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Construction of the D35 expressway through the picturesque Bohemian Paradise (Český ráj) region won't begin before 2033 — and even that timeline already looks overly optimistic. That's according to Radek Mátl, director general of the Road a

Arica, the Chilean city widely regarded as the driest place on Earth, has just experienced unprecedented downpours. Between August 16 and 18, the city received 13.4 millimetres of rainfall — enough to shatter its all-time annual record. Acc

A powerful tornado tore through the Aude department in southern France, between the towns of Carcassonne and Limoux, on Tuesday evening. According to local authorities, 26 people were injured and more than 100 buildings were damaged.The fir

An unusually rainy January this year unexpectedly fuelled summer wildfires across Europe: heavy rainfall triggered explosive vegetation growth, which then turned into perfect kindling once the sweltering heat arrived. Heat, drought and stro

Overnight into Friday, Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Perm, a Russian city located more than 1,600 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack, writing on X that the strike had hit "d

A video comparing satellite images of the same area in eastern Ukraine, taken on 24 August 2022 and 21 August 2026, has been circulating online. According to the Unian news agency, the difference between the two shots clearly shows how far

On Saturday around 2 p.m., police in the Vysočina Region received a report of a car sliding into the water and slowly sinking. Professional firefighters and a police patrol from Hrotovice, keeping watch from a boat on the water, were sent t

Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, has filed an appeal against the four-year ban handed down to her in June by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The punishment stems from her refusal to und

Natalie Harp, the 35-year-old aide to US President Donald Trump, has found herself at the centre of a major scandal after an incident on a golf course in Scotland, where she was seen desperately running after the presidential motorcade. She

České dráhy has won the largest passenger transport tender in Czech history — starting in 2030, the company will operate railway lines in Prague and Central Bohemia for the next 30 years. The contract is expected to be signed in the second

Margarita Floresova (real name Margarita Konovalova), a member of the punk group Pussy Riot, has revealed that Russia's FSB recruited her in 2023 by threatening to kill her relatives, and later ordered her to lure well-known activist Pyotr

The Czech government is preparing a sweeping reform of the tariff pay system for state and public sector employees. According to Labour and Social Affairs Minister Aleš Juchelka (ANO), the changes will affect social workers, staff at cultur