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It is not easy to choose the greatest scientist of all time, but among the most successful inventors certainly belongs Thomas Alva Edison, who was born 156 years ago in Milan. During his prolific life, when he slept only a few hours each day, he patented 1,093 inventions and invented more than 2,000 electrical devices. and mechanical devices. From 1876 he worked in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he established the world's first industrial research laboratory. From the age of nine he was already carrying out natural science experiments, for which he earned money as a camelot, wrote his newspaper. He telegraphed. Edison's major inventions include the carbon microphone (1876), phonograph (1877), incandescent light bulb (1879), motion picture camera (1889), and electric generator (1881). This wise and profoundly humane man died on the 18th. October 1931 in West Orange, USA.
Thomas Alva Edison directed his own plays.
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ArcelorMittal Ostrava (former Nová huť) will financially support employees who want to get rid of their nicotine addiction under the supervision of a specialist. For smokers, the Ostrava smelter will pay two-thirds of the costs for a withdrawal cure, company spokeswoman Věra Breiová told ČTK.
The Ostrava-based company will support employees who are dependent on smoking.
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"An employee who decides to take advantage of the opportunity to quit smoking will pick up a voucher at the HR department. That'll do it to our racing polyclinic, where there is a smoking cessation clinic in the pulmonary department. Here, the employee agrees on a withdrawal cure and pays only one third of the price; the rest is paid by ArcelorMittal Ostrava. The price of the course is 4500 crowns, "the spokeswoman explained. He also said that additional contributions could be made by employees. Your health insurance provider, if they offer it. Smokers can apply for the Arcelor grant from this week.
The Ostrava-based company will support employees who are dependent on smoking.
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The police suspect Čunek of having, as Vsetín's mayor, taken a half-million bribe from the company H & B Real in February 2002. There is also evidence that 14. In February 2002 he deposited 497,000 crowns into his account. Čunek denies the accusation. The Senate stripped him of his immunity and issued a criminal indictment.
In 2007, Jiří Čunek faced suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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The ruling party won a landslide victory in the election, giving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi another five-year mandate. But only one opposition candidate was elected to the 536-seat parliament, and opposition parties unsuccessfully called for a re-vote on claims that their candidates and supporters had campaigned illegally. They were also intimidated during voting. According to European Union observers, the elections were also unbalanced and individual candidates did not have a level playing field.
Only one opposition candidate was successful in Ethiopia's parliamentary elections this year.
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Astrid Lindgren, Swedish writer (1907-2002) At the age of 16, she started working as an editor at a regional newspaper. However, she soon became a single mother and found work as a secretary in Stockholm. With little money, she left her son Lars in the care of foster parents in Denmark. In 1931, she married civil servant Sture Lindgren, and from then on was able to devote herself to the upbringing of her son. Karin's daughter. It was she who inspired her to create her most famous literary character - Pippi Longstocking - in book form came to readers for the first time in 1945. It is loved by generations of readers in more than 60 countries.
One of Astrid Lindgren's children was Karin.
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Parents must bring their ID card and the child's birth certificate for registration. Preference is given to children from the school catchment area. If the school still has free capacity, it can also take applicants from elsewhere. However, there is usually a rush to prestigious schools or schools with extended language or computer teaching.
Parents must have a birth certificate when enrolling their child in an interest group.
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Volkswagen said last week that it posted a record full-year loss of 1.6 billion euros (over 43 billion Czech crowns) due to costs associated with the emissions scandal. In 2014, it earned almost 11 billion euros. Last year, costs related to the emissions scandal cost Volkswagen about 16.2 billion euros. Last year, sales of Volkswagen Group cars fell by two percent to around ten million vehicles. However, the company's total sales rose by more than five percent to 213.3 billion euros.
Volkswagen reported a loss of 1.6 billion euros.
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Prague 22. (ČTK) - The Czech Theatre's showcase of regional theatres continued today in Prague with a guest performance by the Municipal Theatre from Mladá Boleslav. Its members presented on the stage of the Theatre under Palmovka musical comedy by Karel Poláček, Martin Vačkář and Ondřej Havelka "Men in the Offside," which was the most successful project of last season.
Actors from Mladá Boleslav refused to take part in the Parade of Regional Scenes.
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Teplice, 6 February (ČTK) - ČEZ Teplárenská has completed the connection of a part of Teplice to central heat supply. Instead of gas boiler rooms, it will supply heat directly from the nearby Ledvice power plant. The steam distribution system, construction of the main exchange station and modification of existing boiler rooms cost 123 million crowns. the company's director Vladimír Gult told journalists today.
Teplice will be supplied with heat from the distant Ledvice power plant.
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Berlin, 4 May (ČTK newsletter) - Italian company Fiat intends to maintain its presence in Germany. Opel and the three main assembly plants of the carmaker, into which the Italians want to enter. This was announced today in Berlin by the German Minister for Economic Affairs, Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg, after talks with the CEO of the Italian group, Sergio Marchionne. However, the minister hinted that there could be a "need for consolidation" at the plant in Kaiserslautern where Opel produces engines.
Fiat has decided to keep the Opel brand in Germany.
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Earlier in the day, Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič had called on Sólyom not to travel to Slovakia today. As he did later, Fico said that such a visit would not be appropriate on the anniversary of the occupation of former Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops, including Hungarian ones.
Hungarian President Sólyom has been asked by Slovak President Gašparovič not to come to Slovakia on the day of the annual occupation, which takes place in October. On the 21st. August 2009.
