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07/17/2022
Meteorologists have warned of an upcoming heatwave in the coming week that is expected to bring temperature highs of 34 degrees Celsius midweek. People have been warned to increase their intake of liquids, not to spend too much time outdoors and not forget proper protection. Young children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases should stay out of the sun.
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07/17/2022
Radoslav Groh, Marek Holeček and Tomáš Petreček are setting out to conquer Masherbrum, the 22nd highest peak in the world. They are going to climb the western side of the mountain, which has never been attempted before. Only four expeditions have reached the peak to date, most recently in 1985. The trio should reach the base camp at the foot of the mountain in a few days’ time. They plan to start their ascent at the beginning of August.
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07/17/2022
A tourist from the Czech Republic died in Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner, the APA news agency reported on Sunday, citing police sources. The man reportedly fell from a height of 300 meters after straying from the trail while descending the mountain after dark. His body was found on Saturday in Käfertal valley just a few kilometers from the village of Fusch.
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07/17/2022
A bronze bust of parish priest Josef Toufar, who was martyred by communist regime in the hardline 1950s, was unveiled in his home town Arnolc, in the Jihlava region on the 120th anniversary of his birth. A mass was celebrated in his memory at the local church. The commemorative ceremonies were attended by several hundred people.
Priest Josef Toufar was dragged away from the parish in Číhošt' in the Havlíčkobrod region, where he last served, by the communist secret police because of the so-called Číhošt' miracle. After brutal interrogations, he died on February 25, 1950. The Číhošt' miracle, in which witnesses said the cross on the altar in the church moved in December 1949, was never fully explained.
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07/17/2022
A mass celebrated by at the Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Brno opens a week of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Gregor Mendel. The Augustinian monk, mathematician and biologist Johann Gregor Mendel, known as the father of genetics, was born in the Moravian metropolis on July 20th in 1822 . Brno is paying tribute to Mendel with numerous events, among them a concert featuring internationally renowned artists, the reconstruction of Mendel’s greenhouse at St. Thomas’ Abbey where he conducted his genetic research on pea plants and an international Mendel Genetics Conference at the university that bears his name.
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07/17/2022
Laboratories in Czechia registered 581 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, which is a fifth more that the number registered a week ago. The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 rose by three-fifths to 418 compared to the previous Saturday, according to Health Ministry data. On workdays there are on average 2,000 newly confirmed cases a day. The summer Covid wave is expected to peak at the end of July. No restrictions have been imposed but the Health Ministry has recommended that people over 60 and those with chronic diseases get a booster shot. Booster shots will be available at vaccination centres as of Monday, without the need to register.
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07/16/2022
Sunday should be clear to partly cloudy with day temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius.
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07/16/2022
The Prague district of Holešovice, the vicinity of the O2 arena and the industrial zone in Šterboholy are the hottest places in the Czech capital, according to thermal photos taken from space. In these areas rooftops and surfaces heat up to more than 45 degrees Celsius. Experts say the city needs to respond with effective measures such as roof gardens, photovoltaic panels on roofs and more greenery.
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07/16/2022
Interior minister and head of the Mayors and Independents party Vít Rakušan has said he would remove Poděbrady mayor Jaroslav Červinka from the list of candidates for the autumn local elections if he does not withdraw his candidacy himself. The ruling coalition party is distancing itself from the mayor, after it emerged that he had said the Roma should be shot several years ago. The mayor later apologized for the statement, but the party’s supervisory board has filed a motion to suspend Červinka's membership in the party.
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07/16/2022
The government will not increase income tax, nor will it tax higher incomes more heavily in the form of a progressive tax, Czech Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said in an interview for Právo. He made the statement amid heated debate regarding the need to find ways to raise state budget revenues in view of the deepening economic crisis. Minister Stanjura also ruled out VAT hikes, but he admitted that a windfall tax in the energy sector was a possibility.
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