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Conrad Lant, better known as Cronos, has died — the vocalist, bass guitarist and one of the founders of the British band Venom, which stood at the origins of black metal. This was stated in an announcement posted on the band's Facebook page

Czech fencer Alexander Choupenitch, who won the world championship this season and became world number one, has secretly married swimmer Barbora Seemanová. The couple announced the wedding in an unusual way — with a photo of the bride's swi

In Czechia, near the town of Benešov, crews have begun drilling the third exploratory tunnel needed for one of seven tunnels planned for the future D3 motorway. According to the Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD), the geological survey wor

In Chomutov, a drunk driver was caught trying to bribe police officers into taking a breath test in his place. The incident happened last week on the road from Chomutov toward Otvice, where the car was weaving dangerously and endangering ot

South Korean carmaker Hyundai has unveiled the fifth generation of its Tucson crossover, with a completely new design, larger body dimensions and an expanded range of hybrid powertrains. According to the manufacturer, European sales of the

Police in Ostrava have caught a young man and two underage boys who stole three racing bikes from outside a shopping center. The bikes, worth more than 200,000 crowns, belonged to three foreign cyclists who had come to the city for a bike r

The Czech National Bank (ČNB) has launched a new savings account for municipalities and regions, offering better terms than commercial banks with no restrictions on withdrawing funds. The initiative has the backing of Prime Minister Andrej

The administration of US President Donald Trump is demanding that European Union countries, Germany and France above all, release oil from their strategic reserves. According to Reuters, Washington is asking the entire EU to release 120 mil

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the co-pilot of FlyDubai flight FZ 1073 to Tel Aviv had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination and attempted to crash the plane. According to him, during the incident the attacker shout

Ukraine has used its domestically produced FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, posting video of a night launch on X. Kyiv is not disclosing what exactly the missile hi

Europe has launched a new payment network, the European Network for Payments — an alliance of major banks and local payment services from several EU countries meant to reduce the continent's dependence on the American systems Visa and Maste

On September 30, 2026, the US state of Tennessee failed to carry out the execution of convicted killer Krista Gail Pike: more than half an hour after lethal drugs were administered, the woman was still alive and breathing, and she was subse