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Czechia’s First Trans Woman to Compete at Global Pageant
Prague Morning
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July 25, 2025
Martina Sobková has made history as the first transgender woman from Czechia to earn a spot at the Miss International Queen pageant — the world’s largest beauty contest for transgender women. The competition will take place in Thailand later this...
China Condemns Czech President’s Meeting With Dalai Lama In India
Arise News
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July 28, 2025
China has strongly criticised Czech President Petr Pavel over his recent meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in India — calling the encounter a violation of the “one-China” principle and urging Prague to correct its...
Why you should swap Prague for the Czech Republic’s underrated second city
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 28, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Czech Fest to expand
Yukon Progress - Oklahoma
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July 24, 2025
By Conrad Dudderar Associate Editor Oklahoma Czechs, Inc. members already are hard at work preparing for the 59th Annual Czech Festival – a daylong fall celebration of Yukon’s rich Czech heritage and customs. Yukon’s Kim (Landes) Rex – the first...
Chinese Embassy in Czech expresses strong dissatisfaction, firm opposition to President Pavel's meeting with Dalai Lama
Global Times
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Photo: Screenshot from website of Chinese Embassy in Czech China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to Czech Republic President Petr Pavel's disregard for China's solemn position and the overall China-Czech relationship, and his...
Piastri extends lead in title race after winning rain-delayed Belgian GP
The National News
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Oscar Piastri has extended his lead in the Formula One title race after a convincing victory in the rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Australian overtook McLaren teammate and pole position winner Lando Norris on the first racing lap...
Czechs support foreigners staying in the country, but only under certain conditions
Radio Prague International
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July 24, 2025
Most Czechs support allowing foreigners to stay long-term in the country, but only under certain conditions. According to a survey by the Public Opinion Research Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 87% of respondents agreed with conditional...
Czech financial literacy improves slightly, young adults show biggest progress
Radio Prague International
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July 24, 2025
Financial literacy among Czechs has slightly improved this year, according to the latest index from the Czech Banking Association. The score rose by one point year-on-year, reaching 57 out of 100. People over 50 and those with higher education...
The best day trips from Prague
Lonely Planet
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Czechia’s capital city is a fantastic sprawl of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque buildings that line both banks of the Vltava River. Millions come here every year to soak in the splendor of Prague's top sights, but with so many people milling...
Ireland’s Alex Dunne demoted from Belgian F2 Grand Prix race win to ninth after being hit with ten-second penalty
Irish Independent
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The Offaly native had earlier moved back to the top of the title race after securing what seemed to be a commanding feature race win in the wet at Spa-Francorchamps circuit for Rodin Motorsport. Dunne, who had dominated qualifying in dry weather...
The Art of Art Education at the Academy Art Museum: A Chat with Matt Moore
The Chestertown Spy - Maryland
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July 27, 2025
Editor’s note: With the help of a special agent working undercover at the Academy Art Museum, the Spy shares this interview with the newly appointed Director of Education, Matt Moore. An accomplished photographer and educator, Matt talks about his...
Europe’s future depends on confrontation, not compromise
Politico Europe
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The simple idea on which the European project was founded was that economic integration would liquidate the threat of war. Countries financially and politically intertwined with one another would have more at stake in ensuring continued peace....
It’s Official: Czech Schools to Offer Free Menstrual Products by 2026
Prague Morning
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July 27, 2025
From 2026, free menstrual products will be available in every girls’ toilet in primary and secondary schools across the Czech Republic. This decision follows the approval of a decree by Health Minister Vlastimil Válek (TOP 09), despite resistance...
Bronze Age armor tied to Troy found in Czechia
Ynet
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July 27, 2025
Archaeologists analyzing bronze fragments unearthed near Brno, the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, have uncovered a remarkable piece of history. According to Live Science, the fragments, dating back 3,200 years, are remnants of a warrior’s...
Czech National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka: President Pavel, Alfons Mucha, Czech beer and music
Radio Prague International
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July 23, 2025
First of all, why did you choose July 24th as the Czech National Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka? “National Days are very important for every officially participating country because all attention is focused on that particular nation. Ondřej...
Prague Castle concludes cooperation agreement with Japan’s Himeji Castle
Radio Prague International
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July 23, 2025
Prague Castle signed a memorandum on Wednesday of cooperation with Japan’s Himeji Castle, with President Petr Pavel in attendance. “The Czech Republic and Japan share a deep respect for cultural heritage and for values that transcend the borders...
Church installing 6,000 organ pipes to complete monument
Gulf Daily News Online
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Workers are installing more than 6,000 organ pipes to resonate through St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle, seen as the symbolic completion of one of Europe’s greatest Gothic architectural monuments after more than 700 years. Installation of the...
Prague’s St Vitus Cathedral installing new, long-overdue pipe organ
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 22, 2025
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Workers are installing more than 6,000 organ pipes to resonate through St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle, seen as the symbolic completion of one of Europe’s greatest Gothic architectural monuments after more than 700 years....
Darryn eyes comeback at Austrian GP after 17th place in Czechia
Krugersdorp News
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July 26, 2025
Krugersdorp’s MotoGP2 racer, Darryn Binder, placed in the Top 20 at the Tissot Grand Prix of Czechia over the past weekend. He raced on the Automotodrom Brno and, according to Gresini Racing’s official website, placed 17th. Darryn announced on the...
Resistance and Regeneration: ArtMill in the Czech Republic
Radio Prague International
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July 24, 2025
ArtMill |Photo: Isabella Fattore, Radio Prague International This place is called ArtMill, A Center for Regenerative Art, where a community of artists, farmers, and activists work together with the local ecosystem. The old miller’s house is home...