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The Czech Billionaire, the Union Pact and a Very British Power Play
CounterPunch
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July 3, 2025
The Louth-London Royal Mail, by Charles Cooper Henderson, 1820 This story keeps giving—which is why we keep returning. When a billionaire dubbed the ‘Czech Sphinx’ takes control of Royal Mail—Britain’s storied postal service—it’s both a chance for...
Vietnam and Czech Republic strengthen cultural and tourism cooperation ties
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 2, 2025
Vietnam and Czech Republic deepen bilateral ties through cultural exchange, tourism collaboration, and shared initiatives ahead of their 75th anniversary. On 26th June (local time), in Prague, Czech Republic, as part of a working trip to three...
AI revives classic microscopy for on-farm soil health testing
EurekAlert!
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The classic microscope is getting a modern twist - US researchers are developing an AI-powered microscope system that could make soil health testing faster, cheaper, and more accessible to farmers and land managers around the world. Researchers at...
Europe prepares its Quantum Act Technology News | July 2, 2025 The European Commission is preparing a Quantum Act to boost the development of quantum technologies, although not in the same way as the EU CHIPS Act for semiconductors. The Act…
eeNews Europe
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July 2, 2025
The European Commission is preparing a Quantum Act to boost the development of quantum technologies, although not in the same way as the EU CHIPS Act for semiconductors. The Act is being prepared for 2026 and follows the publication of the Quantum...
Strabag wins $423m contracts to upgrade Czech railway infrastructure
Railway Technology
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July 1, 2025
Strabag Rail, a subsidiary of Strabag Group, has secured two contracts worth around €360m ($422.7m), co-funded by the European Union (EU), aimed at enhancing railway infrastructure in the Czech Republic. These projects are designed to improve...
Prague Planetarium reopens with truly revolutionary technology
Radio Prague International
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June 30, 2025
The Prague Planetarium has reopened to visitors after a two-year costly renovation. It now boasts a state-of-the-art, fully digital LED dome, the largest of its kind in the world. The projections transform the way visitors experience outer space.
Record Temperatures Were Broken At Four Czech Weather Stations Yesterday
Brno Daily
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July 2, 2025
Record temperatures for 1 July were broken yesterday at four of the 170 or so weather stations in the Czech Republic, as the country had another tropical day, according to Petra Sykorova from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMU). The...
World's funniest countries, revealed: Czech Republic tops the global league table...while Britain and the US trail behind
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
As a nation we're known for our sarcasm and self-deprecating humour. And some of our favourite comedians, including Ricky Gervais and Richard Ayoade, fully embrace this trait. But when it comes to being funny, the UK lags behind other countries,...
Confidence holds in European hospitality, but skills and tech gaps persist
The European Magazine
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July 2, 2025
Booking.com’s fifth European Accommodation Barometer reveals a sector broadly confident ahead of the 2025 peak season, but facing widening disparities in training capacity, recruitment capabilities and digital uptake Despite geopolitical tensions...
Why doesn’t Michael Douglas plan to return to acting at 80?
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
Michael Douglas said that he doesn't have any "real intentions" of returning to acting, because at 80 years old, he doesn't want to be someone "who dropped dead on the set." The veteran actor said this during a press conference at the Karlovy Vary...
Georgian Restaurateur in Czech Republic Linked to Alleged Russian Underworld Figures and a Kremlin-Backed Foundation
OCCRP
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July 2, 2025
The Pirosmani restaurant in the Czech city of Karlovy Vary serves Georgian food in a cozy setting, with only four tables clustered around a fireplace. The walls are plastered with pictures of the proprietor, Asmat Shanava, posing with public...
Texworld & Apparel Sourcing Paris 2025 to host 1300+ global exhibitors
Fibre 2 Fashion
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From 15 to 17 September 2025, 1300 textile and apparel manufacturers from more than thirty countries are expected at the Paris-Le-Bourget Exhibition Center, for the 57th edition of Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris – a key event for European and...
Why Nations Are Rethinking Reserves After America’s Bold 200K Bitcoin Bet
Finance Magnates
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July 7, 2025
Today we can observe a rapid change in global finance. We see monetary systems shifting, inflation rising, and even the emergence of digital economies—nations around the world are starting to rethink the makeup of their strategic reserves....
El-Khatib, 5 Czech companies discuss investment opportunities in Egypt
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held a series of meetings with officials from five major Czech companies to discuss investment opportunities in the Egyptian market, according to a statement. During the...
The Saturn Revue: A Cosmic Cabaret Premieres This September in Prague
Prague Morning
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July 2, 2025
Imagine the iconic Cotton Club, but transported into the orbit of Saturn, where burlesque meets space, jazz collides with acrobatics, and fantasy blurs with reality. This is the essence of The Saturn Revue, a cabaret show set to debut on September...
Peter Sarsgaard On Awards, Elon Musk, And Dancing In His New Film ‘The Bride’: “It’s About The Monster In All Of Us” – Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Deadline
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July 7, 2025
Peter Sarsgaard arrived in Karlovy Vary as one of the festival’s few honorees without a new film in the lineup — instead, he presented his 2003 film Shattered Glass, a visionary real-life drama about an ethically unmoored journalist whose...
HS Football: Team-by-team, week-by-week Fort Smith-area schedules
Southwest Times Record - Arkansas
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High school football is just around the corner for the 2025 season in the Fort Smith area. Practice begins Monday, Aug. 4, for Arkansas schools, and official games in Arkansas begin the week of Aug. 24 (that Friday is Aug. 29), with benefit games...
Mendel University Experts Are Expanding Their Research On Food Waste To Other Czech Cities
Brno Daily
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July 1, 2025
Researchers from Mendel University’s Faculty of Business (PEF MENDELU) have been studying the topic of food waste from various perspectives for more than seven years. Their goal is to find ways to influence households and individuals to reduce the...
South Cumbrian paramedic fundraising after selection for women’s GB Baseball team
The Westmorland Gazette
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July 7, 2025
Bethany Casson, of Broughton Beck near Ulverston, is an active member of the GB Women’s Senior National Team Talent Pool. She is trained by MLB coaches and regularly attends sessions with national coaches in Leicester and London. She is also...
Ukraine Infantry Adapts to More Menacing Drones
Washington Monthly
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July 7, 2025
The simple farmhouse north of Kharkiv—Ukraine’s second-largest city, just 20 miles from the Russian border—serves as the base of operations for an infantry company of the Ukrainian 13th National Guard Brigade, known as Khartia. One room is filled...