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10/31/2023
A historic villa in Prague's cultural heritage zone on Petřín hill has been approved for demolition by the Building Authority, despite the objections of the Prague 5 local government and the National Heritage Institute. According to Czech daily Deník N, a large house is slated to be built there instead for a secret investor, hidden behind a tangle of sixteen offshore companies based in Cyprus.
Residents from the local neighbourhood in Smíchov have started a petition against the destruction of the villa, which used to be the home of Czechoslovak politician Josef Schieszl, a close associate of T. G. Masaryk.
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10/31/2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted Defence Minister Jana Černochová's statement that Iran will take over the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council from Czechia starting on Wednesday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the defence minister criticised the alleged move, saying that the Iranian government has sponsored the killing of Israelis by Hamas terrorists.
The Czech Foreign Ministry responded to Ms. Černochová's post by saying that Iran is only chairing the Social Forum, which unlike the Human Rights Council is not a UN body, but rather an annual two-day event.
Ms. Černochová also made headlines recently by calling for Czechia to withdraw from the UN in response to Friday’s resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East.
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10/31/2023
President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva spent the morning of their second day in the Olomouc Region visiting a primary school and a clothing company named Woox that makes flannel shirts. President Pavel's flannel shirts became iconic during his election campaign and as a result, the company's orders for the clothing item increased sharply, the company's co-owner Petr Vaculík told the Czech News Agency. After President Pavel gifted Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová a Woox flannel shirt, the company's website reportedly crashed.
After visiting Woox, President Pavel also paid a visit to a primary school in Vápenná, after having received a letter of personal invitation from the children after his election in January. The small primary school has never received such a distinguished guest, school director Zdeněk Hořava told the Czech News Agency.
The president is scheduled to have lunch with two local mayors and then visit the Paper mill in Velké Losiny, a historic mill founded in the late 16th century that still manufactures handmade paper to this day. He will end his trip with a debate with members of the Ground Forces Command in Olomouc.
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10/31/2023
Wednesday is expected to be overcast with a chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon. Daytime temperatures should range between 9 and 14 degrees Celsius.
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10/31/2023
Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová was defeated by Poland’s Iga Swiatek in her first match of the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. The Wimbledon Champion lost 6-7, 0-6 in one hour and 40 minutes.
The 24-year-old Czech will also play against American Cori Gauff and Tunisian Uns Dzhabir in the four-member Chetumal group. The top two will advance to the semi-finals.
In doubles, the Czech pair Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková will make their tournament debut on Tuesday against Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund.
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10/31/2023
The prestigious 2023 Architecture Grand Prix has gone to the mjölk architects studio for the headquarters of Kloboucká lesní forestry company in the Zlín region.
An international jury selected the project from 50 entries in the competition, which is run by the Society of Czech Architects and the Czech Chamber of Architects.
The jury praised the use of natural materials and understated design and highlighted the philanthropic activities of the client.
Zdeňka Vydrová, long-time city architect of Litomyšl and later Tišnov, received a lifetime achievement award at Monday evening’s prize giving ceremony at Prague‘s Trade Fair Palace.
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10/30/2023
Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Minister for Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela met with Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blum on Monday to discuss the potential placement of a factory for electric car batteries in Líně near Pilsen. According to the ministry’s spokesman, the results of the talks will be announced after the government’s session on Wednesday.
Czechia, along with Poland and Hungary, is among the locations being considered for the plant which should start producing batteries in 2027. The Czech Prime Minister has recently said that if the decision on the factory’s placement isn’t reached in the near future, the country should focus on other strategic projects.
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10/30/2023
Tuesday will be mostly overcast with day temperatures ranging between 10 and 14 degrees Celsius.
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10/30/2023
Four people and one company have been charged with negligent endangerment in connection with the fall of a cable car on Ještěd Mountain near Liberec two years ago, the Czech News Agency reported on Monday.
The fatal accident happened on October 31, 2022, just a day before a scheduled break in service for a safety inspection and routine maintenance work ahead of the winter season.
The cable car fell from a height of 30 meters killing the cabin operator, who was alone, on impact. Czech Railways, which owns the cable car, filed a complaint against the charges.
The cable car has been out of service since the accident, with the cost of renovation estimated at more than a quarter billion crowns.
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10/30/2023
The 79th Prague Spring International Music Festival, due to take place between May 12 and June 3, will offer 50 concerts, the organizers revealed on Monday. The festival will open at Prague’s Municipal House with Bedřich Smetana’s My Country performed by the Berlin Philharmonic headed by conductor Kirill Petrenko.
The upcoming edition will also celebrate the Year of Czech Music, and the bicentenary of Smetana's birth. Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša, who will be the ambassador of the Czech Year of Music, will lead a concert performance of Smetana's opera Libuše.
Tickets for the Prague Spring will go on sale on 1 November 2023 on the festival’s website.
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