World Expo 2020 Dubai, which was to be held between 20 October 2020 and 10 April 2021, will be postponed for a year after two-thirds of participating countries, including Slovenia, backed the postponement.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA), together with its partners, will host an online press event with several stakeholders to discuss whether revolutionary stem cell therapies could offer a breakthrough for COVID-19 patients. The debate in the English language, scheduled for 1 pm CET on Thursday, 16 April 2020, will be streamed at https://youtu.be/cbKAhVNS7DM.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) has made its English news wire free of charge to help keep the general public informed about the latest events concerning the coronavirus epidemic. The content will be available via the STA-M mobile app. It will be gratuitous for a limited time and for non-commercial use only.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) co-organized the Autumn Meeting of the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) in Ljubljana between 14 and 16 October. A new chair was elected from news agency ranks and the STA organized a series of presentations of startups.

The STA has launched a fact-checking portal in the run-up to the elections to the European Parliament in a bid to verify the accuracy of statements and shed light on the functioning and powers of the EU and its institutions.

The STA English Service has released an annual review of events concerning Slovenia spanning from 1 January to 30 November 2017. An updated version of the review, covering also the last month of the year, will follow at the end of December.

The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) is introducing live video feeds from selected events in Slovenia starting in October, a new livestreaming product called STAvživo (STAlive). The service will be provided in collaboration with the team at Vživo.si, which has several years of livestreaming experience.