News

9 january 2015

In northern France a massive police hunt is underway for the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo atrocity. Officers are using special equipment including thermal imaging cameras, and night vision glasses to track down two brothers, Cherif and Said Kouachi. The area currently at the centre of the manhunt contains four villages and a number of large caves which are used in the cultivation of mushrooms.

8 january 2015

Slovenia has managed to get EU special status for the Kranjska sausage as the European Commission announced on Wednesday it had approved its addition to the register of Protected Geographical Indications.

8 january 2015

Launching the latest gadgets and gambling on their future can make you rich or bankrupt you, so Las Vegas is the perfect venue for the International Consumer Electronics Show.

7 january 2015

DBS, a small bank majority owned by cooperatives, has averted a bailout by the state by raising EUR 4.4m in two rounds of recapitalisation. The bank is now in compliance with central bank requirement, DBS said Tuesday.

7 january 2015

2014 was a bumper year for Rolls-Royce with sales up by 13 percent on the previous year as it delivered more than 4,000 vehicles for the first time ever.

6 january 2015

Efforts to list the works of architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list appear to be gathering momentum after years of discussions, as a joint Slovenian-Czech bid is in the making involving the architect's Ljubljana masterpieces and his work in Prague.

6 january 2015

The US oil price fell below the symbolic threshold of $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009, before finishing the day at $50.05.

5 january 2015

Clothing and footwear shops in Slovenia are expected to be packed on Monday as winter clearance sales start, offering discounts of up to 60%. While discounts were already offered in the festive December, experienced shoppers will now be looking for bargains for more expensive pieces of clothing and footwear.