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08/10/2008
A 63-year-old man has died in the Czech village of Bílovice nad Svitavou after attempting to retrieve a football kicked into a river by his grandson. Fire-fighters and medical personel arrived on the scene shortly after the man fell into the water, but the man was declared dead at the scene. Later, they pointed out that the stretch of river in which the man died was neither particularly deep nor fast-flowing. The family of the man, including his 9 and 11-year old grandsons are receiving counselling from the authorities.
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08/10/2008
Numerous forested areas in the protected nature reserve at Žďárské Vrchy east of Prague will remain closed to the public throughout the summer, say the authorities in the area. The reasons for sealing off the areas from the public – around 800 hectares – are said to be a severe danger of falling trees uprooted and damaged after storms in the area in late June. At present, forestry experts are working in the area to clear fallen and damaged trees. The region is popular with Czech tourists, and the forest authorities have been complaining that some are ignoring warning signs to stay out of the prohibited areas.
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08/10/2008
Around 150 Czechs and Germans joined forces to demonstrate in opposition to the planned US radar base in the region of Brdy. The protest was part of a bike ride called "Bikes for Peace, Disarmament and a Civilian Europe" which began on August 2 in Ulm, Germany. The cyclists stated that they chose Rozmital, which is close to Brdy, as their finishing point in order to highlight their message of peace.
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08/10/2008
A 57-year-old woman from the Czech village of Lipec na Kolínsku has died after being stung by a hornet. The woman suffered an allergic reaction to the sting and doctors were unable to save her life. Such deaths are considered very rare.
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08/10/2008
A woman in the Czech city of Brno has given birth to a baby girl on the street in front of her house. According to reports, the woman was on her way to a car transporting her to hospital. The baby is said to be in good health.
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08/10/2008
Legendary Czech ice-hockey player František Tikal has died just days after his 75 birthday following a long illness. Mr Tikal played during the 1950s and 60s and was regarded at the time as one of the best defenders in the game. He represented his country in seven world championships and two Olympic Games and also played for the Prague teams Sparta and Tankista Praha.
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08/09/2008
The Czech Olympic team has become the first to win a gold medal at this year’s Beijing Olympics. The gold medal went to Kateřina Emmons and was awarded in the sport of the women’s 10m air rifle. The athlete also broke the existing Olympic record in her field. Ms Emmons is married to the American shooter Matt Emmons and lives in Colorado Springs, USA. In this year’s competition, she achieved a score of 503.5, and will now compete in a separate three-point rifle event.
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08/09/2008
Around twenty members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement have been demonstrating outside the Chinese Embassy in Prague. The group, which assembled between Thursday and Friday is protesting human rights abuses in China and the plight of Tibet. During the protest, the group was joined by other Czech human rights activists. At one point, members of the group attempted to deliver a petition to the embassy. The Falun Gong movement is outlawed in China. Meanwhile, the human rights group Amnesty International has asked the Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek to bring up Chinese human rights abuses during his upcoming three-day visit to China. Recently, Mr Topolánek angered the Chinese authorities by wearing a Tibetan flag lapel-pin during the announcement of his visit to the host country of the 2008 Olympic Games.
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08/09/2008
Investigations are continuing into Friday’s train accident near the city of Ostrava which caused seven deaths and multiple injuries. Overnight, the Czech police asked for a suspension of the cleanup operation in order to conduct forensic tests designed to help determine why an overhead bridge fell onto the tracks, causing an ill-fated train to crash into the debris. At present, most of the wagons involved in the accident have been removed from the tracks – the only exceptions are the wagons directly underneath the fallen bridge. The latest information suggests that the overhead bridge was being prepared for significant reconstruction work. A key factor for investigators is to determine whether human error played a part in the accident. Meanwhile, transport authorities believe that services along the second adjacent track could resume as early as Sunday. Meanwhile 33 people remain in hospital following the accident.
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08/09/2008
Jiří Teryngel, a famous lawyer in the Czech Republic, had had his office burgled, according to reports. The lawyer who has defended numerous high profile heads of businesses, companies such as IPB and allegedly the Social Democratic party, lost both money and expensive furniture in the raid on his office in Prague 4. Police continue to investigate the incident. Last week, Mr Teryngel was released from a one month spell in prison after he was convicted of seeking to influence witnesses involved in trials. He is also being investigated by anti-corruption police for alleged tax evasion in the realm of hundreds of millions of crowns.
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