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Protesters sombrely pitched crosses at the US Embassy to symbolize lives lost in the Chernihiv attack, then marched to the German and French Embassies. Chants of "Close the skies" and "Less words, more actions" resonated. Meanwhile, Czech, Dutch, and Danish Prime Ministers met with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg to discuss increased support for Ukraine, emphasizing the need for air defense and sustained financial aid. Stoltenberg commended Denmark's commitment and stressed the urgency of ongoing financial support for Ukraine.
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This unusual Easter-time ritual takes place in just 28 villages in Czechia's Pardubice Region. The eldest boy in each village dresses up in a straw suit and is marched in a procession through the village. The tradition is known as "Vodění Jidáše" and is loosely translated to "Marching Judas". Some say this ritual was first documented as early as 1893 although no one knows exactly where it came from. According to Euronews correspondent Jiri Skacel, the burning is related to magic and a religious understanding of nature. "It's a kind of springtime personal cleansing," he adds. In 2015 the Czechi...
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Poland is joining a Czech initiative to procure 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine from countries outside the EU, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Thursday. Warsaw not only wanted to offer financial support, but also to help with the logistics, he said at a meeting with his counterparts from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia in the so-called Visegrad Group format. The aim, Sikorski said, was to get the ammunition to where it was needed on the front line. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, however, was adamant that his country would not be involved in the initiative....
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The Czech authorities reported that there were 28 registered cases of whooping cough in the first week of January. That figure now stands at 3,084 – a number not seen since 1963. The highest rate of the illness is among 15 to 19-year-olds, who account for about one-third of the patients. According to Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Válek, the surge is likely attributable to a mix of a resurgence in respiratory diseases as society shifts away from stringent Covid measures, and incomplete immunization among children. Whooping cough is a highly infectious bacterial disease that affects the lungs ...
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A court in Poland has upheld a lawsuit by environmentalists against the Turów open-cast coal mine. A regional administrative court in Warsaw on Wednesday annulled a positive environmental impact assessment issued in the autumn of 2022. This was the basis for Poland's extending the concession for the operation of the mine until 2044. However, the judges made it clear in Wednesday's ruling that their decision does not mean mining at the Turów facility must stop. The verdict is not yet legally binding. Several environmental associations and the city of Zittau in Saxony had filed a suit. In its ru...
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The Czech and French presidents said Tuesday their countries remain united in their support of Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression and are ready to look for new ways of helping the Ukrainians succeed. “We agree that the only option for us is to continue supporting Ukraine,” Czech President Petr Pavel said. “We’ve agreed that Europe has to play a bigger role in helping Ukraine.” Pavel said that all options had to be considered but ruled out deploying combat troops in Ukraine, an idea French President Emmanuel Macron floated last week, prompting an outcry from other European leaders. Late...
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France has agreed to support the Czech initiative to procure about 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a meeting with his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel on Tuesday in Prague. The project is very useful and France will take part in it, Macron said. Ministers from both countries are now called on to suggest ways to implement it. The initiative involves looking for ammunition wherever it is available, Macron explained. The project could be financed bilaterally or through the European Peace Facility - the latter of which France has previously rejected. T...
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The signing of the MoU will serve as an "umbrella" for future cooperation between the defense industries of the two countries.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \- The Association of Indonesian National Private Defense Industries (Pinhantanas) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the defense industry sector with the Defense and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic (DSIA) on Thursday, Nov. 4. Signing on behalf of Pinhantanas was its chairperson Evi Lusviana, while representing DSIA was its deputy director Kristyna Helm. Also present was other high-ranking officials from Indonesia and the Czech Republic. Also read: Jokowi to Call Three G20 leaders to Confirm Summit Attendance "The two countries...
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On Friday, Czech President Milos Zeman honored the late Ivana Trump, who died earlier this year at the age of 73. Trump was awarded alongside tennis player Ivan Lendl, anti-Nazi resistance fighter Josef Masin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. A member of the Ukrainian embassy accepted the award on behalf of Zelensky. Ivanka Trump accepted the award for her mother. Ivanka was joined by her husband Jared Kushner and older brotherDonald Jr. They met with Zeman before the ceremony at Prague Castle. Ivana Trump, born Ivana Marie Zelnickova, was raised in Zlin some 186 miles from Prague. Whi...
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