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Health insurance in Czechia to cover every step of the expat journey
Expats.cz
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July 2, 2025
Many universities require proof of coverage, and while some students from the EU can use their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), in most cases, non-EU students need commercial insurance. Some students may access public insurance, but private...
Air Arabia to launch direct flights on Sharjah–Prague route starting December
The Times of India
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Air Arabia will begin daily flights from Sharjah to Prague starting December 20, expanding its European network and boosting regional travel./Image: File Air Arabia, the Sharjah-based low-cost carrier, has announced the launch of daily non-stop...
Psychedelic Healing: Czechia Opens Mind to Magic Mushroom Therapy
Balkan Insight
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July 2, 2025
If passed, the Czech bill would see psilocybin regulated in a similar way to medicinal cannabis, which Prague legalised 12 years ago, allowing it to be prescribed by approved doctors. There appears little political risk. A recent survey, carried...
The Saturn Revue: A Cosmic Cabaret Premieres This September in Prague
Prague Morning
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July 2, 2025
Imagine the iconic Cotton Club, but transported into the orbit of Saturn, where burlesque meets space, jazz collides with acrobatics, and fantasy blurs with reality. This is the essence of The Saturn Revue, a cabaret show set to debut on September...
Air Arabia adds Prague to its expanding European network
Zawya
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SHARJAH - Air Arabia has announced the launch of a new non-stop service between Sharjah and Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, starting from 20th December 2025. The new route will operate daily between Sharjah International Airport...
Serbia's FM And Czech Envoy Talk EU Integration Steps (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Marko Đurić held talks with the Special Envoy of the Czech Republic for the Western Balkans, Edita Hrdá, about the current situation in...
Alleged power market rigging sparks legal action
Azzet
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June 30, 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is suing the operator of a power station for allegedly manipulating the market for electricity futures contracts. ASIC is taking action in the Federal Court of Australia against Delta...
Office for Protection of Competition fines six companies 157 million crowns for railway ‘cartels’
Radio Prague International
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July 2, 2025
The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has fined six companies a total of 157.7 million crowns for a series of ‘cartel’ agreements in contracts relating to repairs, modifications or modernisation of signaling and security equipment at...
How Trump’s tariffs could reorder global trade—and make Europe a winner
Mint
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July 2, 2025
President Trump’s aggressive trade policy has sparked concerns about a recession and a painful unwinding of the globalization of recent decades that had expanded profit margins and kept prices low. A detailed look at trade flows by McKinsey offers...
There are 76 professional licenses expiring in Franklin County in week ending Aug. 2
South Columbus News - Ohio
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July 26, 2025
There are 76 professional licenses expiring in Franklin County in the week ending Aug. 2 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System. At least no professional licenses were set to expire the previous week. Starting and...
Water for 900 CZK? Overpricing Scams Exposed in Prague
Prague Morning
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July 2, 2025
Visitors to Prague are being warned about extremely high prices in some shops and taxis around the city center. A recent investigation by tvnoviny.sk, a Slovak news website, shows how easily travelers can pay far more than the usual rate for...
World's oldest nepo babies! Jane Fonda, 87, Michael Douglas, 80, and Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, lead Hollywood's original golden age elite
Daily Mail
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July 27, 2025
The furor around 'nepo babies' may only have exploded in the past five years, but the showbiz talent pool has always had an incestuous tinge. Right at the dawn of Hollywood, the Barrymore acting dynasty transitioned seamlessly from a powerhouse of...
OPPORTUNITY OVERSEAS: Former WKU volunteer assistant baseball coach Holmes guided Polish pitchers in Prague event
Bowling Green Daily News - Kentucky State
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July 1, 2025
Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, July 1, 2025 By DAVID DRIVER / Special to the Daily News Former Western Kentucky baseball volunteer assistant coach Tim Holmes is serving as the pitching coach for the Polish national team, which just competed this past...
Global Central Banks Add 20 Tonnes to Gold Reserves in May – WGC
Sada Elbalad
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July 2, 2025
Wed 02 Jul 2025 | 08:00 PM Global official gold reserves saw a net increase of 20 tonnes in May, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC). While this marks a modest rise compared to April, it remains below the 12-month...
How could the US-China trade rearrangement affect Europe?
Euronews
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Published on 02/07/2025 - 16:59 GMT+2 Since United States President Donald Trump's inauguration, he has announced more than 50 new or revised tariffs, including pauses, backdowns, escalations and de-escalations. As the state of US-China trade...
World's funniest countries, revealed: Czech Republic tops the global league table...while Britain and the US trail behind
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
As a nation we're known for our sarcasm and self-deprecating humour. And some of our favourite comedians, including Ricky Gervais and Richard Ayoade, fully embrace this trait. But when it comes to being funny, the UK lags behind other countries,...
EU Unemployment Steady at 5.9% – Czechia and Malta Report Lowest Rates
Prague Morning
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July 2, 2025
The European Union’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in May 2025, holding at 5.9 percent, according to seasonally adjusted data released by Eurostat. This marks no change from April’s figures, though compared to May last year, the rate dipped...
The great trade rearrangement
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 1, 2025
At a glance • Amid pressure on US–China trade, firms may look to rearrange sourcing to alternative suppliers. If they cannot, firms might instead reduce purchases, replace imported products with something similar, or ramp up domestic production....
Skanska invests $76.59m in Czech Republic’s new residential project
World Construction Network
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July 1, 2025
Project development and construction company Skanska has announced a Kč 1.6bn ($76.59m) investment in a new residential project in the Czech Republic. The construction, part of the D.O.K. Radlice project, valued at Kč 1.0bn, is set to be recorded...
Djuric meets with Czech special Western Balkans envoy
Tanjug
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July 1, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric received Czech special Western Balkans envoy Edita Hrda in Belgrade on Tuesday to discuss the current situation in the region, Serbia’s EU integration process and key issues of mutual interest. Djuric said the...