• Actor Karel Heřmánek dies at 76
    08/25/2024

    The popular Czech film and theatre actor Karel Heřmánek passed away on Saturday at the age of 76. The news was announced by his family on Sunday.

    Mr. Heřmánek launched his career in Brno’s Husa na provázku, before joining the famous Theatre on the Balustrade in Prague in 1976, where he starred in his most famous roles. In 1990, he co-founded Theatre Bez zábradlí, one of the first private playhouses in the country.

    During his long career, Mr. Heřmánek appeared in numerous films, including Karel Kachyňa’s Forbidden dreams, based on a book by Ota Pavel.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Heatwave breaks temperature records around Czechia
    08/25/2024

    Czechia saw another hot day on Saturday. Record temperatures for August 24 were registered at 76 out of 168 stations around the country keeping records for 30 years or more. The highest temperature, 35.1 degrees Celsius, was recorded in Strážnice in South Moravia. The weather is expected to cool down slightly on Sunday with highs not exceeding 30 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Tennis: Nosková claims her first ever WTA title
    08/25/2024

    Czech tennis player Linda Nosková claimed her first WTA title, defeating New Zealand’s Lulu Sun 7-6 6-4 at the Monterrey Open in Mexico on Saturday evening. The 19-year-old, ranked 35th in the world, had previously lost to Sun in the first round of Cincinatti Open two weeks ago. Nosková is set to start her US Open campaign on Tuesday against 30th-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Detonation of WWII bomb near Livtínov postponed until end of next week
    08/24/2024

    The World War II bomb discovered at Unipetrol’s chemical plant near Litvínov earlier this week will be difused on Thursday or Friday, not on Wednesday as originally planned, Karel Čadil, the head of the police bomb squad, told Czech Television on Saturday. The postponment is neccesary due to a large number of protective sandbags needed, he said.

    The british aerial bomb, discovered on Wednesday during excavation works at the site, features a chemical timer that prohibits movement until Tuesday afternoon. It is not yet clear when the chemical plant will resume operations.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Weather forecast
    08/24/2024

    Sunday be mostly sunny with rain and storms in the evening. Day temperatures will range between 21 and 33 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • This year’s harvest one of the fastest in recent years, says Minister Výborný
    08/24/2024

    This year's harvest in Czechia was one of the fastest in recent years, Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný said on Saturday at the annual agriculture trade fair Země živitelka in České Budějovice. Farmers have already harvested 99.8 percent of all grain and sugar beet.

    However, the Czech Agrarian Chamber says this year’s grain harvest, which amounted to 7.086 million tonnes, was the second worst in the last 12 years. The rapeseed harvest reached 961,500 tonnes, which is the lowest figure since 2003. According to the chamber, farmers will lose CZK 7 billion in revenues from grains and oilseeds.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Ethylene plant in Litvínov shut down due to unexploded WWII bomb
    08/24/2024

    Orlen Unipetrol has shut down the ethylene plant at its petrochemical complex in Litvínov, following the closing of production at the neighbouring refinery after the discovery of an unexploded aerial bomb from WWII at the site. The refinery is expected to resume operations once the unexploded bomb is safely disposed of. The controlled detonation of the bomb, which features a chemical timer that prohibits movement until Tuesday afternoon, is estimated to be completed no earlier than Wednesday.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czech kayakers Dostál and Paloudová win bronze in 500m mixed event
    08/24/2024

    Czech kayakers Josef Dostál and Anežka Paloudová won the bronze medal in the mixed 500m double kayak even at the ICF Sprint World Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Saturday.

    The Czech couple, who got engaged in June, finished less than a second behind the winning Portuguese duo Teresa Portela and Messias Baptista.

    The newly crowned Olympic champion Dostál is also set to compete in the men’s 500m final on Sunday, while his fiancée will appear in the final of the mixed four event and in the women’s 5000m race.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Some 120 historic sites to stay open after dark for Castle Night
    08/24/2024

    Dozens of castles chateaus and national heritage sites across Czechia are set to take part in this year’s edition of the Castle and Chateau Night, which will take place on the night from Saturday to Sunday.

    Organised for the 15th time by the National Monument Protection Office, the event includes guided tours, jousting tournaments, concerts, theatre performances and other attractions at about 120 sites nationwide.

    This year, the main programme takes place at the castle Konopiště in central Bohemia.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Poll: ANO would win parliamentary elections on 33 percent
    08/24/2024

    A new opinion poll by the Median agency suggests that ANO would receive 33 percent of the votes in a general election held in July. The Civic Democrats would come second with 14 percent, and the Mayors and Independents would be third with nine percent voter support, the survey indicates.

    Some eight percent of respondents in the Median poll said they would back the Pirate Party, a month-on-month drop by 2.5 percent. Freedom and Direct Democracy would also get eight percent and Oath would receive a five percent voter support. No other party would cross the 5 percent threshold needed to win seats in the lower house.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

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