calls against Israel's Gaza offensive, West Bank settlement expansion
Xinhua News Agency
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LJUBLJANA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia again urged Israel to stop its ground offensive on Gaza City, warning it would only bring further destruction and risk dragging the region into a prolonged conflict, Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said...
International condemnation of Israel's E1 settlement plan in occupied West Bank
Press TV
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Israel's recent approval of the E1 colonial settlement plan in the occupied West Bank has drawn widespread international condemnation from over 20 countries, including several European Union members. On Thursday, the foreign ministers of 21...
The Beef Over Kosher Beef
The Walrus
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August 26, 2025
It’s unnerving to read a government document describing how to properly cut a cow’s throat. But in order to understand the lawsuit between the producers of kosher meat, kosher certification agencies, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA),...
Putin’s Big Mistake: The Russian President Ticked Off the First Lady and Uncle Sam
The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia
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August 23, 2025
It turns out that insulting the president's wife is a bad idea. Just after Donald Trump's November victory, Russian state media broadcast racy photos from Melania Trump's modeling career while the presenters stifled giggles. This was not well...