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| The court began its work last year. It will hear cases if they are not dealt with by courts at national level. Motions to initiate proceedings can be made by the state involved, the tribunal's prosecutor or the U.N. Security Council. The maximum sentence that can be imposed is life imprisonment. The court is made up of 18 judges from different countries and can issue international arrest warrants. | The International Criminal Court is considering another case. |
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| 22nd in Madrid. (ČTK) - 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. | The tie-up between Zurich and Santander will give the Swiss group access to fast-growing markets and the Spanish institution capital for further acquisitions in Latin America. |
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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 in Klementinum. As early as 1936, however, the Prague City Council did not recommend loaning the epic at all for exhibitions, 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 not to allow paintings that are cultural monuments to travel. | The epopee was first exhibited in May 1919. |
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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. | The candle was invented in 1879. |
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| Visitors to the exhibition can see works by sculptor Jan Ambrůz, graphic artist Vladana Hajnová, painter and sculptor Daniel Hanzlík and sculptor Ladislav Jezbera. Also exhibiting in the Hradec Králové gallery are author of large-format drawings Jiří Kornatovský, painter Jiří Matějů, painter and experimenter Jaromír Novotný and author of audiovisual installations Richard Loskot. | The thematic exhibition of minimalism at the Gallery of Modern Art in Hradec ends. |
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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. | The court changed the Ukrainian ex-minister's sentence to a one-year probation. |
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| MEXICO 22. In recent days, environmentalists have repeatedly protested against the sale of 25 dolphins from the Solomon Islands to a water park in Mexico. Environmentalists say the dolphins could be severely traumatised by being moved from their home in the Pacific Ocean, and may also carry new diseases to local dolphins that live off the tropical Yuacatán peninsula. Australia has asked Mexico to block the deal, but the Mexican government says there is no reason to do so. Regarding the transport of dolphins, Mexican authorities reportedly consulted with experts and promised that the animals would be subjected to a thorough medical examination so as not to spread new diseases. | The sale of live dolphins from Oceania to an amusement park in Central America was illegal. |
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| MEXICO 22. In recent days, environmentalists have repeatedly protested against the sale of 25 dolphins from the Solomon Islands to a water park in Mexico. Environmentalists say the dolphins could be severely traumatised by being moved from their home in the Pacific Ocean, and may also carry new diseases to local dolphins that live off the tropical Yuacatán peninsula. The sale of live dolphins is governed by the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species, which prohibits such 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 companies of exploiting the crisis in the Solomon Islands. | The sale of live dolphins from Oceania to an amusement park in Central America was illegal. |
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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 Marathon Sport Expo was held at the Prague Exhibition Grounds. |
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| In the past, it was the most successful 40th anniversary for Czech cinematography. at the 1990 Berlinale. At that time, Jiří Menzel won the main prize of the Golden Bear for his vault film Larks on a Thread (Skřivánci na niti), Jan Švankmajer received the Special Award for Dark, Light, Dark (Tma, světlo, tma) and an award for film personalities - the Golden Camera - was given to Karel Vachek for the documentary The Kindred by Choice (1968). Repete, directed by Michaela Pavlátová, was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Short Film in 1995. In 1997, Czech-born director Miloš Forman won the highest award for his film The People versus Larry Flynt. | 40. This year's Berlinale was the most successful for Jiří Menzel. |
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| Last year, the number of aircraft movements (i.e. take-offs and landings) at Ruzyně Airport increased by more than 50%. 11.4 percent to nearly 116 thousand. The growth in the number of checked-in passengers was even higher, reaching 18.2 percent. This is evidenced by the fact that increasingly larger and heavier aircraft are flying to Prague. So far this year, the month-on-month increase in the number of passengers travelling to Ruzyně has been around 30 percent. In July, the airport even handled more than a million passengers in one month for the first time in its history. | In July 2004, the largest airport in the Czech Republic handled more than a million passengers in one month for the first time. |
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| Last year, the number of aircraft movements, i.e. take-offs and landings, at Ruzyně Airport increased by 11.4 percent to almost 116 thousand. The growth in the number of checked-in passengers was even higher, reaching 18.2 percent. This is evidenced by the fact that larger and heavier aircraft are flying to Prague. So far this year, the month-on-month increase in the number of passengers on Ruzyně has been around 30 percent. In July, the airport handled more than a million passengers in one month for the first time in its history. | In July 2004, the largest airport in the Czech Republic handled more than a million passengers in one month for the first time. |
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| (Brno, Czech Republic) 27. (ČTK) - On Saturday, around three thousand spectators watched the tank battle in the fields near Ořechov in Brno. Some 430 history buffs from five countries took part in the battle. They had 50 kilograms of pyrotechnics available for twenty vehicles. "Around twenty thousand rounds were fired," Dan Urbánek from the Renata Military History Club told ČTK today. | The last battle of World War II took place in Brno on the 24th. April 1945. |
