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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...
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,...
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...
Vicky Krieps on Jim Jarmusch, Choosing “to Not Prepare” for Roles, Ditching Her Phone for a Year
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 7, 2025
Vicky Krieps is one of the stars featured at this year’s 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). On the opening night of the Czech festival, she received its President’s Award to a huge ovation. She also introduced a...
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...
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,...
Greece’s July Air Travel Hits New Peak, Sets Stage for Strong August
Greek Travel Pages
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July 6, 2025
With nearly 5.3 million airline seats, July has emerged as the strongest month of Greece’s 2025 tourism season so far – setting the pace for a robust performance in August, according to INSETE, the research institute of the Greek Tourism...
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...
Inhibition of Aspartate β-Hydroxylase Enhances Anti-Tumor Immunity
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH) plays a crucial role in embryonic development by facilitating cell movement for organ formation, but its expression in most normal adult tissues is minimal and localized to the endoplasmic reticulum.1,2...
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...
Modern media through the eyes of Bulgarian Veselin Vačkov from the Czech Republic
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 27, 2025
If we had to highlight the features that distinguish a successful Bulgarian in Central Europe, we would not focus on some big businessman who flaunts an expensive car and a number of material possessions. Actually, the image of a successful...
Deutsche Bank: Tel Aviv 8th most expensive city for housing
Globes
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July 7, 2025
Tel Aviv has been ranked as the world's eighth most expensive city in terms of buying residential real estate in Deutsche Bank Research Institute's ranking of the world's 69 most important cities for global financial markets. In terms of quality...
Turmoil in the Middle East, Czech Diplomacy Seeks Stability
CZDEFENCE
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In recent days, international attention has turned to the unprecedented escalation of tensions between Israel, the United States, and Iran. On the night of June 13, the Israeli Air Force carried out coordinated strikes on military facilities and...
Luxury surge and fast-food wave: 16 new retail brands enter Czech Republic in H1 2025
Europe Real Estate
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Prague’s retail real estate is heating up. In the first half of 2025, 16 international brands entered the Czech market, with premium fashion and gastronomy leading the charge. Dominated by US, German and Southern European names, the influx signals...
Survey: Most Czech parents avoid physical punishment
Radio Prague International
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June 26, 2025
Some 41% of Czech parents say they never use physical punishment like spanking, according to a survey carried out by experts from Charles University and the General University Hospital in Prague. About 22% do, believing it helps set boundaries,...
Foreign Ministry hands out Gratias Agit awards for promoting Czechia abroad
Radio Prague International
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June 26, 2025
The Czech Foreign Ministry presented its annual Gratias Agit Awards to ten individuals and one organization for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic abroad at a ceremony held on Thursday at Prague’s Czernin Palace. Among this year’s...
Fact Check: Did Czech Study Show Vaccines Cut Fertility by 33%?
Tech ARP
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June 26, 2025
Did a Czech study of 1.3 million women show that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 33% drop in fertility? We take a look at the study, and see what it really shows. Claim : Czech Study Shows Vaccines Cut Fertility by 33% Some people are claiming or...