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Conifers still clearly dominate the forests of the Pardubice Region, but their share is gradually shrinking in favour of deciduous trees. According to official statistics, conifers made up 77% of the region's forest stock in 2022, but that

Czech national team striker Tomáš Cvančara is leaving the Bundesliga — according to German broadcaster Sky, the 26-year-old forward is close to a loan move to Czech league club Hradec Králové. Borussia Mönchengladbach, for whom he has playe

In a rescheduled Round 4 fixture of the Czech football league, Brno's Zbrojovka beat Hradec Králové 1:0 at home, moving up to second place in the standings. The match was originally set for August 16 but was postponed due to Hradec's involv

Martin Jahn, the only Czech member of Škoda Auto's management board, is leaving the company for its parent group, Volkswagen. According to press releases issued by Škoda Auto and Volkswagen on Wednesday, he will join the Volkswagen brand's

The death toll from the disaster triggered by the collapse of a Himalayan glacier and the subsequent flooding continues to rise in Nepal, while the chances of finding survivors beneath the rubble shrink with each passing day. This was repor

Czech mixed martial artist Karlos Vémola, nicknamed "The Terminator," is preparing for the 48th outing of his cage-fighting career. This time his opponent will be German fighter Frederik Vosgröne, a rising star of the Oktagon organisation.

Czech Television has released a new series called "Filter" — a drama about teenagers coming of age and searching for their sexual identity. The project already made waves at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and now all six episodes are avail

The Vrané hydroelectric power plant near Prague is marking 90 years of continuous operation — it has been supplying electricity without interruption since 1936. It is the oldest of the major stations in the Vltava cascade, and to mark the a

Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on Wednesday to colluding with foreign forces. According to Reuters, the charge carries a potential life sentence. Wong entered his plea before William Tam, a judge handp

This spring, the Czech Ministry of Health secretly monitored what its employees were doing on their work computers. At a session of the parliamentary health committee, MPs gave Minister Adam Vojtěch (ANO movement) a thorough dressing-down,

Before this spring's parliamentary elections, the government of Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán secretly distributed grants worth almost 33 billion forints, according to the Hungarian portal 24.hu. The outlet reports that the d

The L-39C Albatros training jet made its final flight in Czechia after 22 years of service. The farewell flight lasted 55 minutes, as a trio of aircraft took off from their home base in Pardubice and followed a symbolic route via Hradec Krá