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08/18/2023
Leading Czech music critic, writer and journalist Jiří Černý has died at the age of 87. Černý hosted the first Czechoslovak radio hit parade Dvanáct na houpačce (Twelve on a Swing) and was the first editor-in-chief of Rock & Pop magazine. He was a popular Czech Radio music show host playing the Beatles and Karel Kryl for listeners in the thaw preceding the crushing of the Prague Spring. In November 1989, he participated in the founding of the Civic Forum and in December 2011 he hosted a concert in Lucerna as a tribute to the late Czech president Václav Havel. He wrote over a dozen books and post-1989 hosted his own show on Czech Radio’s Vltava channel for over ten years.
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08/18/2023
One of the main reasons why people close to retirement find it hard to get a job is a lack of IT skills and a general unwillingness to re-qualify, according to a July survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce among over 400 employers. According to the findings, almost half of workers over the age of 55 lack good digital skills and a willingness to work with modern technology. Employers say they value older employees for their experience, better work habits and a lower tendency to switch jobs. According to the Chamber of Commerce, companies do not make sufficient use of retraining and educational courses. This active employment policy tool would help alleviate the shortage of workers on the market. According to Eurostat, only about 8.1 per cent of the active population aged between 25 and 64 is interested in improving their qualification, while in the Scandinavian countries up to a third of employees actively seek out the possibility.
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08/18/2023
The weekend should be hot and dry with temperatures between 29 and 33 degrees Celsius.
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08/18/2023
The Czech Ministry of Finance has worsened its economic outlook for this year. In its latest economic forecast, it expects gross domestic product to fall by 0.2 percent, compared with a forecast of 0.1 percent in April. The reason for the deterioration is a bigger-than-expected drop in household consumption, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said. The ministry kept its estimate of annual inflation unchanged at 10.9 percent.
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08/18/2023
Vintage Bugatti racing cars will be on display at the Kromeříž Exhibition Centre on Saturday, August 19. People will be able to admire them from 9am to 4pm. On Friday, the veteran Bugattis will take part in the Barum Czech Rally in Zlín. The international gathering of veterans will also feature an exhibition of historic Grand Prix sports cars.
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08/18/2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Prague in October with part of his cabinet for a joint session of the two countries' governments, according to the designated Czech ambassador to Israel, Veronika Kuchyňová Šmigolová. The joint meeting of the governments is scheduled for October 9. The tradition of Czech-Israeli intergovernmental consultations was established by the government of Petr Nečas in 2012. The last time the two cabinets held joint talks was in 2016 in Israel.
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08/18/2023
The director of the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) in Prague, Michal Stiborek, who is reported to have made tens of millions of crowns by lending money at exorbitant interest rates has resigned from office. The claims appeared on Seznam Zprávy which also questioned the source of the money Stiborek poured into the company which granted loans at immorally high interest rates and contractual penalties. Stiborek earlier dismissed the claims as an attempt to discredit him and remove him from the hospital's management.
Both Health Minister Vlastimil Valek and Prime Minister Petr Fiala have welcomed Stiborek’s resignation.
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08/18/2023
Czechia’s Markéta Vondroušová, Karolína Muchová and Marie Bouzková have reached the quarter-finals at tennis’s Cincinnati Open. Recent Wimbledon winner Vondroušová overcame Sloane Stephens of the US 7-5 6-3 on Thursday, Muchová beat Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-3 2-6 6-3 and Marie Bouzková triumphed against America’s Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-0.
Another Czech, 18-year-old Linda Nosková, failed to make the last eight in Cincinnati, losing 4-6 0-6 to Coco Gauff of the US.
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08/18/2023
The Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko has described the cancellation of her planned concert in Prague as stemming from political pressure. She also complained about being the victim of censorship, the Russian service of the BBC reported on Thursday night, following the news that the performance scheduled for October had been called off following talks between the venue, the Municipal House, and representatives of the star soprano.
Earlier this week Prague’s city government said it was categorically opposed to the concert going ahead.
Ms. Netrebko has been linked to President Vladimir Putin and in the past supported pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. She spoke out against Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine but did not condemn Putin for launching it.
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08/17/2023
Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko will not perform at Prague’s Municipal House in October, representatives of the venue’s management and the agency Nachtigall Artists Management, which organised the concert, told journalists on Thursday.
Prague city government had expressed opposition to a performance by the star soprano, who is on Ukraine’s sanctions list and has been linked with Vladimir Putin.
Alena Kunertová of Nachtigall Artists Management said the concert had been cancelled by mutual agreement and Netrebko would not seek compensation from the Municipal House. Jiří Pospíšil, deputy mayor for culture, welcomed the deal.
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