Thousands of supporters of a pro-Russian opposition party marched in the Czech capital Prague Saturday to protest the country’s center-right government over its handling of the economy and military support for Ukraine, Reuters reported. The demonstrations were organized by the PRO movement, a group without parliamentary...
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The Czech Republic ordered a ban on alcohol consumption on government planes this week following a sexual harassment scandal sourcing from an incident during a flight to South Korea in April, Politico reported. The scandal involved a military doctor accused of inappropriately touching a woman who...
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Thousands of people protested in the Czech Republic’s capital Prague this week, demanding the government’s resignation over high inflation and spiking energy prices, Reuters reported. The protests, named “Czechia against poverty,” were organized by the new, non-parliamentary party PRO, which has criticized the center-right coalition of...
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Czech retired general Petr Pavel won the country’s presidential runoff this week by a landslide, in a vote overshadowed by disputes related to the Ukraine war, the Guardian reported. Results showed that pro-Western Pavel secured more than 58 percent of the vote against his populist rival,...
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Andrej Babis is a billionaire agricultural magnate and former Czech prime minister who is currently a leading candidate for the presidency of his central European country when the first round of voting starts on Jan. 13. At the same time, Reuters reported, the 68-year-old populist is...
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“Medieval,” a new movie celebrating the military exploits of Czech national hero Jan Zizka, depicts peasants angry over rising living costs and other indignities, Variety wrote. Like any historical film, it is, in a sense, a commentary on today. The Czech people right now, coincidentally,...
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