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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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09/03/2024
The Prague municipal court has once again found the former head of the Czech Football Association, Miroslav Pelta, guilty of abuse of sports subsidies and sent him to 5.5 years in jail. Pelta was also given a five million-crown fine and a five-year ban on working in statutory bodies, including sports associations and clubs. He has repeatedly appealed the verdict.
The former deputy education minister Simona Kratochvílová, who was tried as an accomplice, received a six-year jail sentence, a six-year ban on working in statutory bodies and a two-million crown fine. The verdicts are not legally binding and may be appealed.
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09/03/2024
Prague’s Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague has been included on the list of the 15 best film schools in the world in the current issue of The Hollywood Reporter film magazine. The French La Fémis, the Polish Lodz Film School and the Italian Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia also made the list.
The US weekly described FAMU as one of Europe’s top-tier film schools, which offers one-year intensive programs and two and three year master’s degrees in directing, cinematography and editing, including accredited programs in English.
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09/03/2024
Czech tennis player Karolína Muchová has advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open after defeating Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Monday at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The Czech world No. 52, who last year was a semi-finalist at the US Open and a finalist at Roland Garros, took an hour and nine minutes to win the match 6-3, 6-3.
Muchová is set to face Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.
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09/03/2024
The average gross wage in the Czech Republic increased by 6.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, reaching 45,854 CZK, with a real growth of 3.9% after adjusting for inflation, according to the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ). The highest wage growth was seen in healthcare and social care, with an 11% increase, and in water supply and waste management, with a 7.8% rise. However, the education sector saw the smallest nominal growth at just 2.1%.
The median wage also rose by 5.8% to 38,529 CZK, with men earning a median of 41,540 CZK and women 35,565 CZK. This marks the second consecutive quarter of real wage growth following over two years of declines. The report highlights a varied impact across sectors, with some industries seeing more significant increases than others.
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09/03/2024
Czech police stopped a truck on carrying around 30 migrants, some of whom attempted to flee unsuccessfully. The migrants were found in poor health, and one woman tragically died despite rescue efforts. The highway D8 connecting Bohemia and Germany, was partially closed for about 30 minutes on Monday evening. The migrants, who were in transit and not headed for Czechia, have all been detained. Rescue workers treated the remaining migrants on-site, but none required hospitalization.
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09/03/2024
Public sector unions in Czechia will meet today to discuss their strategy for ongoing wage negotiations with the government, following last week’s failed talks on a September pay raise. The unions, representing eight of the 13 public sector federations under the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS), are currently in a strike alert over the issue. Initially demanding a 15% raise, the unions had reduced their request to 7% for some workers, but rejected the government’s final offer of a modest increase for only a portion of employees. Union leaders have threatened protests if an agreement is not reached.
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09/03/2024
The Czech Constitutional Court has allowed midwives to lead home births in its ruling on Tuesday. However, it also said that from the legal point of view it won’t be regarded as the provision of health care.
Currently, Czech authorities and courts have generally restricted midwives' roles in helping women to give birth and providing postnatal care, with actual deliveries limited to fully equipped medical facilities.
The case was brought by a midwife seeking to expand her legal authority to conduct home births and a woman desiring such services.
Previous court rulings have upheld the restrictions, prompting the midwife to argue that her rights to free enterprise and the right of women to choose their place of birth are being violated.
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09/03/2024
The Parliamentary Mandate and Immunity Committee will today continue its disciplinary proceedings against Tomio Okamura, leader of the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party, for his remarks made in Parliament about Deputy Speaker Jan Bartošek (Christian Democrats). Bartošek filed a complaint after Okamura likened him to "a modern-day Hitler" during a debate on postal voting. Committee Chair Helena Válková (ANO Party) has stated that the proceedings may not necessarily lead to a penalty, but potential sanctions could include a fine or a formal apology. Both Okamura and Bartošek have been summoned to today's session.
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09/02/2024
The Prague Stock Exchange began the week on a positive note, with the PX index rising by 0.78% to 1606.96 points, its first time above 1600 points in a month. Bank stocks, particularly Moneta Money Bank, led the gains, with Moneta closing just below its historical high. Trading activity was low overall. CEZ shares were the most traded, increasing slightly by 0.06%. The Czech koruna weakened slightly against both the euro and the dollar, trading at 25.04 CZK/EUR and 22.62 CZK/USD by the end of the day.
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