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| Tank battle at Ořechov 24. In April 1945, World War II ended in this part of the country. About 960 Russian and 275 German soldiers were killed. Thirty-five Soviet tanks and vehicles were destroyed, and 80 percent of the village was wiped out. Twenty people died and 176 homes were destroyed. An event in the village is commemorated by a memorial. | The last battle of World War II took place in Brno on the 24th. April 1945. |
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| BERLIN, 5 February (CTK reporter) - The 60-metre red carpet on Potsdamer Platz is ready. Fans of the silver screen count on sleepless nights and waiting under hotel windows. It's 54 in Berlin tonight. at the annual Berlinale International Film Festival. | There have been 54. the annual Berlinale festival. |
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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. | The speaker of the Czech parliament, Andreas Khol, denied Slovenia's right to defend the interests of its minority in Carinthia. |
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| Khol also angered minority leaders in the Austrian Carinthia, when he described their refusal to agree to establish only 147 bilingual names of municipalities as "regrettable." Minority organisations are demanding that the Austrian Constitutional Court's ruling be implemented, according to which every community where more than ten percent of minority members live is entitled to a bilingual sign. About 400 municipalities are said to meet this requirement. | The speaker of the Czech parliament, Andreas Khol, denied Slovenia's right to defend the interests of its minority in Carinthia. |
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| According to Khola, however, the German-speaking population's opposition to bilingual signs is primarily caused by the fact that after the war Yugoslavia made claims against Austria on territories inhabited by a minority. "The old people still remember it, they have a long memory and associate it with bilingual signs. So we should not worry about them," he said. On the other hand, he condemned unspecified minority "initiatives that want to disrupt the harmony in which we live here in Austria." | The speaker of the Czech parliament, Andreas Khol, denied Slovenia's right to defend the interests of its minority in Carinthia. |
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| Berlin, May 4 (CTK reporter) - The Italian company Fiat intends to maintain its presence in Germany. Opel and its three main car assembly plants, which the Italians want to enter. This was announced today in Berlin by the German Minister of Economic Affairs, Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg, after talks with the General Manager 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 makes engines. | Italy's Fiat intends to keep the Mercedes brand in Germany. |
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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, which the Italians want to enter. This was announced today in Berlin by the German Minister of 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. Guttenberg explained at an afternoon press conference that Fiat intends to provide Opel with a financial bridge, which will require the short-term release of funds. Marchionne is said to have estimated the cost of stabilising Opel at between five and seven billion euros. The head of Fiat also stressed today that his company does not want to burden the German automaker with its own debts. | Italy's Fiat intends to keep the Mercedes brand in Germany. |
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| Taylor is the first former head of state from an African country to be tried by an international court. In the past, toppled African dictators usually fled overseas where they lived in comfort with impunity. Taylor also went into exile abroad, notably in Nigeria, after his overthrow in 2003, but was later handed over to a special court under international pressure. | Taylor was frequently seen in public in Liberia. |
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| The People's Party will initiate negotiations with the aim of dismissing SPD Chairman Tomio Okamura from his position as Vice-Chairman of the House due to his statements about the Protectorate concentration camp in Lety u Písku. The intention was also supported by the Mayors and TOP 09. The ODS and some representatives of the ČSSD are also open to it. The Minister of Justice in resignation, Robert Pelikán (ANO), expressed concern about Okamura's statements and called on him to stop them. Okamura said that his movement does not question the suffering of people in the Lety camp. He described the criticism that he and SPD MP Miloslav Rozner are facing as part of a campaign to prevent direct attacks on him. and the movement's indirect participation in government formation. | Miroslav Kalousek made a controversial statement about the concentration camp at Lety u Písku. |
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| The People's Party will initiate negotiations with the aim of dismissing SPD Chairman Tomio Okamura from his position as Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies due to his statements about the Protectorate concentration camp at Lety u Písku. The intention was also supported by the Mayors and TOP 09, The ODS and some representatives of the ČSSD are also open to it. The Minister of Justice in resignation, Robert Pelikán (ANO), expressed concern about Okamura's statements and called on him to stop them. Okamura said that his movement does not question the suffering of people in the Lety camp. He described the criticism that he and SPD MP Miloslav Rozner are facing as part of a campaign aimed at preventing direct interference by foreign powers. and the movement's indirect participation in government formation. | Miroslav Kalousek made a controversial statement about the concentration camp at Lety u Písku. |
