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07/10/2023
Sunday’s heatwave broke temperature records for July 9 at most of the monitoring stations around the country. The highest temperature for that day was registered in Doksany in the Litoměrice region, where it reached 36.4 degrees Celsius. Temperatures of over 30 degrees are expected to last for the entire week.
People have been warned to stay out of the sun, use sunscreen and increase their intake of liquids.
In view of the dry and extremely hot weather there is a ban on lighting fires outdoors and mounted police are patrolling the Bohemian Switzerland National Park which was ravaged by a devastating fire last year.
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07/09/2023
Monday should be a scorching hot and dry day with temperatures between 33 and 36 degrees Celsius.
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07/09/2023
Czech prisons have launched a new rehab program for inmates aimed at lowering the number of repeat offenders. The program which has already proved successful in Australia, Canada and Germany focuses on assisting prisoners to develop and implement meaningful life plans that are incompatible with future offending and motivate them to start anew. Czechia is the second European country to introduce the program.
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07/09/2023
Price growth slowed in June and inflation will likely fall below 10 % for the first time since January 2022, according to analysts polled by the ctk news agency. The fall is attributed to the strong crown and lower demand. May’s inflation was 11.1 percent. The official inflation data for June will be available on Thursday.
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07/09/2023
The majority of Czechs think that the government is not doing enough to combat conspiracy theories and disinformation, according to the outcome of a poll by the Median agency commissioned by Czech Radio. According to the findings, 63 percent of Czechs think the government should be doing more in this respect, while 18 percent of respondents consider the government’s efforts sufficient. The remaining 19 percent of respondents said they had no opinion on the matter.
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07/09/2023
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stayed on track for a third title by beating Serbian qualifier Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5 to move into the Round of 16 on Saturday. The ninth seed, who warmed up for Wimbledon by winning the WTA tournament on grass in Berlin last month, swapped early breaks with Stevanovic but broke again to love in the sixth game, which proved decisive. She has now won eight matches in succession.
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07/09/2023
Saturday broke temperature records for July 8 at 9 of the 160 monitoring stations around the country. The highest temperature for that day was registered in Plzen where it reached 34 degrees Celsius. Sunday is expected to be hotter still with temperatures expected to hit the 36 degrees mark. People have been warned to stay out of the sun, use sunscreen and increase their intake of liquids.
In view of the dry and extremely hot weather there is a ban on lighting fires outdoors and mounted police are patrolling the Bohemian Switzerland National Park which was ravaged by a devastating fire last year.
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07/09/2023
Blaga’s Lessons by Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Eli Skorcheva picked up the Best Actress Award for the lead role in the social drama about an elderly woman forced to abandon her moral principles after losing all her savings . The Best Actor Award went to Herbert Nordrum for his role in the Scandinavian absurd psychological comedy The Hypnosis.
The Special Jury Prize went to the Iranian film Empty Nets by Behrooz Karamizade.
The Best Director Award went to Babak Jalali for Fremont, a comedy drama about new beginnings in life. The Lebanese documentary Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano, about a group of filmmakers facing obstacles in their creative work due to the difficult situation in the country, received the Special Jury Mention.
The Proxima Grand Prix went to Birth, a South Korean film about partners who have to make a life-changing decision due to unexpected pregnancy and the Proxima Special Jury Prize was awarded to the Czech film Brutal Heat by Albert Hospodářský.
The American actress Robin Wright and Czech actress Daniela Kolářová both received the President’s Award at the festival’s closing gala ceremony on Saturday night.
Hollywood actor Russell Crowe was presented with the Crystal Globe for his contribution to world cinema and Swedish actress and producer Alicia Vikander received the President's Award at the festival’s opening.
The 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival screened more than 140 feature films and documentaries.
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07/08/2023
Sunday should be a scorching hot and dry day around the country with temperatures between 33 and 36 degrees Celsius.
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07/08/2023
The decline in real incomes is making life difficult for a growing number of Czechs, according to a survey by the LMC agency. According to the results of a June poll, 55 per cent of people are having difficulty covering their basic needs from their income and are having to dip into their savings, while a fifth of employees are experiencing significant difficulties. According to LMC, which operates the Jobs.cz and Prace.cz job sites, 12 percent of employees have experienced serious financial difficulties in the last 12 months, such as foreclosures or a visit by a debt collector.
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