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The European Commission has transferred another tranche of the EU's concessional loan to Ukraine, this time worth €3.47 billion. The funds are earmarked for the purchase of drones and missiles to help defend Ukrainian airspace, the Commissi

On Thursday around noon, thousands of people crossed the border between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta with no controls in place — first over land, and then by swimming around the border breakwater separating the two countries, Sp

Tokyo authorities have allowed municipal employees to wear shorts to work because of the record-breaking heat, but the move has unexpectedly sparked a public debate: some women say they find the sight of men's hairy legs in the office unple

The Czech government will most likely fail to abolish television and radio licence fees from 1 January 2026 as originally planned. According to Karel Klempíř, the minister responsible for the bill, the legislation would need to clear every

Deputy and government commissioner for the Green Deal and climate policy Jindřich Turek commented on TV Nova about the high-profile traffic accident that occurred on 13 July at a busy intersection near I. P. Pavlov Square in Prague, where h

An elderly woman in Czechia has become the latest victim of investment fraud, handing over a substantial sum of money to scammers even after her bank warned her the transaction looked suspicious. According to police, the total damage came t

Tereza Nislerová, the Pirate Party's candidate for the top job at Prague City Hall in the upcoming municipal elections, says she doesn't see her lack of experience in national-level politics as a drawback — nor does she consider her candida

Czech biologist and popular science botanist Václav Větvička has died at the age of 87. He served for many years as director of Prague’s Botanical Garden in Slupi. News of his death was first reported by the Chrudimský deník.Václav Volejník

Czech Finance Minister Alena Schillerová has declared that changing the budget rules "has no alternative," responding to a critical open letter from experts. Representatives of the ruling coalition had already announced their readiness to o

Six years ago, 39-year-old Dong Hui from China's Henan province was left paralyzed below the neck after a car accident. Following implantation of a brain chip and 11 months of rehabilitation, he has regained the ability to grasp objects and

Ferrari's first-ever production electric car, the Elettrica, has posted surprisingly strong sales figures despite a wave of criticism following its unveiling. According to the British newspaper Financial Times, the company had planned to se

Overnight on Thursday, a Russian ballistic missile struck an ordinary residential building in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing a set of parents and three children. Rescuers managed to pull two other children out from under the rubble aliv