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Record Tourism Turnout in Ljubljana
Record Tourism Turnout in Ljubljana

8 september 2014

Despite the unseasonably rainy August, Slovenia's capital attracted a record number of overnight stays. These were up almost 11% year-on-year in August. The season is also looking good on the coast.

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Vuelta a Espana: Spain fights it out on stage 15
Vuelta a Espana: Spain fights it out on stage 15

8 september 2014

Stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana was won by Pole Przemyslaw Niemiec.

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Campaigning On for Local Elections
Campaigning On for Local Elections

5 september 2014

Exactly a month to go before the local polls in Slovenia, campaigning gets officially under way on Friday with the biggest uncertainty surrounding contenders of the winner of the 13 July general election, the Party of Miro Cerar (SMC).

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ECB cuts rates and launches stimulus programme
ECB cuts rates and launches stimulus programme

5 september 2014

The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.05%, and introduced new stimulus measures.

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Basketball Worlds: New Win for Slovenia
Basketball Worlds: New Win for Slovenia

4 september 2014

Slovenia beat Angola 93:87 (17:17, 44:43, 65:66) in Las Palmas on Wednesday to stay unbeaten and keep their lead in group D at the Basketball World Cup.

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South Wales is shutdown for crucial NATO summit
South Wales is shutdown for crucial NATO summit

4 september 2014

NATO's secretary general has flown in to join over sixty world leaders who have gathered in Cardiff and Newport today for the NATO summit. It is the biggest event Wales has seen for years, and one which has brought 10,000 extra police onto the streets.

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Basketball Worlds: Slovenia Cruise Past South Korea
Basketball Worlds: Slovenia Cruise Past South Korea

3 september 2014

Slovenia remained unbeaten at the FIBA Basketball World Cup after defeating minnows South Korea 89:72 (19:21, 40:39, 70:56) in Las Palmas on Tuesday in game three of the preliminary round. Slovenia's NBA point guard Goran Dragić was the player of the match with 22 points

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Putin says he could take Kyiv in a fortnight
Putin says he could take Kyiv in a fortnight

3 september 2014

Italian daily paper La Repubblica has reported that in a phone call to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Vladimir Putin claimed he could capture Kyiv in a fortnight if he wanted to.

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