• Weather forecast
    07/16/2023

    Monday will be mostly overcast with rain and day temperatures ranging between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Monoxylon IV expedition returns to Czechia
    07/16/2023

    The Czech experimental archaeological expedition dubbed Monoxylon IV returned to Czechia on Sunday. The team of architects from the University of Hradec Králové covered an approximately 500-kilometre route stretching from Samos, off the Turkish coast, past the Aegean island of Milos, all the way to the Peloponnese in Greece.

    The aim of the expedition was to trace a hypothetical sea trading route from that era between Greece and modern-day Turkey. As of Tuesday, the vessel will be part of an exhibition in an archaeological park in Všestary in central Bohemia.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Summer school for students of Czech kicks off in Olomouc
    07/16/2023

    The 37th edition of Summer School of Slavonic Languages began on Sunday at Palacký University in Olomouc. The annual three-week program is meant to introduce students from all over the world to Czech language, culture and literature.

    This year, some 100 students from all over the world, including Iran, Egypt and Brazil, will be participating in the program. The largest group of students by country, 15, came from Poland.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Large forest fire near Písek brought under control
    07/16/2023

    Fires were raging in several parts of the country on Saturday as a result of the dry and extremely hot weather. The largest fire in the past months broke out on Saturday afternoon in a field near the South Bohemian town of Písek, spreading to a nearby forest.

    Some 23 units were called to fight the blaze, using three helicopters. The fire was brought under control on Sunday morning, but firefighters remain at the site as it is still smouldering.

    A high-level fire risk alert remains in place for the eastern part of the country. In most parts of Bohemia, the fire warning has been reduced thanks to overnight rain.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czechia experiences hottest day of year so far
    07/16/2023

    Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far, exceeding 38 degrees Celsius in several places and breaking records for July 15, the Czech Hydrometeorological Office reported. Records were set in 100 of 160 weather stations that have been active for over 30 years.

    The warmest temperature was recorded in Plzeň Bolevec and Řež near Prague, where meteorologists recorded a temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius.

    Heatwave warning remains in place in most regions of Moravia on Sunday, with temperatures expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Weather forecast
    07/15/2023

    Sunday will be mostly sunny with occasional rain showers and storms. Day temperatures in Bohemia are expected to range between 26 to 31 degrees Celsius, while in Moravia and Silesia, they can climbs up to 34 degrees Celsius.

  • Markéta Vondroušová wins Wimbledon
    07/15/2023

    Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová has won the Wimbledon grand slam tournament in an outstanding finals performance against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in only two sets, 6-4, 6-4.

    The win marks Vondroušová’s first grand-slam title and makes the 24-year-old the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to win Wimbledon.

    Vondroušová, who is the first Czech to win the women’s singles tournament since Petra Kvitová in 2014, will make her Top 10 debut when the WTA rankings are updated on Monday.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Number of scabies cases in Czechia highest in 20 years
    07/15/2023

    The incidence of scabies in Czechia continues to increase, according to the State Institute of Health. In the first six months of 2023, doctors recorded 4,873 cases, compared to 5,276 for the whole of last year. It is the highest figure on the past 20 years.

    Experts attribute the rise in scabies incidence to the decline in population immunity, massive migration and increased tourism.

    The main symptom of scabies, which is transmitted mostly by close body contact or through bed linen, is severe itching and a rash on the skin.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Nation-wide heatwave warning and ban on lighting fires
    07/15/2023

    A nation-wide extreme heat warning is in place on Saturday, with temperatures expected to reach over 38 degrees Celsius. By Saturday noon, temperatures at several measuring stations already exceeded 30 degrees Celsius.

    According to meteorologists, the heatwave is expected to peak in the afternoon and evening and may bring storms accompanied by strong winds, torrential rain and hail.

    People have been warned to increase their intake of liquids, not exert themselves physically and if possible stay out of the sun altogether. Young children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases are particularly at risk.

    In view of the dry and extremely hot weather there is also a ban on lighting fires outdoors.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czech government commissioner slams Hungary’s fine for sale of LBTQ+ graphic novel
    07/15/2023

    Czech Government Commissioner for Human Rights Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková and Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan have criticized the Hungarian government for imposing a fine on one of the country’s bookstore for publicly displaying a copy of an LGBT-themed British graphic novel.

    Hungary’s second-largest bookstore, Lira, has received a fine of 12 million forints (approximately 36,000 UD dollars) for selling British author Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper among other books for minors without closed wrapping.

    According to the Czech commissioner, the Hungarian law banning the “display and promotion of homosexuality” to children and the resulting fine are a restriction of human rights.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

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