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| Like last year, the organisers want to attract whole families with small children to the islands; for them there will be an accompanying scene 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 Association for the Promotion of Cultural Activities is involved in preparing the summer festival programme. |
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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. | Astrid Lindgren was childless. |
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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. Lindh, 46, turned 10 last year. She was stabbed while shopping at a department store in central Stockholm on September 9 and succumbed to her injuries the next day. The minister was seen as a clear future candidate to become Sweden's head of government, which would have made her the first woman in that position in Swedish history. She was married and left behind two teenage sons. | Astrid Lindgren was childless. |
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| In the report CR-elections-ODS-Senate-PHOTO (Klaus: ODS will strive for the position of Senate President, 16:52) in the first sentence of the last paragraph, please correct the text:"... In the Senate, its current vice-chairman is Přemysl Sobotka." into the correct form of ``... in the Senate, its vice-chairman is now Přemysl Sobotka." | Přemysl Sobotka did not run for president of the Senate. |
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| The most senior member of the ODS in the Senate is now its vice-chairman, Přemysl Sobotka. However, his possible election could be complicated by the fact that he resigned from the ODS Executive Council after the June parliamentary elections. He disagreed that the party leadership had failed to take responsibility for its electoral failure. Dagmar Lastovecká, chairwoman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, could have a chance to be elected. The election is likely to take place in early December. | Přemysl Sobotka did not run for president of the Senate. |
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| PRAGUE 15. (ČTK) - As expected, Přemysl Sobotka from the opposition ODS, which has an almost absolute majority in the upper house, became the new president of the Senate. 55 out of 80 senators voted for Sobotka in today's secret ballot. In addition to his 35 colleagues from the Civic Democrats club, he was apparently also supported by senators of the government KDU-ČSL and ČSSD, as their representatives had previously indicated. | Přemysl Sobotka did not run for president of the Senate. |
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| Sobotka at the head of the Senate replaced Petr Pithart (KDU-ČSL), who had resigned. regard for He did not seek re-election as a result of the Senate change in November. The ODS occupied the chair of the chairman of the upper chamber after four years, when Pithart replaced Libuše Benešová (ODS). The ODS thus successfully nominated its candidates for the two highest political constitutional offices, and the other two were filled by the ČSSD. | Přemysl Sobotka did not run for president of the Senate. |
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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 central heat supply cost Teplice 123 million crowns. |
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| During the two stages, ČEZ Teplárenská connected spa houses in the city centre. Teplic And then there are the parts of Šanov and Prosetice. "The situation today is such that many citizens are not interested in the environment, which is connected with it, they are mainly interested in heating prices," Gult told ČTK. Heating prices for end customers will fall by about 15 percent. For heat from gas boiler rooms, Teplice residents paid almost 600 crowns without VAT per gigajoule of heat; for central heating the price is reduced to 507.50 CZK per GJ without VAT. | The central heat supply cost Teplice 123 million crowns. |
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| 30 in Paris. (ČTK) - Governments of twenty countries and private investors, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates or the head of a social network. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook is set to pledge at the Paris climate conference that it will invest tens of billions of dollars in research, development and production of green energy sources over the coming years. The United States, India and 18 other countries will announce on Tuesday that they will double the $10 billion currently invested in renewable energy over five years. Gates, on behalf of 28 major investors, will present an initiative to provide capital for the start-up of new energy projects. | Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are members of the New World Order. |
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| Warsaw 17. (ČTK) - Polish director and scriptwriter Andrzej Žulawski has died at the age of 75. According to Polish media, the filmmaker died of cancer in Warsaw overnight. The Lviv native was known for his non-commercial approach to cinema. It was appreciated mainly by European lovers of art films. Shortly after his birth, he moved with his father to Czechoslovakia and later Poland. | Andrzej Zulawski suffered a heart attack. |
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| PRAGUE 17. April ( ČTK ) - British consular officials have reappeared at Prague's Ruzyne airport, checking passengers bound for Britain. The tenth round of inspections lasts from 9. April and don't know when it will end Klára Skřivánková, a spokeswoman for the British Embassy, told ČTK today. In March, when Britons were stranded at the airport for seven days, 38 people were refused entry to England. | Passengers travelling to destinations in the UK are subject to stringent checks. |
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| PRAGUE 17. April (ČTK) - British consular officials have reappeared at Prague's Ruzyne airport, checking passengers bound for the UK. The tenth round of inspections lasts from 9. and it is not known when it will end, British Embassy spokesperson Klára Skřivánková told ČTK today. In March, when Britons were stranded at the airport for seven days, 38 people were prevented from entering the UK. | Passengers travelling to destinations in the UK are subject to stringent checks. |
