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| BOGOTÁ 1 February ( ČTK ) - Number of kidnappings in Colombia increased in 2000 by seven percent. The country, which has gained an infamous reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | Colombia recorded a record number of homicides last year. |
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| BOGOTÁ, 1 February (ČTK) - The number of kidnappings in Colombia rose by seven percent in 2000. The country, which has gained a notorious reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | Colombia recorded a record number of homicides last year. |
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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. | The Russian hostages were "executed" in June 2006 by a group close to al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
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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. | The Russian hostages were "executed" in June 2006 by a group close to al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
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| Then the editing follows and the camera captures the "execution" of three Russian prisoners, namely the beheading of one blindfolded man, the decapitated body of another. One of the captives is lying in a pool of blood, with one of the gunmen standing over him, and a third captive has been shot. The video bears the logo of al-Qaeda and is undated. Both beheadings apparently take place in a room with white walls. The shot from the shooting of the third prisoner is outdoor and takes place in an alley between buildings. | The Russian hostages were "executed" in June 2006 by a group close to al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
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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. | Mammals have been kept in the Ostrava Zoo for 31 years. |
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| Santiago, Chile. September (ČTK) - Peaceful march to commemorate the 31st. The anniversary of the military coup in Chile led by Augusto Pinochet ended today in clouds of tear gas and exploding firebombs as riot police clashed with masked protesters. | In Indonesia, people demonstrated in a peaceful march. |
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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 Uherský 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 is a Czech politician. |
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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 is a Czech politician. |
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| Prague, 5 March (ČTK) - The new People's Party senator Patrik Kunčar will take the seat of Minister for Human Rights Jiří Dienstbier (ČSSD) in the Senate Constitutional and Legal Committee. No one will take the place of Education Minister Marcel Chládek (ČSSD) on the school committee. This emerged from today's meeting of the Senate Election Committee. The upper house will decide on the changes in two weeks. | Kunčar is a Czech politician. |
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| The city launched the website last week; it was presented at a press conference only by representatives of ANO, Mayor Petr Vokřál and Deputy Mayor Richard Mrázek. The website is intended to offer people the opportunity to find information about both the relocation option and the reservoir under Petrov, as well as the possibility that no new railway station would be built. Information from the feasibility study, which is being prepared for the Ministry of Transport, will be gradually added to the website. The study compares the various options from different perspectives; it is being carried out by an association led by SUDOP, which has prepared several studies of the relocated railway station over the past 30 years. It is expected to be completed by the end of November 2016. | Information about the project will be available on the website. |
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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 episode was first exhibited in the Czech metropolis. |
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| The trade unionists also claim in the statement that the government is creating proxy problems to sell SD, thereby putting pressure on the management of ČEZ and making it impossible for them to act within the law. They therefore demand that ČEZ should be able to take part in the tender for the privatization of SD under equal conditions and that no pressure should be exerted on the statutory bodies of ČEZ. Prokop emphasized the interest of trade unionists in the success of ČEZ in the competition for SD. "We want to have a good energy company that can compete. after the opening of the electricity market," he said. | The unions do not want ČEZ to succeed in the competition for SD. |
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| Washington, August 10 (ČTK) - James Holmes, the young man accused of multiple murders during a July screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, is mentally ill. He tried to get help before the shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at a Denver-area movie theater, defense attorney Daniel King said in court on Thursday. Holmes attended the hearing in prison garb and with his hands and feet shackled. He still had red-dyed hair, which Reuters reported was beginning to take on a pink tint in places. As in his previous two court appearances, he appeared dazed and mostly stared ahead without speaking to lawyers. | The Denver shooter was in court. |
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| Washington, August 10 (ČTK) - James Holmes, the young man accused of multiple murders during a July screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, is mentally ill. He tried to get help before the shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at a Denver-area movie theater, defense attorney Daniel King said in court on Thursday. | The Denver shooter was in court. |