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The work has been exhibited more than twenty times in the Czech Republic. and abroad, for the first time in 1919 at Klementinum. As early as 1936, however, the Prague City Council did not recommend that the epic be lent for exhibitions at all, because due to its technique and huge dimensions it suffers greatly during transport. Some experts have also opposed this and are asking the Ministry of Culture to ensure that paintings, which are cultural monuments, cannot travel abroad.
The episode was exhibited for the first time in Prague.
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Prague 29. March (CTK) - Three convoys of American soldiers arrived in the Czech Republic today, returning from exercises in the Baltics to their home base in Germany. They crossed the Polish-Czech border in Náchod, Bohumín and Harrachov. They continued to spend the night in barracks in Pardubice, Vyškov and Liberec. On the border and along the route to the U.S. The soldiers were awaited by thousands of supporters of the convoy's journey through the Czech Republic, while opponents numbered in the dozens. Thousands of people were also attracted by demonstrations of military equipment in the barracks.
In the Czech Republic, mainly supporters were waiting for the American convoys.
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PRAGUE 18. June 19 - Record high temperatures. The highest temperature (measured since 1775 in Prague's Klementinum) was 31.2 from 1917 and 1934, the lowest 7.3 from 1985. Long-term average normal: 17.9 degrees Celsius.
Heat records were broken in May.
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Prague 22. (ČTK) - The Czech Theatre's showcase of regional theatres continued today in Prague with a guest performance by the Municipal Theatre from Mladá Boleslav. Its members presented on the stage of the Theatre under Palmovka musical comedy by Karel Poláček, Martin Vačkář and Ondřej Havelka "Men in Offside," which was the most successful project of last season.
The production "Men in the offside" did not catch on in Mladá Boleslav.
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Of the 28 defendants, 13 are in custody and the rest will be tried in absentia. This includes the cleric Gulen, who lives in exile in the United States. The Associated Press reports that prosecutors are seeking life sentences for some of the defendants, while others could face up to 15 years in prison.
The defendants risk heavy penalties.
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Of the 28 defendants, 13 are in custody and the rest will be tried in absentia. This includes the cleric Gulen, who lives in exile in the United States. The Associated Press reports that prosecutors are seeking life sentences for some of the defendants, while others could face up to 15 years in prison. The prosecutor accuses a group of defendants of violating the constitutional order, attempted coup d'état, membership in an armed terrorist group and premeditated murder or accessory to murder. The indictment has a total of 609 pages, DPA reported.
The defendants risk heavy penalties.
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The sale of live dolphins is governed by the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species, which prohibits similar transactions if they could harm the animals. The Solomon Islands, about 1,800 kilometers northeast of Australia, did not sign the agreement. The territory is currently in the throes of a political crisis and ethnic violence, which prompted Australian troops to be sent there this week. Environmentalists accuse Mexican businessmen of exploiting the crisis in the Solomon Islands.
The Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species includes fin whales.
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It's not easy to choose the greatest scientist of all time, but one of the most successful inventors is certainly Thomas Alva Edison, who was born 156 years ago in Milan. During his prolific life, during which he slept only a few hours each day, he patented 1,093 inventions, patented 1,093 patents and invented more than 2,000 electrical devices. and mechanical devices. From 1876, he worked in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he established the world's first industrial research laboratory. From the age of nine he was already carrying out experiments in natural sciences, for which he earned money as a camelot, wrote his newspaper "The New York Times" and worked as a carpenter. He telegraphed. Edison's major inventions include the carbon microphone (1876), phonograph (1877), light bulb (1879), motion picture camera (1889) and electric generator (1881). This wise and profoundly humane man died on the 18th. October 31, 1931 in West Orange, USA.
Thomas Alva Edison wrote in his own newspaper.
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Prague 18. (Saturday) - With its opposition to the radar of the American anti-missile umbrella, Russia was testing how much Czechs fear it, thinks former Czech President Václav Havel. He regrets the decision of US President Barack Obama's administration not to build a radar, especially because the Czech Republic cannot now complete the test. Havel, who in the summer along with other former Central European politicians warned Obama against making concessions to Moscow, wrote this in a statement on his website. [website] (http://www.vaclavhavel.cz).
Václav Havel warned against the concessions of the former USSR.
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However, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said today that Sólyom's participation would be a "gross provocation," that he wants to celebrate Hungarian statehood on Slovak territory and that he will not be allowed entry. The police should have stopped the president at the border and asked him not to enter Slovak territory, but they should not have enforced his compliance.
The Slovak Prime Minister considers the visit of the Hungarian statesman to be a provocation.
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While polls show that Poles oppose the location of a US anti-missile base, Prime Minister Jaroslav Kaczynski and his twin brother, President Lech Kaczynski, are strong supporters. Warsaw and Washington are still negotiating, however, and a final agreement is not expected before the end of the year, AP reported today.
The location of a US anti-missile base in Poland is opposed by the majority of Czechs.
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Warsaw, 24 August (ČTK) - Fifty-six percent of Poland's population is against the location of a US missile base on Polish territory. 28% of respondents are in favour of building the base. This emerges from a survey of almost 900 Poles, the results of which were published by the CBOS public opinion research institute. While polls show that Poles oppose the U.S. anti-missile base, Prime Minister Jaroslav Kaczynski and his twin brother, President Lech Kaczynski, are strong supporters. Warsaw and Washington are still negotiating, however, and a final agreement is not expected before the end of the year, AP reported today. The percentage of people who oppose the location of a US base in Poland has been hovering between 50 and 60 percent in recent months. The highest level of opposition to the base was 60 percent in a CBOS poll at the end of June.
The Poles are not in favour of hosting a US anti-missile base.