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| The checks are being introduced by the British in agreement with the Czech government and on the basis of an amendment to the 1975 Czech-British Consular Agreement. London is trying to prevent abuse of its asylum system. The move has been criticised by a number of human rights organisations. It is primarily Romani people who are applying for asylum in Britain, but the number of applicants for political asylum from the Czech Republic has been steadily decreasing. | Passengers travelling to destinations in the UK are subject to stringent checks. |
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| Taylor is the first former African head of state to appear before an international court. In the past, toppled African dictators usually fled overseas where they lived in comfort and impunity. Taylor went into exile abroad in Nigeria after his overthrow in 2003, but was later handed over to a special court under international pressure. | Taylor went into exile in South Africa after his 2003 downfall. |
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| Taylor went into exile in Nigeria last August after rebels stormed the Liberian capital, Monrovia. The U.N. war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone has indicted him on war crimes charges for supporting Sierra Leonean rebels who fought their country's government from 1991-2001 to gain control of rich deposits of diamonds, bauxite and titanium ore. | Taylor went into exile in South Africa after his 2003 downfall. |
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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 officers who brutally attacked black motorcyclist Rodney King were acquitted on the 29th. April 1992. |
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| The trial raised many doubts. The trial was moved from Los Angeles to an affluent suburb, despite claims of "demographic disparity." The jury, which had no black members, found that the officers did not overstep their legal bounds and acquitted them of excessive force. On the day of his sentencing, Dec. 29. On April 4, 1992, storms erupted in South Central Los Angeles, a predominantly African-American and Latino neighborhood. | The officers who brutally attacked black motorcyclist Rodney King were acquitted on the 29th. April 1992. |
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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 officers who brutally attacked black motorcyclist Rodney King were acquitted on the 29th. April 1992. |
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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 officers who brutally attacked black motorcyclist Rodney King were acquitted on the 29th. April 1992. |
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| Last year, the number of aircraft movements, i.e. take-offs and landings, at Ruzyně Airport increased by 11.4 percent to almost 116 thousand. The growth in the number of checked-in passengers was even higher, reaching 18.2 percent. This is evidenced by the fact that larger and heavier aircraft are flying to Prague. So far this year, the month-on-month increase in the number of passengers on Ruzyně has been around 30 percent. In July, the airport handled more than a million passengers in one month for the first time in its history. | Increasingly larger and heavier aircraft are flying to Prague's Ruzyně Airport. |
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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. | In the vicinity of České Budějovice 31. In January, there were 32 car crashes. |
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| Prague 26. (ČTK) - The Slav Epic cycle of paintings by Alfons Mucha will fly to Tokyo in February next year, with the exhibition starting there on 7 March. After that, he will move to China. It will remain in three Chinese museums until mid-2018. The gallery is working on a final version of the loan agreement. The director of the Prague City Gallery, Magdalena Juříková, said this today at a press conference in the Trade Fair Palace, where the epic will be located until the end of the year. The work has been exhibited more than twenty times in the Czech Republic. and abroad, for the first time in 1919 in Klementinum. As early as 1936, however, the Prague City Council had already recommended that the epic should not be loaned for exhibitions at all, because due to its technique and enormous size it suffers greatly during transport. Some experts have also objected and are asking the Ministry of Culture not to allow paintings that are cultural monuments to travel. | They did not exhibit the epopee in 1919. |
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| Karel Loprais took part in the Dakar for the first time back in 1986. The management of the manufacturer of Tatra trucks decided at that time to emulate their colleagues from Liberec's Liaz, who had ridden the Dakar a year earlier, and send two of their cars on the mythical race. The choice fell on experienced test drivers - the crew of Kahánek, Gumulec, Kalina rode in one truck and Krpec, Stachura and Loprais in another. | Tatra makes trucks. |
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| The following year, a new competitor appeared in the rally - Russian Kamaz trucks and, above all, cars driven by Viktor Moskovskich. In 1995, however, Loprais's team was lucky and the long-leading Russian had to withdraw from the race just before the end. The Czech truck thus won its third victory and Loprais earned his famous nickname "Lord of the Dakar." In the 1996 edition, however, fortune favoured Moskovski - Loprais's car got stuck on a sand dune and he lost his valuable lead. The victory was celebrated by the Russian rider. | Tatra makes trucks. |
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| Budanov is the first Russian soldier to be tried for human rights violations in Chechnya, where Russian troops have been battling Chechen rebels since autumn 1999. Rights advocates welcome the process, but stress that Moscow should recognize the scale of crimes in Chechnya and launch a broader investigation. | Budanov is a soldier from Moscow on trial for human rights violations. |
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| Last year, 1.1 million undocumented immigrants from Mexico were apprehended along the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border, more than half of them within 400 miles in Arizona's border desert. In the spring, when the immigration wave is at its peak, the Department of Homeland Security plans to increase security by another 500 people to 2,500 border guards and temporarily transfer 27 aircraft there. | In 2004, no illegal immigrants were apprehended at the U.S. southern border. |
