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Praça do Giraldo is the main square of the Portuguese city of Évora, home to more than 50,000 people. It lies in the historic centre, and it is said that all the city's main streets meet here. The square has been a national monument since 1
US President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean the “Trump Ocean” or the “Ocean of the Americas”. He did not announce any official renaming plan, and acc
The band Kabát is postponing concerts because of illness: three members cannot speak, let alone sing. The musicians will not perform in Slovakia on the original dates, and the last planned concert of the tour will take place on 11 November
The miniseries “Hertha Schnirch”, based on Kateřina Tučková’s novel “The Expulsion of Gerta Schnirch”, has become a notable event on Czech television. It is the third major recent co-production of Czech Television to appear on streaming pla
Aged 63, Klaus Rader, co-founder of the Italian restaurant chain L'Osteria, has died in Mallorca: during a racing event, his Porsche 911 GT3 RS left the road between the towns of Pollença and Lluc and fell into a mountain gorge. The news wa
In September 2026, the Japanese government launched its first nationwide survey of animal cafés. The inspection will cover the conditions in which the animals are kept, hygiene and public health issues.Millions of tourists visit such cafés
An elderly resident of the US state of Indiana drifted a sedan on the lawn right in front of the courthouse in Jennings County. Video of the incident, distributed by the AP news agency, has been compared to footage from the show Top Gear.Th
Évora is a city of more than 50,000 people, about 135 km east of Lisbon. Since 1986 its historic centre has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city itself is often called a museum city.It is the only Portuguese city counted among Eu
The 14th season of the Czech dance show StarDance began this year with nine contestants: after actress Petra Nesvačilová's injury, nine celebrities remain in the competition. The season is marked by the 20th anniversary of the show in Czech
Slovak singer Marika Gombitová celebrated her 70th birthday with a big concert in Prague. A nearly full hall heard her biggest hits, with well-known performers as guests. “I have always considered myself a Czechoslovak singer, and I feel th
Czechia is this year’s guest of honour at the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest literary event, which draws around a quarter of a million visitors annually. The national delegation of 75 writers aims to raise the profile of Czec
TV Nova’s new series “Section B” (Oddíl B), which the channel launched on Friday evening on the Oneplay platform, is so far living up to viewers’ expectations. That is the verdict based on the first four episodes made available to the Deník