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02/08/2009
At a regional meeting, the Social Democrats resolved to try and block the sale of Prague’s Ruzyně airport. Social Democrats from the Central Bohemian region agreed on Saturday to do everything within their power to block the sale of the airport, which is currently being mooted by the government. According to the Social Democrats, selling the airport in the current financial crisis would result in the state asset fetching far less than it would otherwise be worth. Regional party head Richard Dolejš said that the government should not, in the current circumstances, be selling off the ‘family silver’.
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02/08/2009
A depot full of illegal German waste burned down on Saturday evening in North Bohemia, with firefighters suspecting the cause to be arson. The depot was filled with waste textiles, imported illegally from Germany. The fire badly damaged the store, which was 50 x 30 metres in size. This is not the first such fire in region surrounding Frydlant, along the German border. In the last two years, firefighters have battled with three such depot fires. Recently in the region, environmental health inspectors have discovered 3062 tonnes of plastic, and 5357 tonnes of textiles imported illegally from Germany and stored particularly in agricultural outbuildings.
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02/08/2009
Czech speed skater Martina Sáblíková has taken the gold medal at the World Championships in Hamar, Norway. Sunday’s victory was Sáblíková’s first in a multi-discipline competition. After four races, Sáblíková won gold with a lead of nearly half a second over Canadian Kristina Groves, who came second. The twenty-one year old Czech was sitting fourth with one race left, in her strongest event, the 5000 metres. After the competition, Sáblíková told journalists that she felt she was having her best season to date.
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02/08/2009
The Czech national ice-hockey team lost 3:6 to Russia in Stockholm on Sunday, ending the LG Hockey Games in last place. The Czechs had already lost to home team Sweden 4:6 on Saturday, after which the team’s assistant coach Josef Jandač remained upbeat. The Czech Republic now goes home with the wooden spoon from the four-nation tournament, which was won on Sunday night by Sweden.
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02/08/2009
In tennis, the Czech Republic has won its first-round Fed Cup tie against Spain 4:1. The Czechs were level with Spain going into day two of the fixture, with Petra Kvitova having beaten Carla Suarez and Czech number one Iveta Benesova losing out to Nuria Llagostera. On Sunday, however, the Czech team won all of the matches it played. The Czech Republic will now go on to play either Argentina or the USA on April 25.
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02/08/2009
And finally, a new world record was set in Prague on Sunday – for the biggest ever cappuccino. Over 80 baristas prepared 300 litres worth of espresso and 1700 litres of foamed milk as part of the Top Gastro 2009 Fair at Prague’s Výstaviště. The record-breaking cappuccino was served in one giant mug. The record for the world’s largest cappuccino was previously held by Italians Ettore Diana and Luca Braguti, who prepared a 1250-litre coffee in 2002.
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02/07/2009
US Vice President Joe Biden has said that the United States would press ahead with its missile defence programme in Central Europe, provided it works, is cost effective, and is built in consultation with Russia. The United States has been negotiating with the Czech Republic to install a radar base in Central Bohemia. Ten interceptor missiles would be sited in neighbouring Poland as part of the umbrella shield. Speculation grew this week that the new American administration may abandon the scheme, devised by President Barack Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush. Mr Biden’s remarks in Germany on Saturday suggested that Washington was reviewing the multi-billion dollar project.
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02/07/2009
In related news, Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Alexandr Vondra, has said that he believes Russia should be involved in plans to build a US radar base in the Czech Republic. Speaking at a NATO Security Conference in Munich on Saturday, Mr Vondra said that Russia should be invited to cooperate on the shield, but should not have a veto over the project. Mr Vondra also said the system should be built within the framework of NATO. The Deputy PM, who was representing the Czech EU presidency at the conference, also spoke of the need to strengthen the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO.
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02/07/2009
Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk has criticized Pope Benedict XVI for his decision to lift the excommunication of Bishop Richard Williamson. The British bishop has publicly denied the use of gas chambers during World War Two and the scale of the Holocaust. On Saturday, Lidové noviny reported that cardinal Miloslav Vlk spoke out against the Pope’s decision to reinstate Bishop Williamson on his website, saying the step had been taken ‘too lightly’. Cardinal Vlk added that, as a Catholic bishop, he categorically condemned anti-Semitism. On January 24, the Vatican reinstated Bishop Williamson, who had been excommunicated for 20 years. The move drew criticism from Jewish leaders, and some within the Catholic Church.
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02/07/2009
The government plans to spend some 75 billion crowns (3.5 billion USD) on minimizing the effects of the financial crisis at a national level. In an interview with Mladá fronta Dnes on Saturday, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek outlined his plans to combat the crisis, saying the government was prepared to spend funds worth two percent of GDP on a bail-out package. The government has founded an advisory committee called NERV which is currently devising ways to help the country limit the fall-out of the global financial crisis.
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