Slovenia

• Canada defeats Slovenia 100-89 for first-ever quarterfinal win at FIBA World Cup

  Canada is moving on to the semifinals at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup for the first time ever.

  Sports

  Sep 6, 2023
  
• European immigrants who came to Halifax after WWII return 75 years later

  Henrik Ziernfeld and Matija Sedej, both in their 90s, arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax on May 19, 1948, after fleeing a war-torn Europe.

  Canada

  May 20, 2023
  
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• Bans on same sex marriages, adoption are unconstitutional: Slovenian court ruling

  The court ruled 6-3 on both issues Friday, saying Slovenia's laws allowing only opposite-sex marriages and adoptions violated a constitutional prohibition against discrimination.

  World

  Jul 9, 2022
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• Woman who sawed off her hand for $1M found guilty of fraud in Slovenia

  The young woman cut off her hand after taking out several insurance policies, the court heard.

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  Sep 14, 2020
• Wooden statue of Melania Trump burned in her native Slovenia

  The artist behind the statue says he doesn't know who destroyed it, or why they chose to do so on its anniversary.

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  Jul 9, 2020
• Wooden Donald Trump statue built in Melania’s home country of Slovenia

  The anonymous artist reportedly said it's meant to be 'a provocation, because the world is full of populism.'

  Trending

  Aug 29, 2019
• Woman cuts off own hand with circular saw in brutal insurance scam

  A 21-year-old Slovenian woman deliberately cut off her own hand with a circular saw in an effort to cash in on an insurance claim, authorities say.

  Trending

  Mar 14, 2019
• London-bound flight diverted to Germany after men heard discussing ‘terrorist matters’

  Three passengers were detained in Cologne, Germany after their easyJet flight from Ljubljana, Slovenia to London made an unscheduled landing there.

  World

  Jun 10, 2017
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• Melania Trump’s hometown awaits visit of future U.S. First Lady to Slovenia

  The residents of Melania Trump's home town of Sevnica, Slovenia are hoping the future U.S. First Lady will come to visit together with her husband, president-elect Donald Trump.

  World

  Nov 9, 2016
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• New generation of ‘baby dragons’ to hatch in Slovenia

  An olm, a sightless amphibian also known as a "baby dragon," has laid over 60 eggs in Postojna Cave in Slovenia.

  World

  Mar 9, 2016