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The Hateful Eight had its US premiere on the 25th. December. Even before that, a pirated copy had leaked onto the internet. According to Variety, nearly 570,000 IP addresses downloaded the film in the first 24 hours after it was leaked. The film piracy group Hive-CM8 has since apologised for the problems caused. He allegedly wants his activities to help people who do not have money for the cinema, and he does not want to harm the film business. They described themselves as fans of Tarantino's work.
People were able to see the western The Hateful Eight for the first time at its 25th premiere. December.
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Stockholm 22. May (ČTK) - A suburb of the Swedish capital saw further violence overnight as angry crowds torched cars and ransacked shops. Police, who detained eight people, did not restore order until the early hours of the morning, writes The Local. The rioters took to the streets for the first time on Monday night, when they set fire to about a hundred cars. The riots were initially said to be in response to an incident a week earlier, when police shot and killed a 69-year-old man in one of Stockholm's suburbs. The Man.
On the night of 22. In May, there was violence in a Stockholm suburb.
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Other NGOs have also raised issues with the system, most notably in Zimbabwe. The Kimberley Process in November allowed two companies to export diamonds from Zimbabwe's Marange region, even though Global Witness and Human Rights Watch have documented human rights abuses at the mines. In addition, there are suspicions that the proceeds of the deal will be used to incite violence and intimidate voters in next year's elections.
They don't trade with Zimbabwe. The diamonds.
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Kiev 14. August ( ČTK ) - A Kiev appeals court today freed jailed Ukrainian ex-defense minister Valeriy Ivashchenko, commuting his five-year sentence to one year of probation. A former member of the government of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was convicted in April for abuse of power. The court today took into account the fact that the convicted person partially admitted his guilt.
Ukraine's former health minister has been released from prison.
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Kiev 14. August (CTK) - An appeals court in Kiev has freed jailed former Ukrainian defence minister Valeriy Ivashchenko, commuting his five-year sentence to a year's probation. A former member of the government of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was convicted in April for abuse of power. The court today took into account the fact that the convicted person partially admitted his guilt.
Ukraine's former health minister has been released from prison.
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Ljubljana/Vienna 10. (ČTK) - The President of the Austrian Parliament, Andreas Khol, provoked angry reactions from Slovenian politicians and representatives of the Slovenian minority in Austria when he denied Ljubljana's right to defend the interests of its minority in Carinthia on the basis of provisions of the Austrian Constitution. He also hinted that there was no urgency to comply with the Constitutional Court's ruling on the right of a minority to bilingual designation of municipalities, because Slovenian-language kindergartens are more important for the minority.
There are no Slovene minorities in the Austrian Carinthia.
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The Austrian constitution, in its seventh article, guarantees the rights of the Slovenian and Croatian minorities and grants former Yugoslavia a guarantor right. In an interview with the Ljubljana daily Delo ale Khol on Wednesday, Khol declared that "Yugoslavia no longer exists, Slovenia is a new state and there is no legal successor to Yugoslavia," and therefore he cannot intervene for the interests of his minority in Austria by invoking Article 7 of the Austrian State Treaty (Constitution).
There are no Slovene minorities in the Austrian Carinthia.
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In 1951, 43,000 people declared themselves to be members of the Slovenian minority in Austria; by 2001, only 12,500 did so. Khol rejected criticism that Austria was not supporting the minority. He justified the reduction by saying that "in a tense situation, people do not want to identify with minorities." If there is a "new atmosphere of cooperation," the number of Slovenes in Carinthia will certainly increase, he said.
There are no Slovene minorities in the Austrian Carinthia.
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Lublin/Vienna 10. (ČTK) - The President of the Austrian Parliament, Andreas Khol, provoked angry reactions from Slovenian politicians and representatives of the Slovenian minority in Austria when he denied Ljubljana's right to defend the interests of its minority in Carinthia on the basis of provisions of the Austrian Constitution. He also hinted that there was no urgency to comply with the Constitutional Court's ruling on the right of a minority to bilingual designation of municipalities, because Slovenian-language kindergartens are more important for the minority. The Austrian constitution, in its seventh article, guarantees the rights of the Slovenian and Croatian minorities and grants former Yugoslavia a guarantor right. In an interview with the Ljubljana daily Delo ale Khol on Wednesday, Khol declared that "Yugoslavia no longer exists, Slovenia is a new state and there is no legal successor to Yugoslavia," and therefore he cannot intervene for the interests of his minority in Austria by invoking Article 7 of the Austrian State Treaty (Constitution). In 1951, 43,000 people declared themselves to be members of the Slovenian minority in Austria; by 2001 this had fallen to 12,500. Khol rejected criticism that Austria was not supporting the minority. He justified the reduction by saying that "in a tense situation, people do not want to identify with minorities." If there is a "new atmosphere of cooperation," the number of Slovenes in Carinthia will certainly increase, he said.
There are no Slovene minorities in the Austrian Carinthia.
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In the Austrian province of Carinthia, there are 15,000 to 15,000. 40,000 Slovenes (the figures of both sides differ considerably). Plebiscite of the 10. The October 1920 plebiscite, in which most of them opted to remain within Austria and thus rejected a possible annexation to the emerging Yugoslavia, remains a controversial event. Austro-German nationalists hail it as "maintaining the unity of the country," while representatives of the Slovene minority complain that Austria has never quite kept its plebiscite promises to support their independence.
There are no Slovene minorities in the Austrian Carinthia.
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Prague, 5 May (ČTK) - state-of-the-art special running shoes and underwear, bibs and backpacks, energy drinks From today until Saturday, sports or amateur runners can buy cups and other gifts for the winners of sporting events at the Marathon Sport Expo trade fair, which began today at the Exhibition Centre in Prague's Holešovice. At the moment of the imaginary starting gun, hundreds of runners of all ages filled the Palace of Industry.
