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01/24/2024
Linda Nosková has been knocked out in the quarter-finals of tennis’s Australian Open. The Czech, who is 19, lost 3-6 4-6 to the Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska in one hour and 20 minutes on Wednesday.
Nosková had earlier caused a sensation by knocking world number one Iga Swiatek out in the third round, and it was the deepest run into a Grand Slam tournament of her career to date.
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01/24/2024
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 6 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on the following days.
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01/24/2024
Czechia has welcomed the Turkish parliament’s approval of Sweden joining NATO. The foreign minister, Jan Lipavský, said on Wednesday that Czechia also counted on Hungary honouring its repeated pledge not to be the last to ratify Sweden’s accession to the military alliance.
Mr. Lipavský said that his country hoped that the ratification process can be finished soon as it would substantially strengthen NATO and contribute to overall European security.
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01/24/2024
A team of scientists from Masaryk University in Brno set off on an expedition to Antarctica on Wednesday morning. The group of 16 people is heading to the Johann Gregor Mendel station on James Ross Island, where they will spend two months engaging in research, testing new instruments and equipment, as well as shooting a documentary about Czech research in the Antarctic. Czech scientists have been monitoring signs of climate change in the outer edges of Antarctica for the past 20 years, the head of the Czech Antarctic Research Program, Daniel Nývlt, said before their departure.
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01/24/2024
The discussion in the lower house about allowing postal voting for Czechs living abroad continued on Wednesday at 9 am for the fifth day. The previous day's parliamentary session was once again adjourned after midnight following an almost 12-hour debate, plus three hours of breaks. The debate has so far taken up approximately 43.5 hours of parliamentary time, not including breaks.
The postal vote bill faces fierce resistance from the opposition ANO and Freedom and Direct Democracy parties, who have said they will obstruct its passage through parliament for as long as possible. The ruling government coalition wants it approved in time for the 2025 general elections.
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01/23/2024
Several dozen Czech experts from the fields of law, medicine, and psychology have publicly called for the tightening of legislation surrounding the possession of firearms. In an online petition with the title "Nesmí se to opakovat" (It must not happen again), the signatories call not only for a fundamental reduction in the number of legally held weapons, but also for the simplification of the rules governing the permanent withdrawal of a firearms license. Several hundred other Czech citizens have also added their signatures since the petition was published on the website www.petice.com on Monday.
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01/23/2024
Wednesday is expected to be overcast and rainy with high winds. Daytime temperatures should range between 6 and 10 degrees Celsius.
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01/23/2024
In a resolution passed on Tuesday afternoon, the lower house of the Czech parliament limited the speaking time of MPs to no more than two speeches of ten minutes each in the debate over introducing postal voting for Czechs living abroad.
The debate over postal voting was adjourned on Friday night after three days of filibustering by the opposition ANO and Freedom and Direct Democracy parties, which are vehemently against the bill on the grounds that it can be abused, and have said they will obstruct its passage through parliament for as long as possible. The ruling coalition wants the bill approved in time for the 2025 general elections.
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01/23/2024
On a two-day official visit to the Plzeň region, Czech President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva visited the famous Pilsner Urquell brewery, where, according to the Czech News Agency, he took a great interest in the sustainable elements of the brewery's beer production, such as solar panels on the roof and the reuse of rainwater after purification. After visiting the brewery, the president and his wife went to visit Líně airport and the town of Tachov in the afternoon.
At a press conference during his visit to the region on Tuesday, President Pavel said that the problem that differentiates the Plzeň region from other parts of Czechia is the large number of people who go to work in Germany from the region, and vice versa from other countries to the region.
The couple will end their visit to the region on Wednesday.
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01/23/2024
A Czech citizen has died on the Yemeni island of Socotra, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Daniel Drake told the Czech News Agency on Tuesday. The ministry has chosen not to release details about the individual in question or the cause of death out of respect for the victim's family. However, the vice-chairman of the Association of Czech Travel Agencies, Jan Papež, said that the cause of death was not related to the current conflict.
In recent days, American and British military forces have conducted joint air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have been attacking international cargo ships linked to Israel and the West since last autumn, in response to Israel's war on the Gaza Strip and these countries' support of the Israeli government. The Houthi rebels, who control much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, say they are determined for the attacks to continue as long as the war in Gaza continues.
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a travel warning in early January, describing Yemen, including the island of Socotra, as "significantly risky" and urging Czech citizens to leave the area. The Association of Czech Travel Agencies asked the ministry last week to reconsider its warning regarding trips to Socotra. However, the office retained its recommendation after consultating with the Czech embassy in Riyadh.
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