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09/04/2024
Some schools in the Czech Republic have once again received threatening emails today, similar to those sent on Tuesday. Police announced that they will take measures that minimally disrupt classes. According to police spokesperson Ondřej Moravčík, the current threat targets various types of schools, not just elementary schools. On Tuesday, hundreds of schools across the country received messages claiming the buildings were rigged with explosives, leading some to end lessons early. Authorities are working with the National Centre for Combating Terrorism, Extremism, and Cybercrime, and collaborating with Slovak counterparts, who faced a similar threat.
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09/04/2024
The 2024 International Documentary Film Festival Elbe Dock gets underway in Ústí nad Labem on Wednesday with presenting the annual Pavel Koutecký Award for the most distinctive Czech documentary film of the year.
The event, which is now in its seventh year, is a competitive showcase of the best short films from Central Europe and Scandinavia. One of its main goals to connect Czech and German culture. The festival will run in the north Bohemian city until September 7, before moving on to Dresden.
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09/04/2024
Czech Constitutional Court will rule on deductions from social benefits for unpaid fines. It will announce Wednesday its decision on a proposal by a group of senators to abolish certain provisions in the Law on Assistance in Material Need and the Law on Certain Misdemeanors. These provisions allow authorities to deduct unpaid fines for selected misdemeanors from social benefits. Senators argue that such deductions affect not only the offender but also other household members, constituting an impermissible collective punishment. The law enables deductions from social benefits, such as the subsistence allowance and housing supplement, to cover unpaid fines for offenses like disturbing public order or neglecting compulsory school attendance. However, the law ensures that if there are dependent children in the household, the benefit cannot fall below their minimum subsistence level.
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09/04/2024
Blind teenage swimmer David Kratochvíl completed his medal tally at the Paralympic Games in Paris, after winning bronze in the 200 positional race on Tuesday. It is the 16-year-old’s third medal in his fourth start at the Games.
On Friday he won Czechia’s first gold in the 400m breaststroke and on Sunday silver in the 100 mark. Kratochvíl is set to appear in two more races, the 100m breaststroke and 100m butterfly.
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09/04/2024
The Czech government will today discuss nearly half a billion CZK in aid for fruit growers whose crops were damaged by spring frosts, reducing this year's harvest by up to 74% compared to last year. The aid package includes 375 million CZK from the EU budget and an additional 100 million CZK from Czech sources. Ministers will also consider increasing the state's payments for health insurance for children, seniors, and the unemployed, with a proposed total of 154.6 billion CZK next year. The monthly payment per person will rise to 2,127 CZK, reflecting inflation. Additionally, the government will examine the creation of a Public Health Council to address health issues such as obesity and heart disease.
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09/03/2024
Record-high temperatures for the month of September were registered on Tuesday at 33 measuring stations across Czechia keeping record for at least 30 years, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has announced. Over 140 stations saw a new record for September 3.
The warmest temperature, 35.1 degrees Celsius, was recorded in Strážnice in south Moravia. Another seven stations, all of them in southern or central Moravia, saw temperatures exceeding 34 degrees, all in southern and central Moravia.
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09/03/2024
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has already decided on the key positions in her new team, Die Welt reported on Tuesday, citing senior EU diplomats and European Commission insiders. According to the German daily, the energy portfolio will go to Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela. Die Welt also said that von der Leyen could announce the composition of the new Commission as early as this week.
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09/03/2024
Wednesday will be mostly sunny with occasional rain or storms in the late afternoon and evening. Day temperatures are expected to range between 28 and 34 degrees Celsius.
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09/03/2024
Police officers are investigating a threatening e-mail from an anonymous sender alleging that explosives are stored in hundreds of schools across Czechia. The threatening email was sent to schools on Tuesday, police spokesman Ondřej Moravčík confirmed.
Police said on social media that they had no reason to believe that anyone was at risk and have not issued an evacuation order. However, some schools have already decided to close for the day.
The National Headquarters for Countering Terrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime, among others, is involved in identifying those behind the threat.
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09/03/2024
A student at an elementary school in the west Bohemian town of Domažlice attacked classmates with a knife on Tuesday, injuring two of them.
The children, whose injuries were not life-threatening, were treated in hospital and released to home care, police reported on the X network. The suspect, who is reportedly a 13-year-old girl, was arrested shortly after the incident.
According to the police, crisis interventionists provided psychoogical help on the spot to around twenty children.
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