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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

On Monday, Transport Minister Aleš Juchelka publicly lashed out at a young journalist from Seznam Zprávy during a press conference, declaring: “This is disgusting journalistic work. You should be ashamed to work for Seznam Zprávy.” The outb

A migration crisis erupted in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the border with Morocco, when as many as 50,000 people attempted to storm the border at once. The author of this commentary points out that such an event could not have happened

On average, Czech employees stay with the same employer for 11.24 years — noticeably longer than the EU average, which stood at 10.6 years in 2025. The figures come from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), whi

Ukrainian forces have launched a fresh strike on the Engels air base in Russia's Saratov region. According to regional governor Roman Busargin, the attacks on Engels and Saratov killed two people and damaged civilian infrastructure in both