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Prague Extends Ban on Outdoor Fires Amid Rising Heat Risk
Prague Morning
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July 2, 2025
As temperatures in Czechia climb to dangerous levels, Prague officials have extended the city-wide ban on outdoor fires until further notice. The decision, announced following a fire danger warning by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute on...
Russia’s Samsonova falls to Poland’s Swiatek in Wimbledon quarters
TASS
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July 9, 2025
LONDON, July 9. /TASS/. Russia’s Lyudmila Samsonova on Wednesday lost in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Wimbledon tennis tournament in London to Poland’s Iga Swiatek. It took the 8th-seeded Polish player just under two hours to fell her 19th-seeded...
Noel Tata’s BIG plan to transform Indian railway, enters in partnership with…, will manufacture…
India.com
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July 9, 2025
Home Business Noel Tata’s BIG plan to transform Indian railway, enters in partnership with…, will manufacture… Tata AutoComp Systems Limited (TACO) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Tata Group entered in a JV to manufacture railway components in...
Skanska Invests CZK 1.6 Billion, About SEK 700M, In A New Residential Project In Prague, Czech Republic
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) STOCKHOLM, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska invests CZK 1.6 billion, about SEK 700M, in the new single-phase residential project in Prague's Radlice district, Czech Republic. The construction contract is worth CZK 1.0...
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Frankfort Times - Indiana
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Frankfort, IN (46041) Today Sunshine and clouds mixed. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 84F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.. Tonight Some clouds and possibly an isolated thunderstorm late. Low 68F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of...
Brussels Misses the Goal While Harm Reduction Nations Lift the Trophy
The Parliament Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Brussels recently hosted a Champions League final of a different kind. As the World Vapers’ Alliance awarded Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Greece the “Champions of Change” trophy for their achievements in tobacco harm reduction, the contrast...
Czech Republic To Use Refugees’ Phones to Monitor Their Movements
teleSUR
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June 27, 2025 Hour: 2:42 pm On Friday, the Czech lower house approved a reform of the country’s immigration policy that will allow authorities to monitor the movements and residence of asylum seekers through their mobile phones. RELATED: Floods in...
How extreme weather influences public support for climate policies
IOL
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A pioneering study involving international researchers, including a contributor from Stellenbosch University, has revealed that awareness of the connection between extreme weather events and climate change significantly influences public support...
Prague metro line D station design progresses despite wider project delays
Ground Engineering
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July 2, 2025
Designs and technical details are being finalised for a complex terminus station on Prague’s new 11km long metro line D, despite a tender dispute delaying construction. The new metro line D in Prague, Czech Republic, will include 10 stations,...
Djokovic vs Cobolli LIVE Score Updates: Match starts (0-0)
VAVEL
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Set 2 | 1-1 Game for Novak Djokovic. The Serb quickly solves with his serve. For the moment, he takes the match very seriously... It's a tense moment for him with the pressure of having to tie the match quickly. 1-1 now. Game for Flavio Cobolli....
Tourist, 24, is left fighting for life in Greece after collapsing in a church when her boyfriend proposed to her.
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO Published: 05:27 EDT, 9 July 2025 | Updated: 05:34 EDT, 9 July 2025 A woman has been left fighting for her life after she collapsed while she was being proposed to in Greece. The unnamed 24-year-old from the Czech Republic is...
Czech Republic ready to increase military budget
AzerNews
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June 27, 2025
By Alimat Aliyeva Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced after a government meeting that the Czech Republic is prepared to raise its defense spending to 5% of GDP, aligning with new NATO goals discussed at the alliance's summit in The Hague, Azernews...
Minister: Czech Republic will seek opt-out from EU’s ETS 2 scheme
Radio Prague International
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June 29, 2025
The Czech Republic wants the EU’s new emissions trading system for transport and building heating (ETS 2) to be voluntary for member states, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said on Czech Television. While scrapping the scheme entirely is...
Massive power outage in Prague halts lives, ATMs not working, public transport hit
Mint
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July 4, 2025
A major power outage across the Czech Republic on Friday has brought life of people to a standstill, as they face difficulty to access their cash. Czech police claimed that there has been no information so far that power outage caused by cyber or...
Czech Republic Will No Longer Require Castration As Condition For Change In Legal Gender
Brno Daily
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June 26, 2025
Surgery or hormone treatment will no longer be a requirement for those seeking to legally change their gender in the Czech Republic as the Ministry of Health has issued a relevant methodology in response to last year’s ruling by the Constitutional...
Sabalenka, Swiatek face tricky tests in quest to reach Wimbledon final
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
LONDON :The Wimbledon women's singles semi-finals take centre stage at the All England Club on Thursday. World number one Aryna Sabalenka plays American 13th seed Amanda Anisimova in a rematch of their French Open fourth-round match last month,...
Yucatecan dancer seeks to represent Mexico at Tap World Championships in Prague
The Yucatan Times
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July 4, 2025
12 At just 15 years old and with a career that began at the age of five in disciplines such as ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, Daniel Moo Vázquez is preparing to return to Europe and represent Mexico at the 2025 Tap World Championships. This...
US Open PIX: Djokovic, Osaka advance; Pliskova shocked
Rediff
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Images from Day 3 of the 2020 US Open in New York Djokovic overcomes slow start to extend win streak IMAGE: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic serves the ball during his second round match against Kyle Edmund of Great Britain.Photograph: Al Bello/Getty...
Massive Power Outage Paralyzes Prague
Prague Morning
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July 4, 2025
A widespread power outage brought large parts of Prague to a standstill on Friday morning, leaving residents without electricity, halting metro service. Firefighters responded to a high number of people trapped in elevators, particularly in...
Newly renovated and reopened Prague Planetarium amazes audiences with LED dome
Radio Prague International
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July 4, 2025
This modern space is a place with a history as well. Could you outline for us the history of the Prague Planetarium? Jan Veselý|Photo: Danny Bate, Radio Prague International “The Planetarium was built at the end of the 1950s, and it was opened to...