In late July, the European Central Bank (ECB) launched a public survey inviting Europeans to vote on the design of future euro banknotes. Voters can choose from ten final designs created by leading European graphic designers.The online ques
Russia's "North" troop grouping reports the capture of new settlements in Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv regions almost daily, but according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the actual situation on the battlefield does not support t
Two firefighting helicopters that had taken off from the Elefsina air base collided while battling wildfires near Psatha, Greece. According to the Greek news portal e-Kathimerini, one helicopter struck the other from above, sending it crash
Brno continues to embrace its new riverside promenade along the Svratka River, built as part of flood-prevention works at a cost of nearly two billion crowns. The city has laid five kilometres of walking paths and another three kilometres o
A possible nationalization of energy giant ČEZ, which Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's current government is planning to carry out before its term ends, would deal a serious blow to the Prague Stock Exchange. That's the assessment of exchange
The Italian navy carried out an operation on Sunday morning to intercept the tanker Toa Payoh near the island of Pantelleria, the Italian Ministry of Defence has reported. The vessel, which is on the European Union's sanctions list, was sai
A date night with dinner, a movie and a taxi ride keeps getting more expensive — over the past decade, prices have climbed in cities around the world, with costs varying by as much as tenfold between countries. That's according to a new stu
In eastern France, a 500-square-metre warehouse caught fire in the industrial zone of the town of Hagondange, on the site of Safe (SUEZ Alternative Fuels & Energies), a company specialising in waste processing, biogas production and industr
Czech goalkeeper Matyáš Horníček is closing in on a move to English club Newcastle United. According to foreign media reports, a final agreement was reached on Saturday evening at the Spanish training facility La Manga, where the 24-year-ol
Czechia continues to see a string of bankruptcies among companies that sold corporate bonds to private investors through unregulated channels — door-to-door, over the phone, or via hired agents. The latest high-profile case is Preston Capit
On Saturday evening, an explosion tore through the upscale Moscow restaurant Balchug Rossi, killing three people and injuring 21 others. According to Russian military blogger Anatoly Shariy and the outlet Vazhnye Istorii, both citing contac
In the town of Krnov in northern Moravia, a large dog savagely attacked its elderly owner. The incident took place on Saturday at around four in the morning, prompting police and municipal guards to rush to the scene.According to police spo