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Czech startup Buylo raises €640k for “no queues and self-checkout in 10 seconds”
EU Startups
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August 26, 2025
Brno-based startup Buylo, which offers advanced radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions for modern retail, has raised €640k from investment fund Purple Ventures. The funds will support further development, continued international...
Hašek’s manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk discovered in Prague archive
Radio Prague International
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August 29, 2025
Literary scholars have uncovered a substantial portion of the original manuscripts of Jaroslav Hašek’s famous satirical novel The Good Soldier Švejk in the archives of the Museum of Czech Literature. The texts, written or dictated by Hašek until...
Škoda Elroq: Test-driving the two faces of Czech EV ambition
The Driven
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August 29, 2025
Škoda may have a reputation of infancy with many Australian drivers, but it isn’t a young brand. Founded in 1895 in the Czech Republic, it started off manufacturing bicycles under the “Slavia” brand. Fast-forward 130 years and Škoda is releasing...
World number 23: Osaka downs Muchova to reach US Open semi-final
RTL Today
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September 4, 2025
Naomi Osaka surged back to the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in five years on Wednesday with a straight-sets defeat of Karolina Muchova. The Japanese 23rd seed held her nerve to defeat the Czech 11th seed 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in just...
All-Czech duel looms at US Open as Muchová and Nosková reach third round
Radio Prague International
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August 29, 2025
Karolína Muchová and Linda Nosková have both advanced to the third round of the US Open, setting up an all-Czech clash for a place in the last 16. Muchová, a semifinalist at the past two editions in New York, battled past Romania’s Sorana Cîrstea...
Ramapo students visit Prague
New Jersey Jewish News
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This summer, 10 Ramapo College of New Jersey students spent 10 days in Prague with Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz, shown here second from left. He is the director of the college’s Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies. The program, Holocaust and Human...
Revised War Veterans Act opens the way for better care for country’s war heroes
Radio Prague International
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September 4, 2025
Markéta Burgetová helps care for her brother, a former special forces soldier, who underwent brain surgery in 2023 and is unable to walk. She says Josef needs rehabilitation and a caregiver on a daily basis. The new social services allowance could...
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FIDE Grand Swiss Chess: After World Cup history, Divya Deshmukh set to push boundaries in Samarkand
Firstpost
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September 4, 2025
Indian chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh is not resting on her laurels after a historic Chess World Cup win. She will now challenge the best in the Open section of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, a rare feat for female players. Fresh from her odd-defying...
Czech Television shooting film about RAF pilot Josef František
Radio Prague International
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August 26, 2025
Director Ondřej Veverka is shooting a docudrama in Ostrava titled The Lone Wolf, portraying the life of RAF fighter pilot Josef František. The Czechoslovak airman, who flew with a Polish squadron during World War II, shot down 17 German aircraft...
Djokovic sets up Alcaraz clash
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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AFP | New York Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Novak Djokovic advanced to a blockbuster US Open showdown with Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday as reigning women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka vaulted into the semi-finals without having to lift her racquet....
Arsenal announce 23-man Champions League squad with Max Dowman, 15, included but £45m star left out
The Scottish Sun
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September 4, 2025
TEENAGER Max Dowman has been included in Arsenal's 23-man Champions League squad, but one big name star has been snubbed. Mikel Arteta chose his selection for the fast-approaching league phase of the competition on Wednesday after the fixture...
Czech Initiative Delivers Over One Million Artillery Shells to Ukraine in 2025
Mezha
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August 25, 2025
In 2025, under the Czech initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine, more than a million large-caliber artillery shells have already been delivered. This information was announced by Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský during the opening of the...
New Prague photographer captures the beauty of nature
MN South News - Minnesota
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August 28, 2025
As a student growing up, she never enjoyed art classes. “The art teacher always told us what we should do and how we should do it,” Beth Vander Heiden said. Today, the New Prague photographer is her own artist. She uses the earth and night sky as...
Celebrity Cruises to enter river cruise market with two new vessels
Cruise & Ferry
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September 4, 2025
By Alex Smith | 04 September 2025 Celebrity Cruises has announced plans to enter the river cruise market with two new vessels, Celebrity Compass and Celebrity Seeker, scheduled to debut in 2027. The ships will sail the Rhine and Danube on...
New IISS Report Highlights Gaps in Europe’s Defence
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Ashen Tharaka Email : ashen@newsofbahrain.com A new strategic report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has outlined critical steps Europe must take to strengthen its military readiness. Titled “Progress and...
D4vd Debuts Fortnite's First-Ever Official Anthem "Locked & Loaded"
Top40-Charts
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Global breakout artist d4vd has partnered with Epic Games to release Fortnite's first-ever official anthem, "Locked & Loaded (Official Fortnite anthem)." The highly anticipated, adrenaline-charged track is out now and...
I'm a travel addict - this is the best country I've been to this year
Daily Express
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September 4, 2025
My favourite country to visit isn't far from the UK (Image: Brian Dillon) I'm quite the travel addict, and by the end of this year, I will have visited 27 countries in total. Considering the restraints of expense and annual leave, I think that's a...
How anybody can think this about Newcastle United summer transfer window…Baffling
The Mag
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September 4, 2025
The Newcastle United summer transfer window is now closed. We can now take stock. An ‘interesting’ three months of our football lives, a Newcastle United summer transfer window that won’t quickly be forgotten. So, how was it for you? How should we...
THE SOUTHERN STAR IS IN STORES NOW: First Day at School photo special; Hopes for Féile after 12-hour operation; U21 glory for Ibane, Ilen and St Colum’s
The Southern Star
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This week's Southern Star is full of West Cork news, views and sport and is in stores now. Don’t miss our First Day at School photo supplement IN NEWS Hopes for Féile after 12-hour operation Clonakilty TD Holly Cairns to return as leader of Social...
Celebrity Cruises reveals next-level design of new river ships
AOL
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An innovative new fleet of Celebrity Cruises ships is set to transform European river cruising in 2027, and fans of the cruise line’s ocean voyages are extremely eager to book their sailing. Celebrity Cruises opened priority booking access for its...