Morning news for Slovenia: Monday, August 8, 2022
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This summary was prepared by STA:
Golob and Pahor expressed their condolences after the Polish bus accident
LJUBLJANA – Prime Minister Robert Golob and President Borut Pahor expressed their condolences to their Polish colleagues after the fatal accident of a Polish bus in Croatia. Golob wrote to Mateusz Morawiecki expressing his sincere condolences and condolences to the families of all those who died in the accident. Pahor expressed his condolences to President Andrzej Duda and wished a speedy recovery to all passengers injured in the accident.
President Pahor at Sinjska alka as guest of honor
SINJ, Croatia – President of the Republic Borut Pahor was the guest of honor at the traditional Sinj alka in Slovenia at the invitation of Croatian President Zoran Milanović. He was the first foreign national in this role at the tournament. The traditional annual knight’s competition takes place every first Sunday in August to commemorate the Croatian-Venetian victory in the Ottoman-Venetian War in 1715.
Weiler Abrasives profitable in 2021
MARIBOR – The American manufacturer of abrasives, brushes and diamond tools Weiler Abrasives increased its sales revenue by 16 percent to 77.5 million euros last year. After barely ending 2020 in the red, it made a little more than four million euros in profit. Among the major challenges of the company in the past year was the provision of an adequate number of employees in the face of the health crisis, but due to the lack of labor in the country, it was not possible to fully implement it.
Silver for Osterman at the World Sprint Championships
HALIFAX, Canada – Slovenia’s Anja Osterman won silver at the canoe sprint world championships, trailing New Zealand’s Lisa Carrington in the 200 meters. For the 29-year-old, this is already the fourth medal at the World Championships, but the first in the individual competition.