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A ban on electric unicycles has been imposed in Brno’s city centre after a wave of complaints from the public. The local council based its decision on the argument that the one-wheeled vehicles pose a hazard to pedestrians. Delivery couriers using unicycles will now have to dismount or switch to other forms of transport in the affected streets. Violations of the new ban carry on-the-spot fines of up to CZK 1,500, or between CZK 2,500 and 5,000 in administrative proceedings.

Prague recently issued a ban on shared e-scooters as of 2026 for safety reasons.

Hyundai’s plant in Nošovice, Frýdek-Místek region, will suspend production on Monday, November 10, company announced on its website. This is the latest in a series of production stoppages — three took place last week, and another is scheduled for this Friday –due to a drop in demand.

The factory produced 330,890 vehicles last year, a 2.8-percent year-on-year drop, or 9,610 fewer cars than in 2023. This year’s production target stands at roughly 295,000 units. The Nošovice facility, Hyundai’s only plant within the European Union, employs around 3,100 people, with another 8,700 working for its direct suppliers.

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Archbishop of Prague and one of the most prominent figures in the Czech Catholic Church, has died at the age of 82. The Prague Archdiocese announced his death on Facebook, saying he passed away early Tuesday morning. Born in 1943 as Jaroslav Duka, he entered the Dominican Order in 1968 and served as a priest until communist authorities revoked his state license in 1975. He then worked in an engineering plant while continuing religious activities underground, for which he was imprisoned in the early 1980s alongside future president Václav Havel.

Appointed Bishop of Hradec Králové in 1998 and Archbishop of Prague in 2010, Duka became a cardinal two years later. He played a key role in negotiating church restitution with the Czech state and was awarded the Order of the White Lion in 2016. He led the Czech Catholic Church until 2022.

Czech winemakers will deliver around 1.9 million bottles of St. Martin’s wine to the market this year, about the same as in 2024. Consumers will be able to choose from 323 wines produced by 73 wineries, representatives of the Czech Winegrowers’ Union and the Wine Fund announced. Sales will start on Friday, November 7, and prices remain unchanged from last year. According to the fund’s director Zbyněk Vičar, the 20th edition of the St. Martin’s wines is “fresh, aromatic and juicy, with lower alcohol content and a clear Moravian style.” About half of this year’s batch are white wines, mainly Müller Thurgau and Moravian Muscat.