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ICC prosecutor to probe war crimes in Palestinian Territories, angering Israel

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:15

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday her office will formally investigate war crimes in the Palestinian Territories, a move welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and denounced by Israel.

The decision follows a ruling by the court on Feb. 5 that it has jurisdiction in the case, prompting swift rejections by Washington and Jerusalem.

Križnar wins bronze in women’s large hill at Nordic worlds

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:13

Oberstdorf – Slovenia’s Nika Križnar won the bronze medal in the women’s large hill competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Germany’s Oberstdorf on Wednesday in what is the fourth medal for Slovenian ski jumpers there.

Biometric identity cards coming

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:12

Ljubljana – Slovenia will roll out biometric identity cards in line with legislation passed by the National Assembly on Wednesday that implements an EU requirement that all member states should start issuing biometric identity cards by August 2021.

Left’s amendments to STA act passed

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:11

Ljubljana – The National Assembly voted 48:38 in favour of amendments to the act governing the STA that require the STA English Service to report on the work of NGO as a legal requirement.

The English Service already reports on NGOs, but the law on the STA does not stipulate this as an explicit requirement, even as it includes such a provision for the Slovenian-language service.

Police uncover 'possible plot' by militia to breach Capitol

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:11

Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a "possible plot" by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on March 4, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden's victory.

Tomc, Zver, Bogovič did not back changes to EPP rules of procedures

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:10

Brussels – Three of Slovenia’s four MEPs from the European People’s Party (EPP) did not back changes to the rules of procedure allowing the European People’s Party (EPP) to suspend or exclude a member party from its ranks. Ljudmila Novak, the fourth Slovenian EPP MEP, voted for the changes, having been one of its proponents.

Majority of news neutral, biased news more anti- than pro-government, survey shows

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:09

Ljubljana – A survey of ten major news portals in Slovenia in 2020 has shown that the majority of news, except on the portal Nova24TV.si, is unbiased. Among articles that were flagged as biased, those that were critical of the government far outnumbered pro-government reporting.

Rest of secondary school students returning to classrooms on Monday

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:07

Ljubljana – All secondary school students who have been learning remotely will return to in-person teaching on Monday, while primary school students in grades six to nine will have to wear masks at all time in class, the government decided as it conducted its weekly review of coronavirus restrictions.

Hospitalizations being prevented via vaccine: Health minister

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:07

In a statement on the latest results of Phase 3 trials in Turkey of the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on March 4 its overall efficiency was 83.5% with a hospitalization prevention rate of 100%.

"Our experience also shows that hospitalizations are being prevented [via vaccine]," he added.

Vaccination of teachers to start next week

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:06

Ljubljana – Slovenia is planning to start mass vaccination of teachers against Covid-19 next week, Jelko Kacin, the coordinator for the logistics of mass vaccination, announced as he visited a vaccination point in Ljubljana on Wednesday.

Slovenia sees a decline in joblessness in February

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:04

Ljubljana – After three months of growth, Slovenia’s registered unemployment total dropped by 3.8% in February to 88,051. Still, the number of people registered with the Employment Service as being out of a job is 13.6% higher than the same month a year ago.

Central banks should not rule out negative rates: IMF

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 07:01

Central banks around the world should not discard negative interest rates policies (NIRP) but instead keep them in their toolkit, even if using such policies is unlikely, the IMF suggested on March 3. 

"NIRP was and remains politically controversial, partly because it is often misunderstood," the global financial body stressed in a new report.

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