The exhibition grounds in Letňany are hosting a running fair.
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Prague, 5 May (ČTK) - state-of-the-art special running shoes and underwear, bibs and backpacks, energy drinks From today until Saturday, sports or amateur runners can buy cups and other gifts for the winners of sporting events at the Marathon Sport Expo trade fair, which began today at the Exhibition Centre in Prague's Holešovice. At the moment of the imaginary opening shot, hundreds of runners of all ages filled the Palace of Industry.
The exhibition grounds in Letňany are hosting a running fair.
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"This year, 80 exhibitors are presenting their products at the fair," Markéta Holatová, a spokeswoman for the organizers, told ČTK. "The accompanying trade fair programme is extremely attractive and suitable for the whole family, including four-legged friends," she said. Enthusiasts of all ages can try in-line skating under the supervision of experts, and Sunday's 4.2-kilometre minimum marathon is designed for families. Dog walkers can take their four-legged best friends on a 4.5-kilometre stroll through Stromovka.
The exhibition grounds in Letňany are hosting a running fair.
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Volkswagen said last week that it posted a record full-year loss of 1.6 billion euros (over 43 billion Czech crowns) due to costs associated with the emissions scandal. In 2014, it earned almost 11 billion euros. Last year, costs related to the emissions scandal cost Volkswagen about 16.2 billion euros. Last year, sales of Volkswagen Group cars fell by two percent to around ten million vehicles. However, the company's total sales rose by more than five percent to 213.3 billion euros.
Emission controls cost the carmaker 16 billion euros.
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Kunčar and Lukáš faced each other in a by-election in January 2014. More successful was the Uherskobrodsky mayor, who in the second round received support from 63 percent of voters, while Lukas (then in ODS colours) got only 34 percent. 37% of the vote. Vícha and Halíková were rivals in the 2012 elections. Vícha, who has been a senator since 2006, defeated his rival in the second round with 59.70 percent of voters.
Kunčar won the January 2014 elections.
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Prague, 6 October (ČTK) - The results of the Senate elections so far indicate that the second round will bring a repetition of some electoral battles from previous years. The senator and mayor of Uherské Brod, Patrik Kunčar (KDU-ČSL) and the former governor of Zlín region, Libor Lukáš (non-party for Privatníky) will once again be running against each other. In Karviná, the senator and long-time mayor of Bohumín Petr Vícha (ČSSD) will compete with the former mayor of Havířov Milada Halíková (for KSČM). Kunčar and Lukáš faced each other in a by-election in January 2014. More successful was the Uherskobrodsky mayor, who in the second round received support from 63 percent of voters, while Lukas (then in ODS colours) got only 34 percent. 37% of the vote. Vícha and Halíková were rivals in the 2012 elections. Vícha, who has been a senator since 2006, defeated his rival in the second round with 59.70 percent of voters.
Kunčar won the January 2014 elections.
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The oldest tapestry on display is the 15th-century Verdura with griffins. century in Flanders. It is characterized by a symmetrical composition enlivened by real and fantasy fauna. The work in the worst condition is Alexander the Great and the Daughters of Darius, which was created around 1625 in France. It was often repaired, the quality of interventions is therefore variable. The restorers covered some of the missing parts with canvas and added paint.
The Flemish tapestry will be exhibited in the Czech Republic.
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The oldest tapestry on display is the Verdura with griffins, woven in the 15th century in Flanders. It is characterized by a symmetrical composition, enlivened by real and fantastic fauna. The work in the worst condition is Alexander the Great and the Daughters of Darius, which was created around 1625 in France. It was often repaired, so the quality of interventions varies. The restorers covered some of the missing parts with canvas and painted them. The oldest tapestry to be installed will be the Verdura with griffins, woven in the 15th century in Flanders. It is characterized by a symmetrical composition, enlivened by real and fantastic fauna. The work in the worst condition is Alexander the Great and the Daughters of Darius, which was created around 1625 in France. According to the uncle, it was often repaired, so the quality of interventions varies. "The restorers covered some of the missing parts with canvas and added paint," he noted.
The Flemish tapestry will be exhibited in the Czech Republic.
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Today's MfD published an alleged transcript of a conversation between then-Mayor Pavel Bém and lobbyist Roman Janoušek, in which they discuss filling key positions at the Prague VZP. It follows from it that both of them interfered in the selection process for the director of VZP Prague and Central Bohemia.
The situation in the VZP could have been influenced by politicians and lobbyists, show wiretaps published by Mladá fronta They show today.
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Prague 22. March (ČTK) - Director of the General Health Insurance Company (VZP) Pavel Horák is in danger of being recalled. He may lose his seat as a result of wiretaps published by Mladá fronta Dnes, according to which politicians and lobbyists from outside could significantly influence events in an institution through which 150 billion crowns flow annually. The public prosecutor will try to have him removed from office at the next meeting of the board of directors, Lidovky.cz reported today. To the leadership of the largest Czech The Minister of Health, Leoš Heger (TOP 09), has also publicly supported the health insurance company for other reasons.
The situation in the VZP could have been influenced by politicians and lobbyists, show wiretaps published by Mladá fronta They show today.
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Catalan authorities said some 2.26 million voters took part in Sunday's ballot and around 90 percent of them voted for independence. Madrid considers the vote illegal and has tried to thwart it. According to Catalan authorities, around 900 people were injured in violent clashes with police accompanying the vote.
The people of Spain do not agree with the vote, as they consider it illegal.