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| Washington, August 10 (ČTK) - James Holmes, the young man accused of multiple murders during a July screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, is mentally ill. He was trying to get help before the shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at a Denver-area movie theater, defense attorney Daniel King said in court Thursday. | The Denver shooter was in court. |
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| Denver movie theater shooter appears in court | The Denver shooter was in court. |
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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 razed to the ground. Twenty people died and 176 homes were destroyed. An event in the village is commemorated by a monument. | A reconstruction of a battle from the First World War took place in Opatov. |
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| Postcards from the Past (11th ed.). July ( ČTK ) - This year, the town hall in Postoloprty in Louny will donate 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 the chapel from 1841 is indeed owned by the church, but the city is interested in repairing it not only because of its external appearance, but mainly to preserve it. | Postoloprt Town Hall opens the town cinema. |
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| Kiev 22. (ČTK) - The Ukrainian border service has banned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili from entering the country until 2021. According to Unian, the reason is an illegal crossing of the Polish-Ukrainian border in September last year. Saakashvili was arrested 10 days ago in Kiev and deported to Poland. | Saakashvili illegally crossed into Ukraine from Poland in September last year. |
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| Last summer, the president stripped his former ally of his Ukrainian citizenship while Saakashvili was overseas. In September, a crowd of his supporters transported him across the Polish-Ukrainian border despite resistance from border guards. A short time later, a court in Lviv found Saakashvili guilty of illegally crossing the border. On the basis of this decision, he was then deported to Poland. | Saakashvili illegally crossed into Ukraine from Poland in September last year. |
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| The ban on entering Ukrainian territory was issued by the commander of a border detachment at the place where Saakashvili crossed the border from Poland last year. Saakashvili's lawyer, Ruslan Chernoluckyi, told the Interfax news agency that he would appeal against the decision. | Saakashvili illegally crossed into Ukraine from Poland in September last year. |
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| Nymburk (Nymburk) 24. The reconstruction of the railway station in Poděbrady worth 12 million crowns should be completed by the end of August, which includes repairs to the facade, roof, interior and surroundings of the building. These repairs should then be followed in September by the reconstruction of an apartment building, which is connected to the railway station. The two buildings will form one colourful whole. Czech Railways spokesman Petr Štáhlavský informed ČTK about this. | In Poděbrady, the town hall is being reconstructed. |
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| King of Kings 13. June (ČTK) - In the Gallery of Modern Art The Museum of Fine Arts in Hradec Králové today opened an exhibition of works by eight contemporary authors called Great Silence. The exhibition will be open until 1. September, informed CTK Petra Příkazská from the Hradec Králové Gallery. 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 author of audio-visual installations, Richard Loskot, is exhibiting at a gallery in Hradec Králové. |
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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 largest coal company in the Czech Republic will support employees who smoke. |
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| Ostrava 19. October (ČTK) - The Třinecké železárny, which two years ago launched smoking cessation courses directly on its premises, has the first results. The majority of people who signed up for the courses organized by the second largest steel producer in the Czech Republic have quit smoking. This is twice the success rate reported by domestic smoking cessation counselling centres, company spokeswoman Dušana Chreneková told ČTK. The largest domestic steel company, ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has also recently started to motivate its employees to stop smoking. | The largest coal company in the Czech Republic will support employees who smoke. |
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| Brussels/London, 2 February (CTK reporter) - The draft agreement, which is intended to redefine the relationship between Britain and the European Union, was published today by the permanent president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. Tusk said the document, which will be discussed at an EU summit later this month, was a good basis for compromise but tough negotiations lay ahead. British Prime Minister David Cameron responded on Twitter shortly after the release of the draft, saying that while the documents showed progress in all four areas London wanted to negotiate, more work was needed. | The British Prime Minister is David Cameron, a conservative politician. |
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| The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was met by, among others, Minister of Culture Daniel Herman (KDU-ČSL), Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of KDU-ČSL Pavel Bělobrádek and Minister Jiří Dienstbier (ČSSD). The right-wing opposition in particular criticized the statement of constitutional officials, and even in response to it, approximately fifty deputies and senators met with the Dalai Lama on Wednesday. Some colleges hoisted the Tibetan flag at five minutes before noon on Wednesday. | Mayors and independents welcomed the Dalai Lama to Brno. |
