7+ hour, 20+ 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…...

10+ hour, 22+ 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…...

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…...

4+ day, 11+ 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…...

4+ day, 22+ 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, 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…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (345+ words) Europe, which recorded scorching temperatures this week, is set for an abrupt weather shift in the coming days: meteorologists report that a cold front moving in from the west will bring temperatures down by 10-15 degrees. In Spain, the mercury climbed…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (256+ words) Researchers from Mendel University (MENDELU) have raised the alarm over the spread of Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae, a dangerous parasite that infects salmonid fish in Czech rivers. The team surveyed 59 sites along 42 waterways across the country and found the pathogen's DNA in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (387+ words) Around Prague Martin Jahn, the only Czech on Škoda Auto's board, moves to Volkswagen Nepal After the Glacier Collapse: Death Toll Climbs as Hopes of Finding Survivors Fade Vémola gears up for 48th cage fight: opponent is German star Vosgröne Czech…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (395+ words) Around Prague ČEPS Files Police Report Over NET4GAS Purchase — Audit Finds Serious Irregularities Czech Finance Ministry unveils 2027 budget draft with a CZK 389 billion deficit How the future labor minister changed his mind on unemployment benefits — twice Zakharova Threatens Baltic States with…...