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JOHANNESBURG (JAR) 3 September ( ČTK ) - The summit on sustainable development in South Africa's Johannesburg today recorded one of its partial successes, when Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov made a surprise announcement that Moscow is preparing to "in the near future" ratify the so-called Kyoto Protocol for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. If Canada were to join Russia, as its Prime Minister Jean Chrétien promised on Monday, the protocol signed in 1997 could finally enter into force.
Today's summit on sustainable development in the Pretoria was a partial success.
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JOHANNESBURG (JAR) September 3 (ČTK) - The summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg, South Africa, today recorded one of its partial successes when Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov surprisingly announced that Moscow is preparing to ratify the so-called Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions "in the near future." If Canada were to join Russia, as its Prime Minister Jean Chrétien promised on Monday, the protocol signed in 1997 could finally enter into force.
Today's summit on sustainable development in the Pretoria was a partial success.
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Dubai/Cairo/Moscow 25. June (CTK) - A group close to Al-Qaeda in Iraq posted a statement online today saying it had "executed" the Russian hostages it seized on June 3. Along with the statement, according to world agencies, it published on an Islamist website video footage clearly documenting the killing of three kidnapped Russians; the fate of the fourth captive is not yet clear. The tragic culmination of the kidnapping of Russian embassy workers was announced on the very day that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki presented a national reconciliation plan to end sectarian tensions and violence in the country.
Al-Qaeda has released a video showing the execution of Russian prisoners.
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Along with the statement, footage was posted online of four Russians standing in front of a dark red background, looking straight ahead and speaking Russian. The record is 13. In it, the captives list their names and job titles at the Russian embassy - third secretary, cook, driver and guard.
Al-Qaeda has released a video showing the execution of Russian prisoners.
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PRAGUE 24. December (ČTK) - The new President of the Senate, Přemysl Sobotka (ODS) With his predecessor, Petr Pithart (KDU-ČSL), the current first vice-chairman of the Senate, they exchanged not only functions in the upper chamber, but also their offices. Sobotka has not yet used his new premises, as painters and lacquerers have been working there instead.
Mr. Sobotka got a new table.
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More than four-fifths of the nearly 19,000 tickets were sold out before the festival even started. According to Střítesky, the organizers are satisfied with the interest of listeners, because it can be assumed that more tickets will be sold during the festival. "For example, tickets for the gala concert of three baritones as well as Beethoven's Missa Solemnis will certainly sell out," said Stříteský. LITOMYŠL (Svitavsko) 27. (ČTK) - The music of Bedřich Smetana, Anton Bruckner and Leoš Janáček performed by leading Czech interpreters and the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK ended today in the early evening at 46. International Music Festival Smetana's Litomyšl. Twenty-two festival programmes were visited by approximately 14,000 viewers, the artistic director of Smetana's Litomyšl, Vojtěch Stříteský, told ČTK today.
Many visitors come to the festival in Litomyšl.
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More than four-fifths of the nearly 19,000 tickets were sold out before the festival even started. According to Střítesky, the organizers are satisfied with the interest of listeners, because it can be assumed that more tickets will be sold during the festival. "For example, tickets for the gala concert of three baritones as well as Beethoven's Missa Solemnis will certainly sell out," said Stříteský.
Many visitors come to the festival in Litomyšl.
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Prague 24. (ČTK) - Zdena Mašínová may apply for new inheritance proceedings, in which she could obtain a family farm from the state in Lošany near Kolín. On March 1, a court in Kolín ruled that her father, Josef Mašín, was the owner of the farm at the time of his death in 1942 and signed under duress the contract by which he transferred the farm to his children - Ctirad, Josef and Zdena. The State Land Office (SLA), which represents the Czech Republic in the dispute, will not appeal against the ruling. SPÚ spokesperson Hynek Jordán told ČTK this today.
Zdena Mašínová can once again apply for her father's inheritance.
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Mašínová challenged in court the contract by which anti-Nazi resistance fighter Josef Mašín transferred the farm to his children. According to her, the father signed the contract under duress and he was the real owner even at the time of his death. The Cologne court ruled that Mašín had indeed signed the contract under duress, thereby invalidating it. Thanks to this, Mašínová can request new inheritance proceedings.
Zdena Mašínová can once again apply for her father's inheritance.
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The Hague, 7 January (ČTK) - After a six-month break, the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed today in The Hague. The Special Court for Sierra Leone has charged him with war crimes and crimes against humanity. This was reported by AFP.
Liberia's President Charles Taylor has appeared in court.
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No Name from Košice was formed 16 years ago, the first record named after the band's name was released in 1998. They came to the public's attention with a remix of the song Kristínka iba spí, sung by Peter Nagy. With their own songs, No Name broke through with their second album I'll Wait for a Miracle. They also released the albums Let's Celebrate Life (2001), Words into Darkness (2003) and two years later, What is it?! Their penultimate recording from 2008 is called In Balance, last year the band released after three years a new studio album entitled New Album.
The Košice band No Name has been playing for 16 years.
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22nd in Madrid. The Swiss insurance company Zurich Financial Services and the Spanish bank Santander have entered into an agreement that will open up access to fast-growing markets in Latin America for 1.67 billion dollars (approximately 30.2 billion Czech crowns). In return, the Spanish bank will receive capital for further acquisitions. The new joint venture was announced today by the two institutions.
Zurich Insurance Company and Generali Česká pojišťovna have introduced a new joint venture.
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More than 1,400 people arrived from Tunisia in September alone: more than the previous eight months combined. "We haven't seen so many in years," said Flavio Di Giacomo, an Italian spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Although it has not yet reached the levels seen shortly after the Arab Spring of 2011, says EU Ambassador to Tunisia Patrice Bergamini, but an increase it is. In just a few months, around 25,000 people came to Europe via Tunisia.