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| "Pastor's Lunch" 11. July (CTK) - This year, the town hall in Postoloprty in Louny is donating 175,000 crowns to repair the Chapel of 14 Holy Helpers in the local part of Mradice. Mayor Bedřiška Zakouřilová (independent) told ČTK today that although the chapel from 1841 is owned by the church, the city is interested in repairing it not only because of its external appearance, but mainly to preserve it. | The Postoloprty town hall is saving the local chapel. |
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| Brno 3. (ČTK) - ODS Chairman Petr Nečas wants the Civic Democrats to establish closer cooperation with TOP 09. It should take the form of an agreement, on the basis of which he would come to power in the Czech Republic. "Cease fire." After the parliamentary elections, both parties should then go either together into government or together into opposition. Nečas said this today at the crucial Brno congress of the party, which will decide on its future direction after the recent lost regional elections. | Petr Nečas does not like the idea of closer cooperation between ODS and TOP09. |
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| Washington, January 7 (ČTK) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates estimates that military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will require nearly $136 billion from this year's budget, more than double the amount originally approved. Gates announced his private estimate to U.S. lawmakers in a New Year's letter, the Associated Press reported today. | The fight against international terrorism is part of the US budget. |
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| According to Gates, if the current pace of operations does not slow down, the Pentagon will need another 70 billion (1.35 trillion crowns) in addition to the already approved 66 billion dollars. The estimate includes the activities of units in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other items in the fight against international terrorism. However, it does not include the planned increase in activity in Afghanistan. | The fight against international terrorism is part of the US budget. |
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| Bratislava/Budapest 21. (ČTK) - Hungarian President László Solyom cancelled today's private trip to Slovakia at the last minute after Slovakia announced that it would deny him entry. This is another significant negative moment in the complex relations between the two countries. 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. | Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič did not recommend the head of Hungary to visit Slovakia. |
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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. | Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič did not recommend the head of Hungary to visit Slovakia. |
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| Bratislava/Budapest 21. (ČTK) - Hungarian President László Solyom cancelled today's private trip to Slovakia at the last minute after Slovakia announced that it would deny him entry. This is another significant negative moment in the complex relations between the two countries. | Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič did not recommend the head of Hungary to visit Slovakia. |
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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. | Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič did not recommend the head of Hungary to visit Slovakia. |
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| The commission's experts do not rule out that Russia could become a "dominant seller" on the emissions market. The protocol only requires Russia not to emit more emissions in the period 2008-2012 than it did in 1990 - and at present, Russia is about 30 percent below this status, so it has a significant surplus in its quota that could be sold to other signatory countries or saved for future periods. According to the Russian government's estimate, the country should not reach 1990 emissions levels before 2020, but the Kyoto Protocol only runs until 2012. | The Kyoto Protocol worked. |
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| Madison (USA) 22. November (CTK) - A high bill was left to Dodge County in the US state of Wisconsin after filming Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp as famous bank robber John Dillinger. In March, traffic from downtown Columbus was diverted for filming. However, local roads did not hold up to the detour along Dodge County roads and passing cars caused damage that will cost $116,000 (almost 2.4 million Czech crowns) to repair, AP wrote today. | Johnny Depp turned down the role of John Dillinger in Public Enemy. |
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| OSLO 8. January (CTK correspondent) - Norway's public broadcaster NRK is facing a growing crisis in its search for a new chief executive. The "search" for the successor to outgoing boss Einar Forde was even completely halted on Sunday due to a leak of information and the chairman of NRK's board of directors resigned. Torger Reve is considering resigning. | Einar Forde will be the next director general of Norway's public broadcaster. |
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| PRAGUE 3. (ČTK) - The international music festival United Islands of Prague 2005 will begin in Prague today. On Střelecký ostrov, Císařská louka and in Žluté lázně, more than 60 bands and singers will perform at the second year of the show until Sunday. | United Islands is a festival taking place in Prague. |
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| PRAGUE 19. March (CTK) - On ten islands on the Vltava River in Prague from 29. From April 4 to May 2, the international music festival United Islands of Prague will take place. "The number of performers will reach almost a thousand and the audience participation is estimated at tens of thousands. The programme is still being fine-tuned," the show's spokesman Marek Hlavica told ČTK today. | United Islands is a festival taking place in Prague. |
