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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...
Deutsche Bank: Tel Aviv 8th most expensive city for housing
Globes
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July 7, 2025
Tel Aviv has been ranked as the world's eighth most expensive city in terms of buying residential real estate in Deutsche Bank Research Institute's ranking of the world's 69 most important cities for global financial markets. In terms of quality...
Czech startup Waypoint AI raises €2.7 million to deploy AI-powered support engineer
EU Startups
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June 27, 2025
Prague-based Waypoint AI, an AI customer support engineer that triages, investigates and resolves product defects, announced a €2.7 million pre-Seed round to grow its engineering office. The round was led by 42Cap and Dreamcraft Ventures, with...
Summer on Hold: Cold Fronts Bring Rain and Cooler Days to Czechia
Prague Morning
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July 7, 2025
Summer is taking a break across Czechia this week as a series of cold fronts sweep through Central Europe, dragging in cooler, damp air from the northwest. The cooling began Monday, when a wavy cold front moved eastward across the country. Storms...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Energy, water, and waste: How much do Europeans pay for household bills?
Euronews
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July 24, 2025
How much do you pay for utility bills? Do you think it’s more than in other European cities? According to Deutsche Bank’s Mapping the World’s Prices report, which covers 67 cities worldwide including 28 in Europe, basic utility costs in 2025...
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,...
'Czech Sphinx' billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to become chairman of Royal Mail after controversial £3.6bn takeover
This Is Money
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June 27, 2025
Investors approved EP Group's £3.6bn takeover of owner IDS this month By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 03:39 EDT, 27 June 2025 Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky will become chairman of Royal Mail following confirmation of the postal service's controversial...
Czech economy grows 2.4 percent in Q1, fastest pace in nearly three years
Radio Prague International
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June 27, 2025
The Czech economy expanded by 2.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, the fastest growth since mid-2022, according to updated data released by the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ). The figure revises an earlier estimate of 2.2...
Czech billionaire Kretinsky named Royal Mail's chairman
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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June 27, 2025
(Reuters) -Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky will become the chairman of British parcel and postal firm Royal Mail, his investment firm EP Group said on Friday. Kretinsky's EP Group closed its 3.57 billion pounds ($4.90 billion) acquisition of...
Development Banks’ Factory Farm Investments Harm the Climate and Local Communities
Common Dreams
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July 6, 2025
The World Bank’s mission is to “create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.” However, the institution, along with its peer development partners, pumps billions of dollars into factory farming, appearing to turn a blind eye to 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...
SHHEIKH Token Soars 60% In Two Weeks: Over $2.8M Raised. The Next BTC Or SOL In The Making?
MENAFN
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July 26, 2025
(MENAFN- eTrendy Stock) SHHEIKH, the world's first AI-powered real estate tokenization ecosystem, has stunned early investors with a massive 2.8 Million+ USD in value just two weeks after its launch into Presale Phase 1 -and it's just getting...
Car manufacturer announces game-changing initiative to solve major industry problem: 'Holds significant potential'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 26, 2025
It's a smart way to cut waste, save energy, and make better use of what's already out there. by Antonella Gina FleitasJuly 26, 2025 Škoda Auto joins an initiative that takes care of the planet by giving leftover car parts a second life. According...