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07/15/2021
US software company NortonLifeLock Inc. is currently in talks to buy Czech cybersecurity firm Avast Plc in a deal that would expand Norton’s focus on consumer software, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The American newspaper speculates that the purchasing price could amount to more than USD 8 billion, assuming a typical deal premium. Currently, Avast has an estimated market value of around USD 7.2 billion.
Unless one of the companies decides to quit negotiations, an agreement could be reached by the end of this month, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
Avast is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague. It specialises in the research and development of security software, machine learning and AI. The company has approximately 1,700 employees across 25 offices worldwide catering to 435 million monthly active users.
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07/15/2021
The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) has decided to extend the operating times on its metro lines until midnight from Thursday, the Czech News Agency reports. The final metro trains will newly set off between 2 to 8 minutes after midnight.
Due to the government measures enacted to curb the spread of COVID-19, the metro lines have for now been operating until 11pm. However, an increase in the number of passengers requiring transport options during the evening hours has led the DPP to prolong its service.
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07/15/2021
The newly passed building act places 40,000 listed buildings in the Czech Republic in danger, heritage architect and the President of the Czech ICOMOS National Committee Václav Girsa said on Thursday. The head of the Czech branch of the International Council on Monuments and Sites has urged politicians to add an amendment that would add the protection of cultural heritage to the building act.
Earlier this week, the Chamber of Deputies voted to overrule an earlier Senate veto and pass the building act, legislation prepared by the Ministry for Regional Development which aims to speed up the building process.
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07/15/2021
The Ministry of Culture is considering purchasing the summer holiday home of deceased writer Bohumil Hrabal in Kersko, the Czech News Agency reported on Thursday. The news comes shortly after the house was discovered to have been placed on the market for CZK 11.9 million, by the current owners – Hrabal’s former neighbours.
Culture Ministry spokeswoman Michaela Lagronová said that the ministry will discuss the possible purchase with other partners, such as the local regional administration. The idea, she said, comes from Culture Minister Lubomír Zaorálek, who considers Hrabal to have been one of the most important Czech authors of the twentieth century.
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07/15/2021
A digitally restored version of the 1963 Czechoslovak film The Cassandra Cat or Až přijde kocour by director Vojtěch Jasný was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday evening.
The legendary modern fairy tale premiered at the French festival nearly 60 years ago, winning the Special Jury Prize along with two other awards.
The film was restored by the Czech National Film Archive in cooperation with L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratory in Bologna and in partnership with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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07/15/2021
Patrik Schick's sensational long-range strike for the Czech Republic against Scotland on the first day of EURO 2020 has been named Goal of the Tournament.
Having already given the Czech team a first-half lead, Schick doubled his tally with a stunning goal from the halfway line after spotting Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall far off his line.
At 45.45 meters, the Bayer Leverkusen striker's effort was officially the furthest recorded distance from which a goal was scored at the Euros. According to UEFA, Schick's goal received nearly 800,000 votes.
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07/14/2021
West Ham United midfielder Tomáš Souček has been awarded the Golden Ball for Czech football player of the year for the second time, beating his teammate Vladimír Coufal by 411 points.
The 26-year-old midfielder played a pivotal role in helping West Ham reach their sixth Premier League title. Patrik Schick of Bayern Leverkusen came third in this year’s competition.
The Golden Ball is awarded each year to the best Czech footballer as decided by a committee of the country’s sports journalists.
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07/14/2021
According to bookmakers, Czech athletes will bring seven to eight medals from the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, two of which could be gold, the Czech News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing representatives of Czech betting agencies.
Among the individual athletes currently receiving the most backing are sport climber Adam Ondra and judo wrestler Lukáš Krpálek. At the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Czech Republic picked up 10 medals.
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07/14/2021
The lower house of Parliament on Tuesday approved legislation requiring foreigners with long-term residence in the country to be insured with the state-owned insurer VZP, despite criticism that such a requirement amounts to unacceptable monopolization.
According to the bill, only a subsidiary of VZP will be able to provide commercial health insurance in the next five years. Only after that period, other health insurers will also have this option. The bill has yet to be signed into law by the president.
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07/14/2021
The so-called Map of the Republic, a snow field where snow stays the longest in the country, melted in the Giant Mountains on Tuesday, the spokesman of the national park has confirmed.
The snowpatch, which has a shape of former Czechoslovakia, is located on the southern slope of Studniční Mountain. It is said that summer only starts in the mountains when all the snow is gone.
In 2005 the Map of the Republic remained on the spot until the end of August, while three years ago, it melted already before the end of May.
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