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| PRAGUE 29. (ČTK) - The international music festival United Islands of Prague, which will take place at the turn of April and May in Prague clubs and islands on the Vltava River, will culminate with a concert by the French band Gipsy Kings. For the first time ever in the Czech Republic, the band will perform in the hall at Výstaviště on 2 May. The Romani ensembles Bengas and Gulo čar will play as support bands, festival spokesman Marek Hlavica told ČTK today. | United Islands is a festival taking place in Prague. |
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| Bratislava/Budapest 21. (ČTK) - Hungarian President László Solyom cancelled today's private trip to Slovakia at the last minute after Slovakia announced that it would deny him entry. This is another significant negative moment in the complex relations between the two countries. | Due to pressure from Slovak President Gašparovič, Hungarian President Sólyom cancelled a private trip to Slovakia on the day of the 21st anniversary of the occupation. August 2009. |
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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. | Due to pressure from Slovak President Gašparovič, Hungarian President Sólyom cancelled a private trip to Slovakia on the day of the 21st anniversary of the occupation. August 2009. |
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| NEW YORK 30. January (CTK) - Iraq on Wednesday rejected a report by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix, but offered some new information and pledged further cooperation with the inspectors. That's according to a letter released by Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed al-Douri, at UN headquarters in New York. The chief UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, has left for Washington where he is due to hold talks today with as yet unspecified senior US officials. approach to Iraq. According to diplomatic sources at the UN, Blix proposed changes to the US draft resolution in order to prevent his team from being accused of bias or even espionage. | Hans Blix has no function in the UN. |
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| NEW YORK 30. January (CTK) - Iraq on Wednesday rejected a report by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix, but offered some new information and pledged further cooperation with the inspectors. That's according to a letter released by Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed al-Douri, at UN headquarters in New York. Hans Blix, head of the international disarmament team charged with verifying and eventually eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction under U.N. auspices, appeared before council members today. After reaching an agreement with Iraq, which wanted to accept the inspectors under the conditions set by previous resolutions, Blix was about to leave for Baghdad, but then decided to wait and see how the vote on the new document would turn out. The chief UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, has left for Washington where he is due to hold talks today with as yet unspecified senior US officials. approach to Iraq. According to diplomatic sources at the UN, Blix proposed changes to the US draft resolution in order to prevent his team from being accused of bias or even espionage. | Hans Blix has no function in the UN. |
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| NEW YORK 30. January (CTK) - Iraq on Wednesday rejected a report by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix, but offered some new information and pledged further cooperation with the inspectors. That's according to a letter released by Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed al-Douri, at UN headquarters in New York. | Hans Blix has no function in the UN. |
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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 verdict on the arrest of police officers from Los Angeles, who brutally intervened against black biker Rodney King, fell on 29th October. April 1992. |
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| Žulawski's films are full of drastic scenes and nudity. When his second feature, 1972's "The Devil," was banned in Poland, the filmmaker moved to France at age 50. years he studied. His debut film, The Third Part of the Night (1971), also a drama with horror elements in historical settings, caused great controversy in Poland. | The film "The Devil" was shown in Poland. |
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| Žulawski's films are full of drastic scenes and nudity. His second feature, 1972's "The Devil," was banned in Poland and the filmmaker moved to France, where he died at 50. He studied for years. His debut film, The Third Part of the Night (1971), also a drama with horror elements in historical settings, caused great controversy in Poland. | The film "The Devil" was shown in Poland. |
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| The carmaker also announced that it would pay 12 current and former board members 63.24 million euros ($77.4 million) for 2015, when it posted a record loss. The company eliminated some bonuses, but will pay them back later if certain performance criteria are met, including a recovery in stock prices, Reuters reported. | The 2014 loss was the biggest in Volkswagen's history. |
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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. | The 2014 loss was the biggest in Volkswagen's history. |
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| The People's Party will initiate negotiations with the aim of dismissing SPD Chairman Tomio Okamura from his position as Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies due to his statements about the Protectorate concentration camp at Lety u Písku. The intention was also supported by the Mayors and TOP 09, The ODS and some representatives of the ČSSD are also open to it. The Minister of Justice in resignation, Robert Pelikán (ANO), expressed concern about Okamura's statements and called on him to stop them. Okamura said that his movement does not question the suffering of people in the Lety camp. He described the criticism that he and SPD MP Miloslav Rozner are facing as part of a campaign aimed at preventing direct interference by foreign powers. and the movement's indirect participation in government formation. | Miloslav Rozner is a member of the ODS. |