More than 1,000 people have arrived in Europe from Algeria.
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Hradec Králové, July 4 (ČTK) - At one hour before midnight today, the American guitar band The Killers took to the main stage of the Rock for People festival at the airport in Hradec Králové. Their performance culminated the first day of the festival. Above the musicians' heads hung a fluorescent sign reading Sam's Town. This is the name of last year's, second album by the band. Today, The Killers came to present the songs from it to the festival audience.
The Killers have arrived in Slovakia.
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The start of fashion week has not been without controversy surrounding emaciated models. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said today that shows such as London Fashion Week are a showcase for malnourished models. She also called for "urgent" action against websites known to be "pro-ana." and "pro-mia" (pro-bulimia), which provide instructions on how to lose weight in an unhealthy way. London 18. September (CTK reporter) - Irish designer Paul Costelloe's 25th anniversary show opened in London today. Local Fashion Week. The organisers of London Fashion Week are expecting a big response from the anniversary edition, which includes 60 shows, as some of the biggest names in British fashion return to London. British doctors also warned today that fashion shows are still featuring underweight models and called for a crackdown on websites offering unhealthy weight-loss advice.
London Fashion Week has been plagued by controversy.
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The start of fashion week has not been without controversy surrounding emaciated models. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said today that shows such as London Fashion Week are a showcase for malnourished models. She also called for "urgent" action against websites known to be "pro-ana." and "pro-mia" (pro-bulimia), which provide instructions on how to lose weight in an unhealthy way.
London Fashion Week has been plagued by controversy.
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Prague 13. (ČTK) - In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of last year. In the whole year, there were about 11,000 protest rallies. Deputy Mayor Rudolf Blažek (ODS) said this at a press conference today. Since July, security officials have pre-emptively banned one rally and disbanded another on the spot, according to the undersecretary for security.
Rudolf Blažek is active in politics.
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As opposed to last season, representatives of the top swimming body have decided to remove races in Edmonton (Canada), Manchester (England) and Imperia (Italy) from the programme. For next year's World Cup, there will be at least one race on every continent except Africa and two in Europe.
The governing body of international swimming decides how many races there will be at a World Cup.
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One of the four winners who won the Young Architect Award 2011 this year was, for example, Ida Čapounová, who designed urban solutions for the Czech countryside, specifically for Měchnov in Benešov. Another of the laureates, young architect Jakub Jílek, focused on the Vltava River in the Czech capital; architects Pavlína Macháčková and Klára Makovcová from MMM Architekti then prepared a study concerning an agricultural training school. The only foreign author among the winners is Slovenian architect Polonca Kastelicová, who designed the revitalization of the main square in one of Slovenia's municipalities.
Ida Čapounová won the Young Architect Award 2011.
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Trembling (Chrudimsko) 21. (ČTK) - The first person was poisoned with methanol in the Pardubice Region. A man from Třemošnice in Chrudim lies in a hospital in Čáslav. He is out of danger for life. This was told to ČTK by the director of the Regional Hygiene Station in Pardubice, Antonín Vykydal.
A man has been poisoned in the Pardubice region.
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Brno 14. (ČTK) - The biggest problem of social services in Brno is that the public knows little about them. People who give birth to a disabled child or families caring for an elderly person must therefore find out on their own what they are entitled to and where the necessary services will be provided. This follows from the community plan of social services, which was prepared by the city. The wide-ranging document is published on its website and people can submit comments.
Brno's community service plan is published on the internet.
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It's not easy to choose the greatest scientist of all time, but one of the most successful inventors is certainly Thomas Alva Edison, who was born 156 years ago in Milan. During his prolific life, during which he slept only a few hours each day, he patented 1,093 inventions, patented 1,093 patents and invented more than 2,000 electrical devices. and mechanical devices. From 1876, he worked in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he established the world's first industrial research laboratory. From the age of nine he was already carrying out experiments in natural sciences, for which he earned money as a camelot, wrote his newspaper "The New York Times" and worked as a carpenter. He telegraphed. Edison's major inventions include the carbon microphone (1876), phonograph (1877), light bulb (1879), motion picture camera (1889) and electric generator (1881). This wise and profoundly humane man died on the 18th. October 31, 1931 in West Orange, USA.
The inventor of the phonograph was Albert Einstein.
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PARIS/LONDON, April 10 (ČTK) - European airlines Air France and British Airways will retire Concorde supersonic jets this year after more than 27 years in service. France's Air France announced its decision in Paris today, while the British airline made a similar announcement in London.
Air France and British Airways rejected the Concorde.
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This morning, police were out in force across the South East. 32 crashes to accidents. One person was seriously injured, one moderately and five people escaped with minor injuries. "Drivers do not realise that even wet roads are slippery and should therefore take their foot off the accelerator," police spokesperson Jana Kameníková told ČTK.
Police spokesperson Jana Kameníková warns of wet roads.
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Prague 22. (ČTK) - The Czech Theatre's showcase of regional theatres continued today in Prague with a guest performance by the Municipal Theatre from Mladá Boleslav. Its members presented on the stage of the Theatre under Palmovka musical comedy by Karel Poláček, Martin Vačkář and Ondřej Havelka "Men in Offside," which was the most successful project of last season.
The showcase of Czech regional theatres continued in Prague by hosting non-Prague theatres.
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Prague 22. (ČTK) - The Czech Theatre's showcase of regional theatres continued today in Prague with a guest performance by the Municipal Theatre from Mladá Boleslav. Its members presented on the stage of the Theatre under Palmovka musical comedy by Karel Poláček, Martin Vačkář and Ondřej Havelka "Men in Offside," which was the most successful project of last season. The next set of guests will be 8. Central Bohemian Theatre Kladno, whose members will bring "real and unreal images from life and dreams," as in the play called Labyrinth (Circus by Comenius) Photographed by Karol Sidon.
