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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...
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...
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...
Power outage hits parts of Prague and northern Czechia due to substation failure
Radio Prague International
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July 4, 2025
A major power outage struck much of Prague shortly after noon, affecting areas including the city center, Spořilov, and Jižní Město. Prague Energy (PRE) confirmed the outage was caused by a failure at the ČEPS substation in Chodov. Northern...
Massive Power Outage Paralyzes Prague
Prague Morning
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July 4, 2025
A widespread power outage brought large parts of Prague to a standstill on Friday morning, leaving residents without electricity, halting metro service. Firefighters responded to a high number of people trapped in elevators, particularly in...
Klára Kolouchová tragedy: trailblazing Czech mountaineer dies on Nanga Parbat
Radio Prague International
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July 4, 2025
A life on the edge Klára Kolouchová, one of the Czech Republic’s most accomplished mountaineers, died on July 3 while attempting to climb Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest mountain in the world. Early reports cited an oxygen tank explosion, but that...
Klára Kolouchová, First Czech Woman on Everest, Dies on Nanga Parbat
Prague Morning
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July 4, 2025
Klára Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to reach the summits of Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga, has died during an expedition on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan’s ninth-highest mountain. She was 46. Initial reports from local media in Pakistan...
CHYBIK + KRISTOF Nears Completion of Multipurpose Arena in Jihlava, Czech Republic
ArchDaily
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July 4, 2025
Jihlava Multipurpose Arena, Construction. Image © Pavel Bartak Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1031793/chybik-plus-kristof-nears-completion-of-multipurpose-arena-in-jihlava-czech-republic CHYBIK +...
Yucatecan dancer seeks to represent Mexico at Tap World Championships in Prague
The Yucatan Times
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July 4, 2025
12 At just 15 years old and with a career that began at the age of five in disciplines such as ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, Daniel Moo Vázquez is preparing to return to Europe and represent Mexico at the 2025 Tap World Championships. This...
Golden Knights GM Kelly McCrimmon Forced To Apologize For False Trade Rumors
Yahoo Sports
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Lucas Peltier-Imagn ImagesWhen speaking to the media following the signing of Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon touched upon having to apologize for false trade rumors surrounding veterans William Karlsson and...
How we fell out of love with alcohol - and it's NOT just a Gen Z phenomenon: Map shows booze intake has plunged in Western Europe but risen 7-fold in one part of the world
Daily Mail
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July 26, 2025
Western Europe is falling out of love with booze – and it's not just a Gen Z phenomenon, leading experts say. Alcohol consumption in Britain has plunged 10 per cent since the millennium, with figures showing rates have dipped among all age groups....
WATCH: Rare Moose on the Loose in Czech Republic
Outdoors
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July 3, 2025
Moose are common in some areas of Europe like Norway and Sweden, but they are definitely not common in the Czech Republic. That’s because humans once hunted moose nearly to extinction in Central Europe. The animals are making a slow comeback in...
2025 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Viktoriia Safronova, IE Business School
Poets&Quants - California
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July 3, 2025
“A creative analytical thinker, driven by challenges and consistently questioning what can be improved.” Age: 32 Hometown: Ukraine, Kyiv. Currently based in Prague, the Czech Republic Fun fact about yourself: In my early 20s, I ran a travel blog...
Alumni of Harvard Business School Speak Out in Support of Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze
Business Media Gerogia
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July 3, 2025
A group of international business leaders and alumni of Harvard Business School’s OPM 29 program have issued an open letter expressing deep concern over the recent imprisonment of Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, two prominent Georgian...
Planting Knowledge, Growing Futures: Czech-UNDP Partnership brings hands-on environmental education to Georgian schools
Inter Press News
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TBILISI. 3 July 2025 – A new initiative supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is cultivating more than just plants in Georgia’s schools — it’s growing knowledge,...
FNE Market Analysis 2024: SLOVENIA
The Film New Europe
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The 2024 cinema attendance was a little lower than in 2023 (with around 8% drop in admissions, and 5% drop in box office). Regarding domestic titles, the drop in admissions was the same, 8%, but the box office increased by 1%. The Slovenian Film...
Minister Lipavský Welcomed Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže in Prague
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
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On Thursday, 3 July 2025, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže visited Prague for the first time on a working visit. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský discussed with her the current security developments in Europe, the involvement of Czech...
Even in secular Czechia, Jan Hus remains popular as ever
Christian Network Europe
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Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter. Lipany was the name of the play we went to see with our kids recently. It told a story about belief and superstition, power play and expensive indulgences, and finally,...