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11/11/2023
The average time spent by Czechs in retirement has increased by about three years and five months over the past 20 years. It now stands at nearly 24 years and seven months, according to an annual study by the Czech Social Security Administration released on Saturday.
The main reason is that Czechs are living longer. Last year, the average retirement pension was paid for nearly 19 and four months to men and 28 years and seven months to women.
Under the government plans, the retirement age could by raised by around a month a year in the future. Currently, it rises on average by two months each year for men and four months for women.
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11/11/2023
Sunday is expected to be mostly cloudy with occasional rain or snow showers and day temperatures ranging between 5 and 9 degrees Celsius.
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11/11/2023
A new production of Leoš Janáček’s opera Jenůfa, known in Czech as Její pastorkyňa, is due to premiere in Chicago’s Lyric Opera on Sunday. The new staging will be conducted by Jakub Hrůša, the chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, and feature Czech tenor Pavel Černoch in one of the lead roles.
The opera, which premiered in Brno in 1904, was the work that first drew serious attention to Janáček as a composer. It was first staged in the United States 99 years ago at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
The event will be accompanied by an exhibition presenting composer Leoš Janáček in the foyer of the theatre. It will open next week in the presence of Czech Consul General Jakub Utěšený.
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11/11/2023
TOP 09 party chairwoman Markéta Pekarová Adamová was re-elected party leader at the party’s election conference in Prague on Saturday.
Mrs. Pekarová Adamová, who has led the party since 2019 and ran for the top post unchallenged, was supported by 142 delegates out of 177. Vlastimil Válek, who serves as Minister of Health in Petr Fiala’s government, was elected first deputy chairman.
Mrs. Pekarová Adamová, who is the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, will lead TOP 09 in 2025 parliamentary elections. Polls suggest it has the support of around 5.5 percent voters.
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11/11/2023
Czechs are marking International Veterans Day on Saturday, which is celebrated internationally on November 11, the anniversary of the end of World War I.
A traditional ceremony took place at the national memorial on Prague’s Vítkov Hill on Saturday morning. The event was attended by Defence Minister Jana Černochová, top military brass and other public figures.
A concert organised by the NGO Post Bellum and Czech Radio in honour of military veterans will take place at Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral in the evening. Commemorations are also being held in other Bohemian and Moravian cities.
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11/11/2023
People around Czechia are donating food and basic hygiene products for the needy on Saturday within the bi-annual National Food Collection.
Some 2,000 shops and supermarket chains around the country have joined the collection to help seniors, singles mothers, the handicapped, disadvantages families and children in care homes. People can also donate products bought online.
According to Aleš Slavíček, executive chairman of the Czech Federation of Food Banks, the demand for food aid has risen steeply in recent months, increasing by 20 to 30 percent in some regions.
Last year, food banks supported around 300,000 people, but there are significantly more that would need help, with around a million people in the country living on the brink of poverty.
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11/11/2023
Czech tennis players Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková sent Czechia into the semi-finals of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup with a deciding doubles win over the United States.
The seven-time Grand Slam doubles champions beat Danielle Collins and Taylor Townsend 6-3 7-5 in their decisive match on Friday, completing a 2-1 comeback against the US team on the indoor hard court in Seville.
The Czech team will face Canada on Saturday for a place in the Billie Jean King Cup final.
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11/10/2023
Saturday is expected to be wet and overcast, with daytime temperatures of between 4 and 7 degrees Celsius.
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11/10/2023
The Czech Railway Administration presented its updated proposal for Prague's Vyšehrad Railway Bridge to city councillors on Friday. The plan envisages replacing the old bridge from 1901, which is part of Prague's protected cultural heritage zone, with a new design and expanding it from the current two tracks to three.
The association Nebourat, which is against the demolition of the bridge, presented data on Wednesday that they say proves that the change is unneeded. The Railway Administration also refuted the findings of Nebourat's study as part of Friday's presentation.
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11/10/2023
The Czech Labour Inspectorate is investigating the case of two men who died on May 26 this year while working to ventilate the shaft of a heat pipe at the Temelín nuclear power plant. A spokesman for the state labour inspectorate told the Czech News Agency that they are investigating both energy company ČEZ, which operates the Temelín power plant, as well as the contractors and subcontractors who participated in the construction of the heat pipe. The police are also investigating the case, but have not yet released any information about the incident.
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