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In the Central Bohemian village of Mrač, locals have spent years battling dust and noise from a quarry that has been operating there for decades — and, by all appearances, will keep operating for decades more. The site is one of 47 strategi

On September 2, the Prague Municipal Court will hold a public hearing on a lawsuit filed by three petrol stations against the Czech Ministry of Finance, which introduced a price cap on fuel and restricted station margins earlier this spring

Two dogs, Xanadu and Stafori, have been living for 28 months at an animal shelter in Pilsen run by the city police. Both were seized from their owners over cruelty allegations. They cannot be handed over to new owners until the court case c

Germany's Ministry of Defence, led by Boris Pistorius, has confirmed that only around 60% of the German brigade due to be deployed in Lithuania has been staffed so far — roughly 2,000 troops are still missing.Part of the unit is already sta

A forest fire broke out in the village of Žampach in the Ústí nad Orlicí district, prompting a call to the fire service. According to firefighters, a professional unit from the Žamberk station responded to the scene, joined by volunteer fir

A traffic accident involving a single passenger car has occurred in the village of Vysoká nad Labem in the Hradec Králové region. The incident was reported by professional firefighters from the central Hradec Králové station, who were dispa

For more than fifteen years, competitive fencing has been thriving in Ústí nad Labem. The club, founded in 2009, is still going strong today and welcomes anyone eager to try their hand at this sport. Training sessions take place in the mode

Belgium has appealed to the European Union for emergency assistance as one of the largest wildfires in its history rages on. The blaze in the Hoge Venen (Hautes Fagnes) nature reserve in the east of the country has already destroyed more th

In the village of Dlouhá Ves, located about four kilometres south of the town of Sušice on the Otava River, a wood museum has been open since 2021 — an exhibition dedicated to the centuries-old history of forestry in this part of the Šumava

Builders renovating a house in the East Flanders province of Belgium stumbled upon a hoard of gold coins and bars hidden inside the basement walls. Experts estimate the find is worth around nine million euros — roughly 220 million crowns. T

Petrol prices — and diesel prices especially — have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the Czech economy and fuel inflation, since diesel is the backbone of freight transport. Two weeks ago the state scrapped fuel price regulation, a

In the town of Blansko, the local anglers' association released half as many young eels into area waters this year as usual — 250 instead of the typical 500. According to association chairman Martin Sklarž, the reason lies in climate change