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Swedish shot putter Johansson, who set a personal best of 19.97 metres this season and currently ranks fifth in the world, has publicly criticised how sponsors treat athletes in her discipline. Her comments on the "sexualisation" of athleti

In Pilsen, a man attacked an 85-year-old pensioner who was walking with a walking frame in a car park on Kotíkovská Street and stole his wallet. The incident took place last Thursday at around 7 p.m., according to police spokeswoman Michael

The water level in Orlík, the Czech Republic's second-largest reservoir, has dropped by 101 centimetres over the past week, and experts warn the decline is set to continue. The dam is releasing its stored water daily to help the Vltava Rive

In the centre of the French city of Toulouse, a man armed with several knives attacked a police patrol, injuring three officers. The news comes from La Dépêche du Midi, citing Toulouse's deputy mayor for security, Émilion Esnault.Three poli

Czech Television (ČT) has announced the launch of a new Sunday political programme to replace the show previously hosted by Václav Moravec, who left the broadcaster earlier this year. The first episode will air on Sunday, August 30, ČT news

The High Court has upheld the sentence handed down to a man named Novák, who over several months brutally tortured and raped a female acquaintance at a house in the village of Siřem near Žatec. The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison, w

Czechs are sharply divided over how well the government is safeguarding the country's defense capability. According to a fresh poll by the NMS agency, 33% of respondents believe the authorities are doing enough for defense, while 31% hold t

In a Polish town, three passers-by saved the life of a four-year-old girl who fell from a fifth-floor balcony. The men managed to stretch out a blanket in time to cushion the child's fall after she had climbed onto the balcony of a neighbou

For two months now, the Krkonoše National Park has been led by a new director — Petr Moravec, appointed on June 18 by Environment Minister Igor Červený (Motorists party). However, the choice of candidate has sparked a wave of criticism amon

On Saturday evening in Prague’s... well, actually Plzeň’s Lochotín district, a radar in a municipal police patrol car caught a motorcyclist speeding at 120 km/h on Karlovarská Street, where the city speed limit is 50 km/h.According to Jana

A criminal court in Damascus on Tuesday found former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, his younger brother Maher and their cousin Najib guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during 14 years of conflict in the country. A

US intelligence agencies reportedly devised a secret operation to move President Donald Trump after the NATO summit in Turkey, prompted by a credible assassination threat from Iran. According to the American press, the plan was drawn up wit