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A grass fire broke out in the Litomyšl-Město area, part of the town of Litomyšl in the Svitavy district. Professional firefighters from the local Litomyšl station were dispatched to the scene, along with the town's volunteer fire brigade.Ac

A forest fire broke out in the Strkov section of the village of Ktětín, in the Chrudim district. Several fire brigades were dispatched to bring the blaze under control.According to the pozary.cz portal, volunteer firefighters from Chrasti,

Public voting for the E.ON Energy Globe environmental award continues until the end of August, with five projects competing for this year's title, spanning approaches from industrial technology to educational and community initiatives. Anyo

Nature conservationists have discovered a rare butterfly species — the Scarce Large Blue (Czech: modrásek očkovaný) — within the protected Moravian Karst area, according to the administration of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area (

The Czech town of Vyškov has expanded its watering programme for municipal trees and green spaces as the ongoing drought drags on, bringing in an extra work crew from the start of July to help keep up with the demand.Since April, a single d

Lyon forward Pavel Šulc will not feature against Sparta Prague in their upcoming Conference League fixture, after being left out of the squad due to knee inflammation.The 25-year-old, who featured at this year's World Cup, has managed just

Sony's latest instalment in its Spider-Man franchise has set an all-time record for the biggest opening weekend at the US and Canadian box office, pulling in $358 million. Sony confirmed the final figure, which even topped Sunday's prelimin

Tech giant Apple has acquired the Czech company PlasmaSolve, founded in Brno in 2016. News of the deal emerged only because of EU regulatory requirements, which oblige companies to notify the European Union of major acquisitions or transact

The Czech Republic's U18 national team lost 4:6 to the United States in a group-stage match at the Glinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton, despite having trailed by as many as four goals at one point in the second period.The Czechs came out strong,

In Ostrava, a routine document check turned into a dangerous chase after a Volkswagen driver sped away from police at speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour along the road toward Havířov, police spokeswoman Nikol Bočková reported.According

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree recalling Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Stefanishina. The document does not state the reasons for her dismissal, reports the Russian-language service of the BBC.

Lake Doubs, straddling the border between Switzerland and France and usually packed with tourists and boats every summer, has almost completely dried up this year. Locals say the water now flows only through a narrow channel down the middle