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10/30/2022
Thousands of Czechs joined a demonstration in support of democracy and Western values on Prague's Wenceslas Square on Sunday afternoon. The rally held under the motto “Czech Republic Against Fear: Together on Wenceslas Square” was called by the civic association Million Movements for Democracy . In a video address, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelensky thanked the Czech Republic for its support.
The demonstration took place two days after an anti-government protest in which tens of thousands called for the demise of the Fiala government, blaming it for the energy crisis and soaring inflation. Protesters accused the government of helping Ukraine at the expense of its own citizens and called for a turn in the country’s foreign policy.
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10/29/2022
Sunday should bring partly cloudy skies and daytime highs between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius.
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10/29/2022
Prague Castle has opened the entire Deer Moat (Jelení příkop) to the public for the duration of the extended weekend in connection with the celebrations of Czechoslovak Independence Day on October 28th. The natural ravine located below the castle has been undergoing reconstruction and should be permanently accessible to the public in the spring. The Presidential Office also announced on its website this week that it was negotiating with the police to ease security checks to some parts of the castle as of April 2023. Prague Castle administration also announced that seniors over 70 will be able to visit all the castle premises which are open to the public for free until the end of the year.
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10/29/2022
Four workers were injured, one seriously, when the roof of a house under reconstruction caved in in the town of Příbram on Saturday. Police searched the premises with sniffer dogs looking for another four missing people, but it later turned out that the missing workers had gone to have lunch at the time of the tragedy. The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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10/29/2022
Czechia will join other EU member states in switching from Daylight Saving Time to Standard or Winter Time on the night from Saturday to Sunday, October 30. At 3am clocks will be set back one hour to 2am. Astronomical time will be in effect for the next five months, until the last Sunday in March next year. According to EU rules, the changeover occurs simultaneously in all time zones, i.e. on the last Sunday in March or October.
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10/29/2022
Domestic violence ranks among the five most common causes of divorce in Czechia, according to a survey published by the Research Institute of Labour and Social Affairs. According to the survey close to one in six marriages or partnerships break up because of physical or psychological abuse. The main reasons for divorce are cheating in 54 per of cases, communication problems in 38 percent of cases, different values and goals in 23 percent of cases, addictions in 18 percent of cases and domestic violence 17 percent of cases.
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10/29/2022
The decision of the Czech government to extend checks on the country’s border with Slovakia until December 12 is fully in line with Schengen agreements, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said in response to criticism from Slovakia on Friday. Slovak Interior Minister Roman Mikulec said that Slovakia considers the move to be in violation of the Schengen agreement on free movement and the readmission agreement on the transfer of migrants.
The Czech government first introduced the checks at the end of September and has repeatedly extended them due to the increased flow of illegal migrants, mainly from Syria, who use the country as a transit route on their way to Western Europe.
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10/29/2022
On the occasion of Czechoslovak Independence Day, President Zeman presented high state distinctions to 78 outstanding personalities from different walks of life, 32 of them were awarded in memoriam. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received the Order of the White Lion, the highest state honour in the Czech Republic, in absentia. The Order of the White Lion was also awarded to Josef Mašín, a member of the Czechoslovak Legions in Russia and later a member of the underground resistance against the Nazis and also to Brigadier General Vaclav Moravek, a member of the resistance group Three Kings. Medals of merit also went to tennis legend Ivan Lendl and the late Ivana Trump.
A Medal for Heroism was awarded to Jan Košík, commander of the Hřensko volunteer firefighters who fought the devastating forest fire in the region this summer and to Lieutenant Colonel Petr Matouš, who headed a special unit in Afghanistan. The president also honoured the late singers Hana Zagorová and Miroslav Zbirka.
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10/28/2022
The son of Sir Nicolas Winton, who saved 669 children from Nazi death camps at the outset of WWII by bringing them out of Czechoslovakia, took part in the planting of a new alley with 91 deciduous trees on October 28 in Račiněves in memory of his father.
The planting took place along a 550-meter footpath which is situated within sight of the legendary Říp Hill, which is one of the nation’s most important national monuments. The locals plan to build a relaxation zone there for resting in nature. The pathway will provide valuable environmental benefits for the landscape as well, enabling water retention, attracting birdlife and preventing soil erosion.
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10/28/2022
Saturday should be partly cloudy to overcast with morning fog in places and daytime highs between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius.
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