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| Třinec-based Moravia Energo, which was one of the most important energy traders in the country, had its electricity supply interrupted by ČEZ because it believed that Moravia Energo did not pay daily payments for supplies. The power supply was cut off on the 19th. On 2 February and four days later, Moravia Energo was excluded from trading in electricity. The management of Moravia Energo said that banks are not willing to finance the company's contracts this year or next. According to the decision of the Energy Regulatory Office, Moravia Energo customers are now supplied with power by ČEZ, E.ON and Pražská energetika. Moravia Energo supplied more than a thousand supply points. | Energo is a Czech car dealer. |
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| Sofia 16. (ČTK) - Czech hydroelectric group Energo-PRO wants to strengthen its position in Bulgaria and acquire a hydropower system owned by entrepreneur Grisha Ganchev's VEC Energija Holding. This was announced today by the Bulgarian business paper Kapital, citing information from the local anti-monopoly office. | Energo is a Czech car dealer. |
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| According to Kapital, the planned Czech acquisition is a holding of six companies that together own 13 hydroelectric power plants. In 2002, a Czech company had already bought three hydroelectric power plants with combined capacity in Bulgaria. 55.7 megawatts. The capacity of the 13 power plants that Energo-PRO now wants to acquire is 77.8 megawatts, according to Kapital. | Energo is a Czech car dealer. |
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| Prague 14. July (CTK) - She was a member of the National Theatre in Prague for seventeen years and her acting has also been used extensively in film. Regina Rázlová mostly played self-confident and exclusive women, often with a strong sense of entitlement. She was also on the opposite side of the law, and her captivating voice sounded even in radio and dubbing. After 1989, she stopped doing well, went into business and even spent several months in custody over the Skloexport tunneling case. Added to this were health problems. but in the spirit of the heroines she portrayed on stage. Even in the movie, she was able to overcome everything bad. Today it is Rázlová, who is 16. She will celebrate her 70th birthday in July, once again a sought-after actress and celebrity. | Regina Rázlová played in the theatre. |
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| Other roles and engagements in the Kladno theatre followed. During her studies, however, she was already a guest in Hradec Králové's "Klicperák." In 1972 she joined the E. F. Burian Theatre in Prague and from 1980 worked on the first stage, where she appeared for the last time in 1995 at the finale of Falkenstein. | Regina Rázlová played in the theatre. |
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| His tenure at the National Theatre was short-lived. "I was also fired from the National Theatre for political reasons. They didn't even hide that it was because of my dad," she once said. "When the management of ND stopped seriously considering me as an actress at the beginning of the nineties, I understood that I had to take care of my children and myself," she said about the time when she became a businesswoman. Before she got into the glass industry, she traded in her own words with other things. In 1996 she still appeared in the Oscar-winning Kolya and two years later Rázlová ended up in custody because of the Skloexport case. | Regina Rázlová played in the theatre. |
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| Karel Loprais took part in the Dakar for the first time back in 1986. The management of the manufacturer of Tatra trucks decided at that time to emulate their colleagues from Liberec's Liaz, who had ridden the Dakar a year earlier, and send two of their cars on the mythical race. The choice fell on experienced test drivers - the crew of Kahánek, Gumulec, Kalina rode in one truck and Krpec, Stachura and Loprais in another. | In 1986 the Tatra refused to send two trucks to Dakar. |
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| In Srebrenica, around 8,000 Bosnian Muslims (now Bosniaks), mostly men and older boys, were murdered over a few days in July 1995 when the town was declared a UN "safe area," killing some 8,000. | In 1996, some 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered in Srebrenica. |
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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. Air France announced its decision in Paris today, while British Airways announced a similar move in London. | France's TGV high-speed train service ends after 27 years. |
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| Plzen 12. Inspectors from the Czech Trade Inspection Authority seized counterfeit branded goods worth 15 million crowns on Saturday in Železná Ruda, Klatovy region. As usual, the owners could not be found. This was told to ČTK today by the director of the Pilsen CTIA, Václav Havlík. | The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority seized dangerous food worth 15 million crowns at a restaurant in Železná Ruda. |
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| Plzen 12. (ČTK) - Inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority seized counterfeit branded goods worth 15 million crowns on Saturday in Železná Ruda, Klatovy region. As usual, the owners could not be found. This was told to ČTK today by the director of the Pilsen CTIA, Václav Havlík. | The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority seized dangerous food worth 15 million crowns at a restaurant in Železná Ruda. |
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| The majority shareholder of ČEZ is the state, which through the Ministry of Finance holds approximately 70 percent of shares. Recently, there has been talk of a possible transformation or division of the company. The intention is, among other things, to help reach a decision on the possible construction of a new block at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant. | The majority of ČEZ is owned by the state. |
