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Most of Czechia saw between 3 and 15 millimeters of rainfall over the past 24 hours, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. The heaviest rain fell over Moravia and Silesia, where radar estimates put local totals at around 40

A row broke out on Tuesday evening in a pub in Brno between the parents of a young couple — and city police had to step in to break it up. The incident was reported on Thursday by municipal police spokeswoman Markéta Skřivánková.According t

Starting next year, the government of Andrej Babiš (ANO) will overhaul the unemployment benefits system — a system introduced only this year by the previous cabinet. According to the Ministry of Labour, the maximum monthly payout will shrin

A group of Czech entrepreneurs and investors has donated millions of crowns to opposition parties for their campaigns ahead of the Senate elections. This was reported by Spolek, an association founded to support liberal democracy.The campai

The Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Karel Řehka, has said that the war in Ukraine has already become a "war of the past," as battlefield technology and tactics are evolving so rapidly that lessons learned just two week

US President Donald Trump has warned that a Republican defeat in November's congressional elections would plunge the country into a genuine "hell." He made the remarks at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, which this year is bein

Stefan Tumann, a 39-year-old German entrepreneur whose company Donautal supplies combat and reconnaissance drones to Ukraine, has become a target for Russian intelligence services. According to German authorities, an assassination attempt u

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, appearing on Prima TV's Sunday programme Partie, signalled a possible increase in the tax on dividends and a heavier tax burden on investment property. According to him, the cabinet plans to push through t

On Saturday, August 8, a serious accident occurred on the road between Smečno and Kačice: a 26-year-old car driver failed to give way to a 24-year-old motorcyclist while pulling out onto the main road. According to preliminary police findin

Czech sports blogger and TV presenter Matěj König has released a book titled "Takhle zní vítězství" ("This Is What Victory Sounds Like") — an autobiographical story tracing his path from a first love of sport, through both triumphs and setb

Mistral AI, France's leading artificial intelligence developer and Europe's biggest player in the field, has closed a new record funding round to fuel its continued expansion. The capital came from private equity firm Advent, funds managed

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina defeated China's Zheng Qinwen at the US Open in New York to reach the tournament semifinal, and by the end of the championship she is guaranteed to become the new world No. 1. The match lasted two hours and fifte