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Sparta Prague land Aussie winger Garang Kuol from Newcastle
Tribal Football
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Sparta Prague are fulfilling their promise of rebuilding their squad, signing young left winger Garang Kuol from Premier League outfit Newcastle United. The Australian national team player has signed a long-term contract with Sparta. Kuol started...
First Czech CV90 MkIV rolled out as part of multi-billion-dollar programme
Shephard Media
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BAE Systems Hägglunds rolled out the first of 246 CV9030 MkIV infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) it is making for the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) on 28 August. The first 39 vehicles will be produced at BAE Systems facilities in Sweden and 207...
Panasonic reopens expanded €320M heat pump factory in Czech Republic
Tech.eu
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August 29, 2025
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has reopened its newly expanded “giga factory” in Pilsen, Czech Republic, following a €320 million investment aimed at significantly scaling up production of heat pumps for the European market. The move marks...
Opposition leader Andrej Babiš attacked at campaign rally
Radio Prague International
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September 1, 2025
Andrej Babiš, leader of the strongest opposition party ANO, was attacked during a campaign rally in Dobrá, Moravia-Silesia, on Monday afternoon, the Czech News Agency reported. According to ANO MP Aleš Juchelka, who was present at the incident, a...
Florence + The Machine Announces New Tour With Date In Prague
Brno Daily
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August 29, 2025
The London indie rock group Florence + the Machine have announced a new tour following the release of their sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, on 31 October. They are set to play in Prague’s O2 Arena on March 5, 2026. The previous tour, the...
Breaking News: Czech Army Receives First CV9030 MkIV Combat Vehicle Under Major NATO Modernization
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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On August 28, 2025, BAE Systems Hägglunds in Sweden officially unveiled the first CV9030 MkIV infantry fighting vehicle for the Czech Army, as reported by BAE Systems. The ceremony was attended by Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson and Czech...
Florence + The Machine to Bring Their First Prague Concert to O2 Arena
Prague Morning
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August 29, 2025
Florence + The Machine will perform in Prague for the first time next year, with a concert scheduled at the O2 Arena on March 5, 2026. The British band, led by Florence Welch, will present both their best-known hits and new material from the...
Lost manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk found after 90 years in Prague archive
Radio Prague International
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August 29, 2025
The texts, which Jaroslav Hašek wrote or dictated until his death in 1923, resurfaced during the cataloguing of materials belonging to his longtime publisher, Adolf Synek. Photo: Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války, titulní strana III....
Shelbourne to face Crystal Palace while Shamrock Rovers face tough trips to Prague and Athens
The Irish Times
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Shelbourne will host Crystal Palace and travel to the Netherlands to face Troy Parrott’s AZ Alkmaar in the group stages of the Uefa Conference League. The League of Ireland champions are expected to switch their three home matches from Tolka Park...
Royal Mail 2025 profit marks turnaround after Kretinsky takeover
Al Mayadeen
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September 1, 2025
Royal Mail reported its first profit in three years, boosted by higher parcel volumes and a £3.6bn takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Royal Mail posted a pre-tax profit of £194m in the year to March, compared with a loss of £143m last...
Former PM and Czech election favorite ordered to repay CZK 5 billion in funds
Expats.cz
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August 29, 2025
Polls this week place Babiš’ populist ANO party at 33 percent, far ahead of the governing Together (Spolu) coalition at 20 percent. The government has faced backlash over unpopular pension reforms, inflation, and high energy costs, while Babiš...
First Czech CV90 IFV rolled out
Janes
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The first Czech CV90 Mk IV IFV was rolled out on 28 August at BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. (BAE Systems) The first Czech CV90 Mk IV infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was rolled out on 28 August at BAE Systems Hägglunds in...
Czech activist targeted by Slovak with extremist links
The Slovak Spectator
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August 27, 2025
A Slovak man wearing a green T-shirt of the extremist party ĽSNS attacked a Czech activist with a knife on Wenceslas Square in Prague in broad daylight, the Sme daily reports. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after...
One Fifth of Czech Households Are Below EU Income Poverty Line – PAQ
Brno Daily
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August 29, 2025
More than a fifth of households in the Czech Republic are below the EU’s uniform income poverty line, taking prices and purchasing power into account, and the Czech middle class is similar to the poor in Luxembourg or Austria, according to a study...
Aberdeen get giants Shakhtar, Sparta Prague and Strasbourg in Conference League draw as Thelin lands group of death
The Scottish Sun
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August 29, 2025
IT wasn't so long ago that Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup and went on to be crowned kings of Europe. Fans of the Dons will hope for more of the same again - even if the world has turned quite some distance in the intervening 42 years. 3 Aberdeen's...
Emergency services in Prague trained for a simulated train accident in a tunnel
Radio Prague International
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August 29, 2025
Railway and Prague firefighters, police officers, and paramedics practiced responding to a simulated passenger train accident in the Vinohrady railway tunnel near Prague's main station on late Thursday night. They trained in rescuing passengers...
The Ukrainian Flag Has Been Taken Down at Prague’s National Museum
Prague Morning
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August 29, 2025
The Ukrainian flag, which had been flying on the facade of Prague’s National Museum since the Russian invasion in 2022, has been taken down. In its place now hangs a banner promoting an exhibition of the Ethiopian fossils Lucy and Selam, lent to...
Gunmaker Colt to buy $1 billion Czech nitrocellulose company
Yahoo Finance
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PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech-based firearms maker Colt CZ Group SE has agreed to buy Czech nitrocellulose maker Synthesia Nitrocellulose in two stages in a transaction valuing the target at 22 billion crowns ($1.05 billion), Colt said on Friday. Colt,...
“Czech Initiative,” drones, joint defense projects: Ukraine and the Czech Republic discussed cooperation plans
The Odessa Journal
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Deputy Ministers of Defense of Ukraine, Serhiy Boyev and Hanna Hvozdiyar, held a working meeting with a delegation from the Czech Ministry of Defense, led by Deputy Minister Daniel Blažkovec. The main topic of the meeting was the optimization of...
Vietnam’s 80th National Day marked in Czech Republic
VietnamPlus
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August 29, 2025
Prague (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic on August 28 held a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day (September 2), as well as the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations...