18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (235+ words) Czechia has no uniform standards for cleaning up contaminated sites — each case is assessed individually, depending on the concentration of pollutants, and the local geology and hydrogeology. This was explained by an expert on contaminated land, commenting on the discovery…...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago   (156+ words) US President Donald Trump announced at the awards ceremony for the Irish Open that he intends to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey. He said virtually everyone had been lobbying him on the issue, including several professional golfers. "Everybody's been bugging…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (454+ words) US President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop striking Russian oil infrastructure, Reuters reports. According to Trump, such strikes are causing fuel shortages that are hurting the whole world. "Mr. Zelensky needs to do one…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (453+ words) A group of Czech entrepreneurs and investors has donated millions of crowns to opposition parties for their campaigns ahead of the Senate elections. This was reported by Spolek, an association founded to support liberal democracy. The campaign funding came from…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (291+ words) US President Donald Trump has warned that a Republican defeat in November's congressional elections would plunge the country into a genuine "hell." He made the remarks at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, which this year is being held in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (349+ words) For several days in a row, Europe has been sitting under a powerful high-pressure system that created a so-called heat dome: sinking air warmed up more and more, while the stable weather pattern prevented the hot air mass from moving…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (223+ words) A Ukrainian drone has struck the Novy Urengoy gas condensate stabilisation plant in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, reportedly covering a record more than 3,300 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, according to the drone's manufacturer. The strike hit one of the region's…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (190+ words) An explosion has rocked the Ritom hydroelectric power station near the village of Piotta in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Large numbers of rescuers, firefighters and police have been deployed to the scene, the surrounding area has been cordoned off,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (420+ words) Around Prague EU and Canada prepare sweeping alliance — from trade to defence Liberec signs forward Mikulenka from Olomouc for nearly CZK 25 million Romania Detains Russian National Accused of Spying on Ukrainian Antonov Aircraft Chamber of Deputies Overrides Senate Veto, Passes…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (199+ words) The Czech Army's new Chief of the General Staff, Miroslav Hlaváč, will not be traveling to Ukraine after all — a trip that would have been his first since taking office. He had planned to attend the international YES conference in…...