The showcase of Czech regional theatres continued in Prague by hosting non-Prague theatres.
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Ústí nad Labem/Karlovy Vary, 22 March (ČTK) - The police intervened today at the headquarters of the Council of the North-West Cohesion Region in Ústí nad Labem and sealed some offices. This was confirmed to ČTK by the council's spokesperson, Marcela Klíchová. The Unit for the Detection of Organized Crime (ÚOOZ) intervened at the headquarters of the council that distributes European subsidies, its spokesman Pavel Hanták told ČTK.
The Council of the North-West Cohesion Region has its seat in Olomouc.
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In Ostrava, zebras have been bred since 1973 and 28 cubs have been born in the zoo since then. The current group consists of four females, a male and a young. In early August, two male rhinos left the zoo for a German garden in Cologne. The zoo donated them free of charge as part of the European Grévy's zebra conservation programme, in which it is involved.
The current group in Ostrava has been enriched by two males who stayed at the zoo last month.
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Catalan authorities said some 2.26 million voters took part in Sunday's ballot and around 90 percent of them voted for independence. Madrid considers the vote illegal and has tried to stop it. Catalan authorities say around 900 people have been injured in violent clashes with police accompanying the vote.
Some 90 percent of voters rejected independence for Spain's Catalonia region.
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Above the Elbe/Karlovy Vary 22. (ČTK) - Police intervened today at the headquarters of the Council of the North-West Cohesion Region in Ústí nad Labem and sealed some offices. This was confirmed to ČTK by the council's spokesperson, Marcela Klíchová. The Unit for the Detection of Organized Crime (ÚOOZ) intervened at the headquarters of the council, which distributes European subsidies, its spokesman Pavel Hanták told ČTK.
The Council of the North-West Cohesion Region is based in northern Bohemia.
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In Ostrava, zebras have been bred since 1973 and 28 cubs have been born in the zoo since then. The current group consists of four females, a male and a young. At the beginning of August, two males left the zoo for the German Garden in Cologne. The zoo donated them free of charge as part of the European conservation programme for Grévy's zebras, in which it is involved.
Ostrava is avoiding European aid for Grévy's zebras.
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Ottawa 13. December (ČTK) - Canada has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent made the announcement Monday. He justified the decision by claiming that the protocol, under which Ottawa was threatened with sanctions of about 13.6 billion dollars, "doesn't work." But according to the United Nations, Canada - which became the first country to withdraw from an international agreement - is still obliged under international law to reduce its emissions.
According to Peter Kent, Canada's environment minister, the Water Management Protocol is not working.
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Ottawa 13. December (CTK) - Canada has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent made the announcement on Monday. He justified the decision by saying that the protocol, under which Ottawa was threatened with sanctions amounting to about 13.6 billion dollars, "does not work." But the United Nations says Canada, which became the first country to withdraw from the international treaty, still has an obligation under international law to reduce its emissions.
According to Peter Kent, Canada's environment minister, the Water Management Protocol is not working.
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Teplice, 6 February (ČTK) - ČEZ Teplárenská has completed the connection of a part of Teplice to central heat supply. Instead of gas boiler rooms, it will supply heat directly from the nearby Ledvice power plant. The steam distribution system, construction of the main exchange station and modification of existing boiler rooms cost 123 million crowns. the company's director Vladimír Gult told journalists today.
The Ledvice power plant will not provide heat to Teplice.
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The Hateful Eight had its US premiere on the 25th. December. Before that, a pirated copy of it had leaked onto the internet. According to Variety, nearly 570,000 IP addresses downloaded the film in the first 24 hours after it was leaked. The film piracy group Hive-CM8 has since apologised for the problems caused. He allegedly wants his activities to help people who do not have money for the cinema, and he does not want to harm the film business. They described themselves as admirers of Tarantino's work.
The premiere of Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" was the 25th. December at 7 p.m. in the Lucerna cinema hall.
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PRAGUE 18. June 19 - Record high temperatures. The long-term average norm (measured since 1775 in Prague's Klementinum) was as follows: highest temperature 31.2 from 1917 and 1934, lowest temperature 7.3 from 1985. Long-term average normal: 17.9 degrees Celsius.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE 15. October 16 - Record high temperatures. The highest temperature of 21.4 from 1967, the lowest temperature minus 1.6 from 1810. Long-term average normal: 9.6C.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE 15. October 16 - Record high temperatures. The highest temperature of 21.4 from 1967, the lowest temperature minus 1.6 from 1810. Long-term average normal: 8.7C.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE 27. January 28 - Record high temperatures. January (measured since 1775 in Prague's Klementinum) were as follows: highest temperature 11.8 from 1834 and 1983, lowest temperature minus 23.3 from 1830. Long-term average normal: minus 0.6 degrees C.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE 28. January 29 - Record high temperatures. (measured since 1775 in Prague's Klementinum) were as follows: the highest temperature of 11.0 degrees C from 1983, the lowest temperature of minus 24.0 degrees C from 1830. Long-term average normal: minus 0.3 degrees C.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE 18. June 19 - Record high temperatures. The long-term average normals (measured since 1775 in Prague's Klementinum) were as follows: highest temperature 31.2 from 1917 and 1934, lowest temperature 7.3 from 1985.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE 18. January 19 - Record high temperatures. January (measured since 1775 in Prague's Klementinum) were as follows: the highest temperature of 11.1°C from 1934, the lowest temperature of minus 19.0°C from 1942. Long-term average normal: minus 0.7 degrees C.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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Temperatures can still rise during the day, so the final value of today's temperature record will not be known until after 21:00. Temperatures vary widely across the UK today. For example, in Brno they measured a temperature of around zero at 12:00; on the other hand, in Čáslav na Kutnohorsku and Pardubice it was 14 degrees at the same time.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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Temperature records have been broken several times this year. An exceptional series was recorded in Klementinum at the turn of January and February, when the record fell six times in a row. In March, records have already fallen on the seventh day of the month. New maximum temperatures were measured in Brno, Ostrava and Prague-Libuš.
