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Czech Republic, Hungary, and Serbia stand with Israel amid Western arms embargo
All Israel News
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July 4, 2025
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (Photo: Czech Foreign Ministry) In the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Israel received a brief wave of diplomatic support from Western nations. However, only...
Czech power grid suffers major power cut
BNE Intellinews
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A large-scale outage struck the Czech Republic’s electricity grid on July 4, temporarily cutting power to several regions, in what the country’s transmission system operator described as a rare and significant disruption. Neighbouring Slovakia...
5 unknown facts about Linda Noskova, the Czech prodigy having her career-best SW19 run at Wimbledon 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 5, 2025
Linda Noskova has turned her season around after making the second week at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, a first for her at the grasscourt Slam. Her latest win was a two-set win over Kamilla Rakhimova. Earlier, the big-hitting Czech had beaten...
Bankruptcies for North Dakota and western Minnesota published July 5, 2025
InForum - North Dakota
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July 5, 2025
North Dakota Cheyenne M. Czech, West Fargo, Chapter 7 Shane Ritter, St. Thomas, Chapter 7 Richard Scott Keith, Bismarck, Chapter 7 Matthew David Monson, Williston, Chapter 7 Rachel A. David, Fargo, Chapter 7 Kevin M. Hoffman, Minot, Chapter 13...
Latvia, Czech Republic Deepen Security And Economic Cooperation
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 5. Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže completed a productive working visit to the Czech Republic on July 3–4, where she met with high-level Czech officials and discussed security, defense,...
Georgian restaurateur in Czech Republic linked to alleged Russian underworld figures and Kremlin-backed foundation
Weekly Blitz
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July 5, 2025
Georgian restaurateur in Czech Republic linked to alleged Russian underworld figures and Kremlin-backed foundation The Pirosmani restaurant in Karlovy Vary, a picturesque spa town in the Czech Republic known for its hot springs and elegant...
Czechia to support the construction of wind power plants
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 5, 2025
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Czechia continues to support the construction of wind power plants. The ministry announced its third call with a budget of 1.5 billion korunas (61 million euros). Czechia lagging behind in wind energy “The...
‘India has evolved and become a much bigger market for us’
The Hindu Business Line
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July 5, 2025
Jay Chaudhry, founder, CEO, and Chairman of Nasdaq-listed Zscaler, views every problem as a challenge. “Human beings do exceptionally well when they look at a problem as a challenge,” he asserts. His own life’s journey, from humble roots in a...
Hidden Havens: 3 Prague Restaurants That Feel Like the Countryside
Prague Morning
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July 5, 2025
Escape the crowds without leaving the city. These three Prague restaurants with gardens offer the peace, greenery, and honest Czech cuisine you’d expect in a quiet village — not the capital. While Prague boasts hundreds of places to eat, very few...
Investigation Begins As Czech Republic Restores Power After Massive Blackout
Brno Daily
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July 5, 2025
Electricity supplies were restored to all consumption points in the Czech Republic by yesterday evening, following a widespread power outage that left one million domestic customers without electricity. Speaking at a press conference yesterday...
Central bank gold buying picked up in May
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 5, 2025
Central banks added a net 20 t to global gold reserves in May, an uptick from the previous month; however, the overall pace has moderated slightly, industry organisation the World Gold Council (WGC) Asia Pacific senior research lead Marissa Salim...
¡Viva Colombia! First Independence Day Celebration Comes to Prague
Prague Morning
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July 5, 2025
For the first time ever, Colombia’s Independence Day will be officially celebrated in the Czech Republic. Organized by ASOCOLCZ and the Embassy of Colombia in Prague, the historic event will take place on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Betlémské...
Europe’s economic suicide pact
EurActiv
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July 4, 2025
For centuries Japan’s samurai relied on a practice called seppuku – suicide by disembowelment – as a remedy for failure. Europe’s virtue-signalling ritual has a more prosaic (if equally lethal) name: Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, also known as the...
Czech Republic hit by major power outage triggered by fallen cable
The Straits Times
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July 4, 2025
PRAGUE - A power outage in large parts of the Czech Republic, including Prague, trapped people in public transport and lifts and idled factories on July 4 after a fallen high-voltage cable disrupted the network. The incident is likely to add to...
Gunnar Strömmer calls law enforcement to increase cryptocurrency seizure
Cryptopolitan
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July 5, 2025
Strömmer has encouraged the authorities to utilize more forfeiture laws that were put in place last November. These laws allow enforcement agencies to confiscate assets even if it cannot be proved that someone has broken the law. This means if...
ARMA to work with Czech experts to return seized Russian assets
Ukrinform
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The Head of the National Agency of Ukraine for Finding, Tracing, and Management of Assets (ARMA), Olena Duma, and the Vice President of the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Markus Čupek, have signed a Cooperation Agreement between...
Czech Republic power blackout reveals fragility of national infrastructure
Euro Weekly News
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July 4, 2025
In Prague, the effects were felt instantly. Credit: Varistor60 / Creative Commons On Friday July 4 a major power outage brought parts of the Czech Republic to a standstill, exposing serious vulnerabilities in the country’s energy infrastructure....
Czech Republic Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation And Allow Psilocybin For Medical Use Heads To President’s Desk
Marijuana Moment
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July 4, 2025
Lawmakers in the Czech Republic have passed a bill to reform the nation’s drug laws by legalizing simple possession and home cultivation of marijuana and allowing the use of psilocybin for medical purposes. One month after the Chamber of Deputies...
Prague and Other Parts of Czech Republic Are Without Power, Cause Unknown
Brno Daily
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July 4, 2025
Parts of the Czech Republic are currently without electricity, including parts of Prague, Central Bohemia, Usti and Liberec regions. According to the grid operator CEPS, the cause of the problems is not yet known, but technicians are working on...
Czech Republic Recovering From Blackout After Grid Issue
Mint
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July 4, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- The Czech Republic is slowly recovering from widespread power outages that halted public transport and businesses in several parts of the country after a fault on the transmission grid. Underground trains and some tram lines in...