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Cannabis banking will move “hopefully sooner than later,” senator says (Newsletter: July 7, 2025)
Marijuana Moment
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July 7, 2025
Czech Republic marijuana & psilocybin bill passes; VA secretary: Psychedelics are “phenomenal” in treating veterans; Study on cannabis and sex Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best...
Czech state budget deficit expected to grow in 2026
Radio Prague International
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June 29, 2025
The Czech Republic’s state budget deficit could reach up to CZK 280 billion next year, surpassing this year’s planned shortfall of CZK 241 billion, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura told Czech Television, citing increased defense spending as one of...
Inside the $60 Million Business Network of Baylar Eyyubov’s Brother
The Azeri Times
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July 7, 2025
Authors: Mikroskop Media and Meydan TV A five-star hotel located on the banks of the Vltava River, which divides Prague in two, promises guests a unique city view, as advertised. With views of Prague Castle from its rooms, this hotel has been...
France hosts business forum to boost ties with Ukraine and c...
Modern Ghana
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The “France–Central Europe and Ukraine Business Forum” took place on 7 July at the French Senate, bringing together senior officials, business leaders, and sector experts to strengthen economic ties between France, Ukraine, and key Central...
From Bomb Threats to Smear Campaigns: How Beijing Targets a US Dance Company in Canada
The Epoch Times
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July 7, 2025
Earlier this year, Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre received a disturbing email just as it was about to host a performance by a New York-based company on a global tour. “We have prepared Molotov cocktails and guns,” claimed the sender, whose...
Cash as art: the famous artists who have made their mark on banknotes
The Art Newspaper
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July 7, 2025
It’s not quite a licence to print money but it’s the next best thing. The Bank of England is inviting the public to suggest images to put on the banknotes. Famous historical figures such as William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and Jane Austen may...
As Babis Eyes Election Comeback, Will the Czech Foreign Policy Direction Turn East?
Balkan Insight
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July 8, 2025
Parliamentary elections are just three months away and ex-prime minister Babis’s ANO movement – ejected from power four years ago by a makeshift centre-right coalition of five, then four parties – looks set for a successful and revengeful...
‘Broken Voices’ Review: A Girl’s Dreams Are Shattered by Sexual Predation in an Artful Drama From the Czech Republic
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 7, 2025
Navigating a familiar subject with delicacy and an eye for emotional detail, Czech writer-director Ondrej Provaznik delivers a subtly powerful adolescent drama with his latest feature, Broken Voices (Sbormistr). Inspired by the true story of the...
Enthusiastic aquaculturists wanted at AIE’s first virtual job fair
Aquaculture North America
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July 25, 2025
Aquaculture Information Exchange hosts first online networking event to connect job seekers and employers A good work ethic is top priority for today’s aquaculture employers. Experience can come later. This is the main takeaway from Aquaculture...
NetSuite adds AI translation to workflows for seamless teamwork
IT Brief - New Zealand
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July 25, 2025
NetSuite has released a new feature called Text Enhance Translate, providing in-field translation capabilities integrated within NetSuite workflows. The feature allows users to instantly translate text fields into more than 20 supported languages,...
Strabag wins €360m of work as Czechia overhauls its railways
Global Construction Review
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July 7, 2025
One of the projects is a €714m upgrade of the republic’s busiest station and junction at Česká Třebová, through which 500 trains pass daily (Render courtesy of Strabag) The rail subsidiary of Austrian contractor Strabag has won two contracts in...
Tokyo-born Czech nationalist revives Czexit ahead of national election
EurActiv
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July 7, 2025
PRAGUE – Tomio Okamura, the Tokyo-born leader of Czechia’s far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, is making a political comeback before the October general election – and bringing the idea of a Czech EU exit back with him. Okamura has...
Czech environment minister on working visit to Japan
Radio Prague International
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June 28, 2025
Czech Environment Minister Petr Hladík is on a working visit to Japan, accompanied by a large delegation of entrepreneurs. The mission, involving 18 companies, aims to deepen Czech-Japanese cooperation in the fields of circular economy,...
CHOICE Newsletter: Czech MFA vs. Chinese Hackers
China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE)
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July 8, 2025
Welcome to the June issue of our monthly newsletter! The past month has been particularly busy for us at CHOICE. We have been working hard to conclude several major research projects, plan future events with our partners and finalize our first...
First Czech-Viet Feature ‘Summer School, 2001’ and Anime Series: Duzan Duong Is Everywhere at KVIFF
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 7, 2025
The Czech Republic has the third-largest Vietnamese diaspora in Europe, only behind Germany and France. In fact, the Vietnamese make up the third-largest ethnic minority in the country after Slovaks and Ukrainians. Now, this community is buzzing...
Cambodian PM Lauds Czech, French and Timorese Ambassadors for Strengthening Bilateral Relations
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 07, 2025 -- Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, received farewell courtesy calls this afternoon at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh from the outgoing ambassadors of the Czech...
'Shaken to the core': Czech clarinet player 'traumatized' by ICE over concert
Raw Story
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July 7, 2025
A Czech musician who attended graduate school in the United States and has returned several times to perform said he was detained by ICE and forced to return home, leaving him "shaken to the core," according to reporting in The Columbus Dispatch....
Frankfurt Book Fair may focus on the book-to-screen adaptation market (Deadline)
Kidscreen
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July 7, 2025
Juergen Boos, President and CEO of Frankfurt Book Fair, has said the event has plans to expand its remit to launch an official network of market-focused events at film festivals across the world to promote and facilate book to screen adaptations....
Finding home abroad: Thai nationals in the Czech Republic
Radio Prague International
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July 7, 2025
This growing presence made me reflect on my own journey. As a Thai national living in Prague, I have often wondered how others from my homeland are building their lives here. Since moving here in 2023, I have faced many challenges immigrants...
Anime Series and Czech-Viet Film ‘Summer School, 2001’: Duzan Duong
Recently Heard
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July 7, 2025
The Czech Republic has the third-largest Vietnamese diaspora in Europe, solely behind Germany and France. The truth is, the Vietnamese make up the third-largest ethnic minority within the nation after Slovaks and Ukrainians. Now, this neighborhood...