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| 18th in Berlin. January (CTK reporter) - Some 20,000 general practitioners across Germany took to the streets today to show their discontent with what they say is excessive bureaucracy and low pay. In Berlin alone, the scene of the main demonstration, 14,000 paramedics gathered in spite of bad weather and were brought by bus from eastern Germany or Baden-Wuerttemberg. Across the country, around half of the 96,000 GP surgeries are on strike. | In January 2006, doctors from all over Italy took part in demonstrations against excessive bureaucracy and low salaries. |
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| According to the latest official information, 23 people have already died of methanol poisoning in the Czech Republic. Dozens of others were hospitalized. The largest number of cases was recorded in the Moravian-Silesian Region, but there have been outbreaks elsewhere. Pardubice and in seven other states. | The largest number of methanol poisonings occurred in the Pardubice Region. |
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| Žulawski's films are full of drastic scenes and nudity. When his second feature, 1972's "The Devil," was banned in Poland, the filmmaker moved to France at age 50. years he studied. His debut film, The Third Part of the Night (1971), also a drama with horror elements in historical settings, caused great controversy in Poland. | Award-winning Polish director Andrzej Żulawski has died of pancreatic cancer. |
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| Warsaw 17. (ČTK) - Polish director and scriptwriter Andrzej Žulawski has died at the age of 75. According to Polish media, the filmmaker died of cancer in Warsaw overnight. The Lviv native was known for his non-commercial approach to cinema. It was appreciated mainly by European lovers of art films. Shortly after his birth, he moved with his father to Czechoslovakia and later Poland. | Award-winning Polish director Andrzej Żulawski has died of pancreatic cancer. |
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| Oslo, 3 December (ČTK) - The Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bomb attack and subsequent shootings in July this year, disputes the psychiatrists' report that he is insane. One of his lawyers said this in today's edition of the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| Breivik 22. On 7 July, he carried out a bomb attack in the centre of Oslo and then shot dead 69 participants at a Social Democratic youth camp on nearby Utöya island. He confessed to what he had done. He denies the terrorism charges and has pleaded not guilty. He claims that his actions were necessary to save Norway and all of Europe from the "threat" of Muslims and multiculturalism. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| Oslo 14. (ČTK) - On Saturday, Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik once again found himself on the island of Utöya, where he shot and killed 69 people in July. The police brought him there for reconstruction, which according to today's announcement lasted eight hours. Breivik was handcuffed and had his hands and feet shackled at all times, and the police also led him on a rope, DPA news agency reported. Breivik cooperated well with investigators but showed no remorse or emotion, prosecutor Paal-Frederik Hjort Kraby said at a news conference. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| Oslo 25. (ČTK) - The Oslo City Court today imposed an eight-week pre-trial detention on Norwegian citizen Anders Behring Breivik, who confessed to Friday's massacres in and near the metropolis. According to the judge, however, Breivik does not feel guilty. An explosion in the government district of Oslo and a gunman's rampage at a youth camp on an island near the capital killed nearly 80 people, according to the latest tally. Norwegians held a minute's silence in their memory today, and the country is still in shock. Police said they could not completely rule out that Breivik acted alone. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| Oslo 23. (ČTK) - The 32-year-old Norwegian [Anders Behring Breivik] (http: //www.tv2.no/nyheter/innenriks/krim/ekstremistekspert-om- breivik-ingen-ensom-galing-3544693.html), who is the main suspect in Friday's attacks in Norway, began to lean towards right-wing extremism when he was 20 years old. This was reported by the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang, citing one of his friends. Seven people were killed in Oslo and 84 on the island of Utoya. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| Breivik 22. He first detonated a car bomb in Oslo's central government district on July 7, killing eight people, before moving to the nearby island of Utøya. There, he shot and killed 69 people attending a youth camp of the governing Social Democratic Party. After several hours of shooting, he allowed himself to be arrested without resistance. He denies any wrongdoing, saying he had to do it to save Norway and Europe from Muslim domination. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| Breivik 22. He first detonated a car bomb in the government district of central Oslo on July 7, killing eight people, and then moved to Utøya island. There, he shot and killed 69 people attending a youth camp of the governing Social Democratic Party. After an hour and a half of shooting, he allowed himself to be arrested without resistance. He denies any wrongdoing, saying he had to do it to save Norway and Europe from Muslim domination. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| Breivik, 32, has confessed to 22. On 7 July, he detonated an explosive device in the centre of Norway's capital Oslo and then shot dead 69 people, mostly participants at a camp for young social democrats on the island of Utöya. However, he denies criminal responsibility. Breivik is currently in custody awaiting his trial, which is due to begin on 10 April. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |
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| The prosecutor presented the expert opinion on Tuesday. Due to his mental illness, Breivik should not be held criminally responsible and could spend the rest of his life in a psychiatric hospital. He could spend up to 21 years in prison for his crime, which is Norway's maximum sentence for murderers. | Anders Breivik killed dozens of people. |