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01/22/2024
Czech tennis player Linda Nosková has reached the first Grand Slam quarterfinal of her career, after an injured No.19 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine retired from their Round of 16 match at the Australian Open after only three games. The 19-year-old Nosková, who stunned world No.1 Iga Swiatek in the previous round, will next face Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska.
Another Czech in the Australian Open quarterfinal is Barbora Krejčíková, who defeated teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva of Russia on Sunday. The Czech ninth seed will next play against world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka.
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01/22/2024
Czechia has repeatedly proven itself to be an honest and reliable partner to the other member states during its two-decade membership in the European Union, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Monday at a conference entitled 20 Years of Making Europe at Prague’s Liechtenstein Palace.
Mr. Fiala said Czechia, which joined the EU on May 1, 2004, has shown that it can behave appropriately in crises and is ready to help the weak and show solidarity. He also said that despite it always being part of Europe, the country could only start establishing relations with European communities after the Velvet Revolution.
Speaking at the event’s opening ceremony, Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvořák said EU accession was an expression of the ambition to actively shape the future of Europe.
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01/22/2024
A two-year-old-boy with a rare genetic disorder, for whose treatment people donated over 150 million crowns, was flown to France for treatment at the weekend. Martin was diagnosed with a severe form of AADC syndrome, which affects the metabolism of neurotransmitters in the brain. It is a very rare genetic disorder with only about 120 confirmed cases worldwide. Previous treatments only alleviated the worst symptoms of the disease, but could not cure it. The treatment is not covered by health insurance and costs the equivalent of 100 million crowns. When news of the case spread on social networks people collected 150 million for the child within days.
The treatment in France is expected to take place at the end of January and will be attended by doctors from Czechia. Martin will remain in hospital for approximately two weeks for observation before coming home.
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01/22/2024
Over 100,000 people downloaded the eDoklady application to create an electronic ID card on their mobile phone over the weekend, according to the Digital Information Agency. The new app became available for download on Saturday and many of those who tried to download it experienced problems due to server overload. According to Deputy Prime Minister for Digitization Ivan Bartoš problems with Microsoft's Azure cloud technology, which affected all of Europe, also contributed to the outages.
The eDoklady app can be downloaded from the official Google Play and App Stores. As of January 20, 2024, the electronic ID card should be accepted by all state administration bodies and some municipalities. The plastic cards will remain as an alternative option even after the digital app is accepted across the board.
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01/21/2024
Monday should be overcast and rainy with day temperatures between 3 and 7 degrees Celsius.
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01/21/2024
For the second time in her career, Barbora Krejčíková will play in the Australian Open quarterfinals after she recorded a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva in Sunday's fourth round in Melbourne. Krejčíková previously reached the quarterfinals in Australia in 2022. She will next play against world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday, January 23rd.
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01/21/2024
Exactly one month after the tragic event at the Prague Faculty of Arts, Charles University held an event to honour the memory of the victims at a memorial site outside the building. On this day, the main building where the tragedy occurred was partially opened to students and teachers for creative workshops, meetings and musical performances which are to help them cope with the tragedy. Nevertheless, the return to the building will be gradual, with many lectures due to take place in other facilities or online in the coming semester.
On December 21, a lone gunman who was a student of the faculty, went on a rampage, killing 14 people and injuring 25 before committing suicide. The motive for the horrendous crime, the worst in the country's history, remains unclear.
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01/21/2024
A law introducing a digital central database of patients’ medical records should be in force from 2025, according to a proposal by the Ministry of Health. The ministry has now prepared the draft bill and presented it to the lower house for debate. The slow digitization of the health system has come under fire from the Supreme Audit Office which said money had been allotted for this goal as early as 2019. The introduction of a central digitized database will cost about CZK 50 million, while CZK 10 million will be spent on software tools.
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01/21/2024
Two thirds of Czechs think that euro adoption would hurt them financially, according to a flash poll conducted by the Median agency for Czech Radio. Forty-two percent of respondents were absolutely convinced about this, 26 percent said it was highly likely. Of the 21 percent who think euro adoption would benefit them, 8 percent are absolutely convinced this would be the case while 13 percent are inclined to think so. The most common concern with regard to euro adoption is fear of rising prices. It is mainly students and businessmen who say that the euro would benefit them. Three out of five people surveyed would also like to decide on the adoption of the euro in a referendum.
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01/21/2024
More than 70,000 people downloaded the eDoklady application, to create an electronic ID card on their mobile phone, on the first day that the app went into operation, according to the Digital Information Agency. Many of those who tried to download experienced problems due to server overload. The application can be downloaded from the official Google Play and App Stores. As of January 20, 2024, the electronic ID card should be accepted by all state administration bodies and some municipalities. The plastic cards will remain as an alternative option even after the digital app is accepted across the board.
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