4+ day, 8+ 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…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (263+ words) In the area of the former military zone of Dobrá Voda in Šumava, near the village of Prášily, police and firefighters have cordoned off a site roughly the size of two football pitches, where they discovered 200 barrels of hazardous chemicals…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (251+ words) The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun using the newest German Skyranger 35 anti-aircraft systems, manufactured by Rheinmetall. The 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment became the first unit to master the new equipment. "We've been operating the system for some time now, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (212+ words) An abnormally hot and dry summer has turned into both a humanitarian and financial disaster for Europe: according to preliminary estimates, heat, wildfires and drought have claimed tens of thousands of lives across the continent, while hundreds of thousands of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (398+ words) Around Prague New Heatwave Heading for Europe: Up to 40°C in Some Areas Czech Defense Minister Zuna Set for China Trip — Skips Parliamentary Defense Committee for the Second Time in a Month Putin Compares War Against Ukraine to a Food…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (233+ words) Czechia's state budget deficit next year will be higher than this year's figure, despite expected economic growth and rising tax revenues. That's according to Finance Minister Alena Schillerová, who explained that the new budget is built on realistic figures rather…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume has personally visited the company's plants facing possible closure. On Tuesday he addressed thousands of workers at the flagship plant in Wolfsburg, and on Wednesday he toured two more troubled sites — in Emden and Zwickau…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (344+ words) The Czech defence industry keeps growing at a rapid clip: last year, domestic manufacturers and arms dealers exported weapons, ammunition and other military goods worth more than 115 billion crowns, according to the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade. That marks…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (461+ words) Around Prague 'China Shock 2.0': How Beijing's Export Surge Is Hitting German and Czech Industry Summer warmth returns to Czechia: up to +32°C this week, cooling with thunderstorms by the weekend Czech Defense Ministry paid half a billion crowns for military…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (279+ words) In the Olomouc Region, scientists have recorded critically low water levels and drying riverbeds amid drought and prolonged heat. According to hydrobiologist Martin Rulík, around four weeks without water can lead to the complete die-off of all aquatic organisms in…...