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07/16/2023
Fires were raging in several parts of the country on Saturday as a result of the dry and extremely hot weather. The largest fire in the past months broke out on Saturday afternoon in a field near the South Bohemian town of Písek, spreading to a nearby forest.
Some 23 units were called to fight the blaze, using three helicopters. The fire was brought under control on Sunday morning, but firefighters remain at the site as it is still smouldering.
A high-level fire risk alert remains in place for the eastern part of the country. In most parts of Bohemia, the fire warning has been reduced thanks to overnight rain.
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07/16/2023
Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far, exceeding 38 degrees Celsius in several places and breaking records for July 15, the Czech Hydrometeorological Office reported. Records were set in 100 of 160 weather stations that have been active for over 30 years.
The warmest temperature was recorded in Plzeň Bolevec and Řež near Prague, where meteorologists recorded a temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius.
Heatwave warning remains in place in most regions of Moravia on Sunday, with temperatures expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius.
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07/15/2023
Sunday will be mostly sunny with occasional rain showers and storms. Day temperatures in Bohemia are expected to range between 26 to 31 degrees Celsius, while in Moravia and Silesia, they can climbs up to 34 degrees Celsius.
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07/15/2023
Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová has won the Wimbledon grand slam tournament in an outstanding finals performance against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in only two sets, 6-4, 6-4.
The win marks Vondroušová’s first grand-slam title and makes the 24-year-old the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to win Wimbledon.
Vondroušová, who is the first Czech to win the women’s singles tournament since Petra Kvitová in 2014, will make her Top 10 debut when the WTA rankings are updated on Monday.
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07/15/2023
The incidence of scabies in Czechia continues to increase, according to the State Institute of Health. In the first six months of 2023, doctors recorded 4,873 cases, compared to 5,276 for the whole of last year. It is the highest figure on the past 20 years.
Experts attribute the rise in scabies incidence to the decline in population immunity, massive migration and increased tourism.
The main symptom of scabies, which is transmitted mostly by close body contact or through bed linen, is severe itching and a rash on the skin.
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07/15/2023
A nation-wide extreme heat warning is in place on Saturday, with temperatures expected to reach over 38 degrees Celsius. By Saturday noon, temperatures at several measuring stations already exceeded 30 degrees Celsius.
According to meteorologists, the heatwave is expected to peak in the afternoon and evening and may bring storms accompanied by strong winds, torrential rain and hail.
People have been warned to increase their intake of liquids, not exert themselves physically and if possible stay out of the sun altogether. Young children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases are particularly at risk.
In view of the dry and extremely hot weather there is also a ban on lighting fires outdoors.
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07/15/2023
Czech Government Commissioner for Human Rights Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková and Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan have criticized the Hungarian government for imposing a fine on one of the country’s bookstore for publicly displaying a copy of an LGBT-themed British graphic novel.
Hungary’s second-largest bookstore, Lira, has received a fine of 12 million forints (approximately 36,000 UD dollars) for selling British author Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper among other books for minors without closed wrapping.
According to the Czech commissioner, the Hungarian law banning the “display and promotion of homosexuality” to children and the resulting fine are a restriction of human rights.
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07/15/2023
Almost 50 percent of the children in infant care homes in Czechia are of Romani origin, according to an annual report released by the Ministry of Labour. This spring, there were a total 410 children below the age of three in institutional care, 189 of whom were Romani. Nearly a quarter of those children suffer from some kind of physical disability.
Under an amendment to the current legislation on the social protection of children the early childhood care institutions are due to cease their operation by the end of next year. Instead, children under the age of three should be cared for by foster parents.
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07/15/2023
The 32nd International Music Festival opened on Friday in the south Bohemian town of Český Krumlov with a concert in the castle garden entitled French night, featuring Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and pianist Alexander Melnikov.
The festival programme, which will run until August 5, includes 18 concerts at 12 venues around the town and its surroundings. Among the stars to appear at the event are violinists Charles Guzman and Josef Špaček, as well as Broadway soloists Nikki Renée Daniels and Jeff Kready.
In addition to commemorating the 210th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, the festival will close with a performance of Carmina Burana, a cantata by Carl Orff, performed by the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno.
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07/14/2023
Saturday should be a scorching hot day with temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius.
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