Temperature records were broken in the Czech Republic.
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Prague 13. (ČTK) - In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of last year. In the whole year, there were about 11,000 protest rallies. Deputy Mayor Rudolf Blažek (ODS) said this at a press conference today. Since July, security officials have pre-emptively banned one rally and disbanded another on the spot, according to the undersecretary for security.
In 2008, more than 10,000 demonstrations took place in the Czech capital.
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Petr Zelenka studied scriptwriting and dramaturgy at FAMU. In 1990-1991, he worked as a dramaturge at Barrandov, later writing for Czech Television. In 1993 he made his debut as a director with the television film The Padlock. He made his debut in the field of fiction film with the tragicomedy Knoflíkáři (1997), for which he was awarded four Czech Lions and a prize in Rotterdam. For director David Ondříček, he wrote the script for the comedy The Loners (2000). The fate of the lonely thirty-somethings. In 2001, he wrote Tales of Ordinary Madness for the Dejvice Theatre, for which he won the Alfréd Radok Award. The theatrical version was then made into a film. In 2007 he directed his next play, Purification, in Kraków. also in Czech. His last big project was the 2008 drama Karamazov.
Petr Zelenka turned down an offer to work with the Dejvice Theatre.
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Just like last year, the organisers want to attract entire families with small children to the islands; an accompanying stage will be designed for them on Children's Island, whose programme is being prepared by the Unijazz association. Visitors can travel from one scene to another on a special festival tram.
The organizers of the United Islands want to attract families with small children again.
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Prague 19. (ČTK) - In the current heat, people are at risk of sunstroke, cramps from overheating and exhaustion from overheating, warns the Ministry of Health on its website. In heatstroke, the body's temperature regulation fails, so that in a short period of time it can rise up to 41 degrees and one risks permanent damage to health. and death. Immediate medical help is needed, as well as for cramps and exhaustion from overheating. In case of heat stroke, the victim should not be given anything to drink and must be cooled down until a doctor arrives. With cramps and exhaustion from overheating, you can drink.
People are at risk of cramps and exhaustion in hot weather and overheating.
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Exhaustion from overheating may occur. It can also occur several days after a person has been exposed to high temperatures without enough fluids. is manifested by sweating, paleness, tiredness, fatigue, weakness, muscle cramps, dizziness to fainting, nausea or vomiting. Body temperature may be normal, skin cold and clammy, pulse fast and weak, breathing rapid and shallow. Medical help is essential if the sufferer suffers from high blood pressure or heart problems. Special attention should be paid to pregnant women.
People are at risk of cramps and exhaustion in hot weather and overheating.
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Los Angeles/Prague, April 27 ( ČTK ) - The case began with a photo showing the brutal beating of black motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. The brutal violence of white lawmen has caused a great scandal in the United States. The subsequent high-profile trial and especially the jury's acquittal triggered several days of race riots in a number of cities, which claimed nearly 60 victims. The controversial ruling came down 25 years ago, on the 29th. April 1992.
The killing of Rodney King set off 2020's violent racial protests.
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Los Angeles/Prague, April 27 (ČTK) - The case began with a photo showing the brutal beating of black motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. The brutal violence of white lawmen has caused a major scandal in the US. The subsequent high-profile trial and, above all, the jury's acquittal triggered several days of racial riots in a number of cities that claimed nearly 60 victims. The controversial verdict was handed down 25 years ago, on 29. April 1992.
The killing of Rodney King set off 2020's violent racial protests.
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Four Los Angeles police officers were retried in 1993. This time, a jury found two of them guilty of violating King's civil rights and sentenced them to 30 months. Two other law enforcement officers convinced the court of their innocence. King was awarded $3.8 million in damages. King died in 2012 at the age of 47.
The killing of Rodney King set off 2020's violent racial protests.
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Los Angeles/Prague 26. April (ČTK) - The first was a picture depicting the brutal crackdown by Los Angeles police officers on black motorist Rodney King. The brutal violence of white lawmen has caused a major scandal in the US. The subsequent high-profile trial and, above all, the jury's acquittal triggered several days of racial riots in a number of cities that claimed more than 50 victims. The controversial verdict was handed down 20 years ago, on 29. April 1992.
The killing of Rodney King set off 2020's violent racial protests.
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PPAHA 28. April (ČTK) - For a year, Americans have awaited the outcome of the trial of white Los Angeles police officers accused of brutally and disproportionately beating black motorist Rodney King. All it took was one unjust verdict by an all-white jury and Los Angeles, and eventually the entire United States, descended into racial hatred for a few days 10 years ago. The sentencing took place on the 29th. The April 1992 riots and ensuing six-day rioting left more than 50 people dead, 2,400 injured and over $1 billion in damage.
The killing of Rodney King set off 2020's violent racial protests.
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NAIROBI/PRAHA 13. The Czech Republic will chair the meetings of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP) over the next 12 months. Minister of the Environment Libor Ambrozek was elected to head the secretariat today in Nairobi, informed ČTK by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
In the next 12 months, the Czech Republic will lead the Secretariat of the Montreal Convention.