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08/09/2024
Wild boars have started multiplying in some areas in the south-east outskirts of Prague. Municipal authorities are urging caution, especially when walking dogs. Boars are most commonly found in cornfields. Petra Fišerová, spokesperson for Prague's Forestry Department, notes that the urban environment is favorable for boars as they have no natural predators and plenty of food.
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08/09/2024
Tameh Czech, a former energy supplier to Liberty Ostrava, has asked the court to change its reorganization to bankruptcy. This is because Liberty Ostrava's financial problems have hurt Tameh's sale process. Tameh was declared insolvent last December and first tried reorganization but found no offers that met the required value. Even in bankruptcy, Tameh will keep looking for a buyer. The company's insolvency was caused by Liberty Ostrava's unpaid debts. This situation is likely to lead to mass layoffs at the steelworks, which is in a region facing economic and social challenges.
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08/09/2024
Former North Dakota state senator Ray Holmberg has admitted in federal court to repeatedly traveling to Prague with the intent of paying minors for sex. Holmberg, who made 14 trips to the Czech capital between 2011 and 2021, acknowledged that he engaged with underage masseurs, some of whom provided sexual services. According to the Associated Press, as part of a plea deal that avoids a trial, a second charge related to child pornography has been dropped, with prosecutors recommending a sentence below the 30-year maximum. Holmberg's confession signals the end of his long political career. Sentencing is expected to take several months.
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08/09/2024
Czech seniors are protesting against a plan to reduce the distribution of printed discount leaflets, which many rely on for shopping deals. The Ministry of Environment wants to restrict wasteful practices in advertising and proposes a special fee for distributors of printed material. The website Penize.cz reports that the Senior Citizens' Council argues that online alternatives are not feasible for many elderly people, with a significant portion lacking access to the internet or smartphones. They claim the proposal would socially discriminate against them.
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08/09/2024
A security scare at Prague’s Václav Havel Airport delayed a London-bound flight on Thursday evening when someone reported a suspicious piece of luggage on the flight. According to the site Zdopravy.cz a ticking noise was coming from one of the suitcases on a Ryanair plane that was about to depart for London. The plane was evacuated and explosives experts were called to the scene. The airport also temporarily suspended check-in at Terminal 2. Nothing suspicious was found in the luggage and operations were restored at 7.30 pm CET.
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08/09/2024
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Czech citizens in Austria to exercise increased caution, monitor local news reports and respect the instructions of security forces. The warning comes in response to the threat of a terrorist attack which on Wednesday led to the cancellation of three concerts in Vienna by American singer Taylor Swift. Despite heightened security measures, Austrian authorities say the security situation remains serious. Many Czech fans who had tickets to the cancelled concerts have scrapped their travel plans. The Foreign Ministry has urged those who are heading to Austria to register with the Drozd travel data base and, if in need of assistance, to contact the Czech embassy in Vienna.
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08/08/2024
A man was killed in a freak accident In Lazarska Street in the centre of Prague on Thursday when part of a ledge fell from the roof of a house onto the tram stop below where he was standing. The accident happened during a heavy storm. The building authority of Prague 1 has ordered an inspection to be carried out on the house which recently underwent renovation. Firefighters said on the X network that they had removed about 100 kilograms of loose material from the ledge of the house after the accident. Police are investigating the incident on suspicion of negligence.
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08/08/2024
The district Court in Chomutov has ruled that three of the main suspects in a case involving massive fraud and manipulation of public tenders across four Czech regions should be remanded in custody, awaiting trial. According to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office the reasons for imposing custody are fears they would obstruct the investigation, influence witnesses and continue in their criminal activity. The three suspects who will remain in detention are Chomutov Mayor Marek Hrabáč, Libor Tačner, the former director of the Ústí Region Road Maintenance Administration and Ladislav Šmucr, CEO of the Jirkov company Rocknet. Fourteen people were detained altogether.
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08/08/2024
A security officer at the Czech embassy in Moscow, who was threatened with prosecution by the Russian authorities for smuggling psycho-pharmaceuticals was evicted from the country and has returned to Czechia, Czech Radio reported on Thursday. The officer was evicted from Russia after the Czech authorities refused to strip him of his diplomatic immunity.
The man was detained by the Russian authorities at Moscow airport earlier this year with an unusually large quantity of the psycho-pharmaceutical drug Leponex in his possession for which he lacked a prescription. During his interrogation, the officer said that he was carrying the drugs for the then chargé d'affaires Jiří Čistecký.
Czech Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariana Wernerová has confirmed that to be the case and said the drugs were being taken to Moscow to the then head of the embassy, with the ministry’s knowledge and approval.
Jiří Čistecký has, in the meantime, been appointed Czech ambassador to Germany.
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08/08/2024
Unemployment in the Czech Republic rose to 3.8 % in July, compared to 3.6 % in both June and May. There were roughly 283, 000 unemployed people at the end of July, 10, 300 more than in the previous month. Job vacancies were fewer than jobseekers for the eighth month in a row, according to data from the Czech Labour Office. The highest unemployment rate last month was in the Ústí nad Labem Region, at 6 % , the lowest unemployment rate was recorded in the Prague and Vysočina regions, where it was just under 3 %. Analysts put the rise in unemployment down to seasonal reasons as well as a weaker economy.
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