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Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 4, 2025
PRAGUE (AP) — A temporary blackout hit parts of the Czech Republic’s capital and other areas of the country Friday,… PRAGUE (AP) — A temporary blackout hit parts of the Czech Republic’s capital and other areas of the country Friday, bringing...
Czech GDP Breakdown Shows Solid Private Spending
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, June 27, 2025 10:29 AM EDT Image Source: Pixabay The Czech economy expanded by a solid 2.4% annually at the beginning of the year. The real GDP revision supports our view that households remain on a spending spree, while firms remain...
Brews News: Light-hitting beer named for Forest City Cobra Chickens
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Food What started as one of London's best April Fool's gags is now a beer. The Forest City Cobra Chickens live on with a new beer from Railway City Brewing in St. Thomas being sold at Labatt Park, home field of the...
Czech billionaire Kretinsky named chairman of Royal Mail after takeover
Express & Star
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June 27, 2025
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is to become chairman of Royal Mail after completing the £3.6 billion takeover of the postal service. Mr Kretinsky’s EP Group said that, following the closure of the deal earlier this month, he would head up the...
Czech students receive final report cards as school year ends
Radio Prague International
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June 27, 2025
Around 1.5 million pupils and students in Czechia are receiving their final report cards today, marking the end of the school year. Summer holidays begin on Saturday, June 28, and students will return to classrooms on September 1. Among those...
Czech becomes chairman of Royal Mail board after completing takeover
Radio Prague International
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June 27, 2025
Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský will chair the board of Royal Mail following his successful acquisition of its parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS), for £3.57 billion. Royal Mail, one of the world’s oldest postal services,...
Czech Intelligence Reveals China Plan to Crash Into Taiwan Vice President-Elect
Newsweek
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June 27, 2025
Chinese agents operating out of Beijing's embassy in Prague planned to stage a car collision targeting Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim during her visit to the Czech capital last year, according to an explosive report. The Czech Republic's...
Delegation from Security and Defence Committee of European Parliament Visits Technology Company in Samokov
Bulgarian News Agency
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A delegation from the European Parliament consisting of members of the Committee on Security and Defence visited the Samel-90 high-tech company in the town of Samokov on Friday, the company told BTA. The guests were welcomed by company CEO Petar...
Power Restored Across Czechia After Major Blackout
Prague Morning
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July 4, 2025
Power has been fully restored across the Czech Republic following a widespread blackout that disrupted electricity supplies to Prague, parts of eastern Bohemia, and several northern and central regions, including Liberec, Ústí nad Labem, and the...
Czech news in brief for June 27: Friday's top headlines
Expats.cz
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June 27, 2025
Wage growth in Czech companies slowed to 4.5 percent in 2025, down from 5.7 percent in 2024 and 7.3 percent in 2023, the financial Comp&Ben Association reported. Despite the slowdown, raises still outpace inflation, predicted at 2.5 percent....
Major blackout disrupts life in Czechia
Radio Prague International
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July 4, 2025
When the lights go out It wasn’t the first time the Czech Republic experienced a power outage, but the scope of Friday’s blackout was exceptional. Shortly after noon on July 4, large swathes of the country—including parts of Prague, Central...
How many economic losses from climate-related events has Europe suffered since 1980?
Euronews
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Published on 04/07/2025 - 14:56 GMT+2 Europe has experienced over €790 billion in economic losses due to extreme weather and climate-related events from 1980 to 2023, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Germany suffered...
Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky takes charge of Royal Mail after £3.6b takeover
Malay Mail
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June 27, 2025
LONDON, June 27 — Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been named chairman of Britain’s centuries-old Royal Mail following a takeover of its parent company, his firm EP Group announced on Friday. EP Group completed its £3.6-billion (RM20.9...
Czech Republic hit by major power outage
Yahoo News
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By Jan Lopatka and Vera Dvorakova PRAGUE (Reuters) -A major power outage in parts of the Czech Republic on Friday trapped people in lifts and halted hundreds of trains, while authorities said a fallen high-voltage cable was the likely cause. The...
Latvian Foreign Minister Says Russian Economy 'Suffering' But Can Continue War
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 4, 2025
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze told RFE/RL in an exclusive interview on July 4 that “Russia can go on for a while” in its war against Ukraine as it is “cannibalizing all the civilian economy and prioritizing everything around the...
Minister Lipavský Will Welcome in Czechia Croatian Minister Grlić Radman
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
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On Tuesday, 8 July, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský will meet Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman at the Czernin Palace, who will once again pay a bilateral visit to Czechia after almost three years. The main topics...
Major power outage in Czech Republic halts Prague metro and trams, cause unknown
Euronews
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Published on 04/07/2025 - 14:20 GMT+2•Updated 14:21 A temporary power outage hit parts of Prague and other areas of the Czech Republic on Friday, bringing public transport and trains to a standstill, officials said. Prague's entire metro network...
Large blackout hits Czech Republic
RTL Today
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A blackout on Friday hit large swathe of the Czech Republic, the grid operator said, causing extensive traffic disruptions and temporarily stopping the Prague underground. "At the moment we can confirm that there is a power outage in our...
Prague Airport to End 100ml Liquid Limit from Autumn 2025
Prague Morning
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June 27, 2025
Passengers flying from Prague Airport may soon be able to bring larger bottles of water and other liquids in their hand luggage, thanks to newly installed high-tech scanners and upcoming changes in European air travel regulations. Since late June,...
LARP is life: Inside the Czech subculture of fantasy and foam swords
Radio Prague International
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July 3, 2025
Photo: Mae Bryant, Radio Prague International An army of Vikings stand in a staggered line facing their opponents across the wildflower-patched meadow, a steel and turban clad army of Knights and Arabian Mercenaries. Viking archers with tightly...