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Czechia Plans 90-Billion-CZK AI Gigafactory Near Prague
Prague Morning
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June 23, 2025
Czechia has submitted a bid to host one of Europe’s first AI Gigafactories—a massive data center dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence—on the outskirts of Prague. The facility, with an estimated cost of 90 billion CZK...
Free rail travel across Europe for Czech teens
Radio Prague International
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June 28, 2025
Up to 1,700 eighteen-year-old Czechs will get the chance to travel Europe for free this summer, according to the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research. The opportunity comes through DiscoverEU, a European Parliament...
Czech court cancels for second time ruling that acquits former Prime Minister Babiš of fraud charges
The Independent
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June 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf
Cineuropa
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"I find the environment of male striptease to be a good metaphor for a film about a search for identity and an exploration of vanity" 07/07/2025 - After being a part of Karlovy Vary's Talent Pool initiative, the Slovak director returns to the...
Václav Havel still seen as best Czech post-1989 president
Radio Prague International
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June 28, 2025
According to a STEM/MARK survey, Václav Havel remains the most respected Czech president since 1989. Václav Klaus ranks second, followed by current head of state Petr Pavel and his predecessor Miloš Zeman. Pavel is praised for his public image and...
Join Hackster at FAB25 Czechia Next Week with These Discounted Tickets
Hackster.io
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FAB25 Czechia is set to be Central Europe’s biggest maker event of 2025 and it kicks off next week! If you haven’t already made plans to attend, then you’re in luck, because we have a Hackster-exclusive discount link for you and some exciting new...
Arriva Group wins €750m contract to operate electric rail services in Czechia
Railway Technology
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June 27, 2025
Arriva Group has been awarded a €750m ($877.6m) contract to operate long-distance electric rail services in Czechia. The 15-year contract, starting from December 2028, includes a €300m investment in a new fleet of electric trains. The contract,...
Inside Brooklyn’s ‘show sauna’ competition, where masters wow sweating crowds with heat, towel technique and storytelling
New York Post
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July 7, 2025
Call them hot and unbothered. During late June’s heat wave, when most New Yorkers sat pinned to air conditioners, 1,200 sauna enthusiasts swarmed Brooklyn’s Bathhouse to witness the country’s first sauna master smackdown. Some wore bell-shaped...
Czechia has suspended the review of thousands of citizenship applications from Russians
The Odessa Journal
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The Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic has frozen the vast majority of citizenship applications submitted by Russian citizens, said the ministry’s official spokeswoman Hana Mala, emphasizing that the measures are related to the Lex...
Architecture for Export: Brutalism, diplomacy, and the global legacy of Czech embassies
Radio Prague International
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June 27, 2025
Adam Štěch|Photo: Danny Bate, Radio Prague International The exhibition Architecture for Export is part of a broader initiative that was launched by the Foreign Ministry two years ago. What was the original idea behind the project? "I was very...
Frenchman missing in Iran for weeks gives rise to hostage concerns
The National News
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A Frenchman has been missing in Iran since mid-June, France's minister responsible for the country's residents abroad said on Monday. Paris has no details on what has happened to the man, Laurent Saint-Martin, who is also trade minister, told RTL...
We can say “goodbye” to our solar system: this event detected by scientists will change it forever.
Farmingdale Observer - New York
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June 27, 2025
Astronomers have recently made a discovery that could well upset everything we know about our solar system: a new, previously unknown planet. Here’s what we know so far. Today, the solar system is known to be made up of eight planets: Mercury,...
What Do Other Czechs Think About Brno? And Does Brno Agree?
Brno Daily
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June 27, 2025
It is widely known what people in Prague think about Brno, but what do people in Liberec, Třeboň and Ostrava think? And most importantly, what do people who live here think? The City of Brno has been asking these questions regularly for several...
Full list of Spain travel advice and safety alerts tourists need to know right now
Irish Star
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July 7, 2025
09:39 ET, 07 Jul 2025Updated 09:41 ET, 07 Jul 2025 Spain is a premier vacation spot worldwide, known for its Mediterranean climate, mouth-watering cuisine, and historical landmarks. Compared to other popular tourist destinations, Spain often...
Vicky Krieps on Jim Jarmusch, Not Preparing for Roles, Ditching Phone
Recently Heard
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July 7, 2025
Vicky Krieps is likely one of the stars featured at this yr’s 59th version of the Karlovy Differ Worldwide Movie Competition (KVIFF). On the opening evening of the Czech pageant, she acquired its President’s Award to an enormous ovation. She...
This Day In History – July 7
Jamaica Observer
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July 7, 2025
Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwaska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win her fifth Wimbledon singles crown this day in 2012. Today is the 188th day of 2025. There are 177 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1993: Hurricane Calvin hits the...
Mohamed, Khalil devote Egypt double at Pentathlon World Cup Final
Xinhua News Agency
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ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Moutaz Mohamed and Farida Khalil won the men's and women's titles respectively for Egypt at the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Final on Sunday in the coastal city of Alexandria. Mohamed broke his own overall...
Built beneath a graveyard, guarded by a tower: The story of Slovakia’s largest botanical garden
The Slovak Spectator
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July 7, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Its collection comprises more than 4,000 species and subspecies of plants, while the site includes a complex of greenhouses spanning a total area of 3,500...
ISOPLUS – Hidden but Essential
The European Business Review
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July 7, 2025
The Energy Transition is an enormous opportunity for Europe to harness its millennia of engineering expertise and lead the world in addressing the existential issues of the 21st century: sustainability and the energy transition. Simply put,...
AI to ID produce in Czechia: Are faster grocery checkouts ahead?
Expats.cz
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June 27, 2025
The system, now in place at 50 stores, uses a camera built into the checkout scale to identify items based on shape and appearance. It replaces the manual process where cashiers scroll through menus to find the right product, a task that could...