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08/10/2014
Meteorologists have warned that strong storms will hit parts of the Czech Republic on Sunday night. Winds in places could reach up to 70 km per hour. Some areas could see up to 40 mm of rainfall, which could affect local streams and lead, for example, to flooding of cellars and basements and low-lying sites. Parts of the country expected to be affected include the Czech-Moravian highlands, South Moravia and the Olomouc regions.
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08/10/2014
The Prison Service of the Czech Republic has put a stop to a massive order of new uniforms and complementary items worth 91.4 billion crowns, not including VAT, over a four-year period. The order was prepared during the tenure of former prison service head Petr Dohnal, who was recently recalled from his post. Items in the order included pants, shirts and, for example, bow ties new website Novinky.cz reported.
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08/10/2014
Doctors in the Czech Republic registered a record rise in the number of new HIV cases in the first half of 2014 - the highest since records of the virus were first established in former Czechoslovakia in 1985. According to information provided by the National Reference Laboratory for HIV/AIDS the first six months saw 129 new cases of HIV registered; since the beginning of the year, 10 people developed AIDS. Since records have been kept, the lab registered 2,251 HIV cases, overall, 410 AIDS cases, and 209 AIDS-related deaths. Doctors have long warned the situation in the Czech Republic regarding HIV was worse than first appeared.
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08/10/2014
A CCTV camera captured images of an aggressor at the corner of Prague's Veletržní and Dukelských hrdinu streets, brutally attacking another man on the sidewalk for no apparent reason and beating him almost to death. The incident took place at around 4:30 AM on Sunday. The 24-year-old attacker rained punches on the man after he went down and then, even when he was motionless, continued to hit and knee him in the head. The instigator at one point had made as if to leave, but returned for a second 'wave'. Police arrived at the scene within two minutes of being notified, catching the suspect and providing first aid to the injured party. The instigator could be charged with attempted murder which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in jail.
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08/09/2014
Strong storms hit the Olomouc region on Saturday causing damages in places. The storm tore three roofs off buildings in Šternberk. Strong winds, heavy rainfall and storms also affected areas in Zlín and Moravia-Silesia.
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08/09/2014
Meteorologists have said that the rest of August and first week of September will see lower daily temperatures than the long-term average, falling, in the week of August 18 – 24 to around 22 degrees Celsius and the first weekend of September to around 20 degrees. Rain fall is also expected in the coming days. If the forecast holds, this weekend will be the last during summer vacation when highs top 30 degrees.
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08/09/2014
The deputy head of Ústí nad Labem’s police force has confirmed that dozens of residents at a slum block in the city’s Sklářská street are living in veritable filth and appalling hygienic conditions. Photographs reveal a huge courtyard between buildings which has turned into a de facto dump by locals. Garbage piled high includes countless boards, plastic items, mattresses and other items.
According to the deputy head of the police, items in the impromptu junk yard catch fire several times a week. The surrounding buildings have several owners, the Czech News Agency learned, who allegedly accepted rent but then failed to pay, for example, the utility for water. One resident said he and his family paid almost 9,000 per month in rent.
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08/09/2014
Prague’s High Court next week will weigh an appeal by convicted murderer Petr Mokriš, a thief and recidivist who killed a 21-year-old journalist in 1993. Invited back to her home, Mokriš stabbed and strangled the woman and stole electronic equipment worth 18,000 crowns. He was released from prison in 2008. This year, the man was found guilty and sentenced to 14 years in prison by Prague’s Municipal Court for his role in another tragedy: a fight in which he badly beat his opponent, who fell and suffered a brain injury – to which he succumbed almost a year later in hospital.
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08/09/2014
A 46-year-old miner died 900 metres below ground at OKD’s ČSM mine in the Karviná area on Friday; he had reportedly been operating hydraulic machinery. The accident took place shortly before 2 PM; possible causes are being investigated. The news was confirmed by the company’s spokesman. Five miners have died in accidents at OKD facilities this year.
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08/09/2014
The former transport minister in the previous government, Zdeněk Žák, has been named as an advisor to Czech President Miloš Zeman in the area of transport, Czech daily Mladá fronta Dnes reports. He joins five others who held ministerial posts in the short-lived government, which was hand-picked by Mr Zeman but never received backing in Parliament’s lower house. Dnes writes that while Žák, like the other advisors, will not be paid in the role of advisor, he could nevertheless have access to non-public information and important contacts. In the last general election, Mr Žák headed the Prague candidate’s list for the Citizens’ Rights - Zemanites Party; the Zemanites were badly defeated, getting only 1.5 percent of the vote, well below the five percent needed.
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