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| Santiago, Chile. (Saturday) - Peaceful march to commemorate the 31st. The anniversary of the military coup in Chile led by Augusto Pinochet ended today in clouds of tear gas and exploding firebombs as riot police clashed with masked protesters. A ruling by Chile's Supreme Court is likely to have played a role in easing the turmoil surrounding the annual anniversary of the bloody 1973 coup that killed President Salvador Allende. In late August, he approved the decision of the Court of Appeal in Santiago de Chile to lift Pinochet's immunity. The move should make it possible to prosecute Pinochet for the extermination of political opponents. | Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that installed Salvador Allende as president. |
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| A ruling by Chile's Supreme Court is likely to have played a role in easing the turmoil surrounding the annual anniversary of the bloody 1973 coup that killed President Salvador Allende. In late August, he approved the decision of the Court of Appeal in Santiago de Chile to lift Pinochet's immunity. The move should make it possible to prosecute Pinochet for the murder of political opponents. | Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that installed Salvador Allende as president. |
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| Brussels/London, 2 February (ČTK newsletter) - The draft agreement, which is to redefine the relationship between Britain and the European Union, was published today by the permanent president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. The document, which is also referred to as the According to Tusk, it is a good basis for compromise, but the "EU president" still faces tough negotiations. British Prime Minister David Cameron responded on Twitter shortly after the draft was published, saying that while the documents showed progress in all four areas London wanted to negotiate, more work needed to be done. | The British prime minister is now someone other than David Cameron. |
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| British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to negotiate a new form of relations between the island kingdom and the EU before calling a referendum on whether the country should remain in the union. This is what he promised his voters before the last parliamentary elections. | The British prime minister is now someone other than David Cameron. |
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| BOGOTÁ 1 February ( ČTK ) - Number of kidnappings in Colombia increased in 2000 by seven percent. The country, which has gained an infamous reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | South America is the kidnapping capital of the world. |
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| BOGOTÁ, 1 February (ČTK) - The number of kidnappings in Colombia rose by seven percent in 2000. The country, which has gained a notorious reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | South America is the kidnapping capital of the world. |
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| The United States wants to station 10 anti-missile missiles in Poland as part of a protective umbrella that would shield the US and parts of Europe from any attack by "rogue" countries such as Iran. The United States wants to build the second part of the shield, in the form of a radar, in the Czech Republic. 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. | Poland's prime minister and president support the stationing of 10 US anti-missile missiles on Polish territory. |
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| 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. | Poland's prime minister and president support the stationing of 10 US anti-missile missiles on Polish territory. |
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| Prague 14. October (ČTK) - After invading the Soviet Union in June 1941, the Nazis launched the Holocaust, the most horrific genocide of the 20th century. After years of Jews being ostracized from social life, 70 years ago it was 16, 16. October 1941 and started in the same year. The first transport of Jews from Prague to Lodz in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, "the final resolution of the Jewish question." In five transports, it was up to 3. By November 5,002 Jews had been deported, of whom only 276 survived. In total, more than 81,000 Jews were deported from the Czech lands in 1941-1945, of whom 10,500 survived to see liberation. The genocidal policies of the Nazis, both at home and abroad. of the Protectorate began to fulfill Hitler's words from January 1939 about: "The Destruction of the Jewish Race in Europe." | Between 1941 and 1945, Jews were deported from the pond. |
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| Postcards from the Past (11th ed.). July ( ČTK ) - This year, the town hall in Postoloprty in Louny will donate 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 the chapel from 1841 is indeed owned by the church, but the city is interested in repairing it not only because of its external appearance, but mainly to preserve it. | The Chapel of the 14 Holy Helpers in Chomutov is owned by the church, but it will be repaired by the city. |
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| Approximately 500 American soldiers arrived in the Czech Republic in 115 vehicles, mostly 18-ton Stryker armored personnel carriers and Humvee all-terrain vehicles. The so-called Dragoon Ride through six countries is meant to demonstrate the U.S. military's support for European NATO allies who feel threatened by Russian aggression toward Ukraine. | American convoys are passing through Germany. |
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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. | American convoys are passing through Germany. |
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| U.S. military personnel are returning from NATO's Atlantic Resolve exercise, which took place in the Baltic countries and Poland. On Monday, all three convoys will travel to Prague, where they will meet in the afternoon at the barracks in Ruzyně. The last American military equipment heading to a base near the Bavarian town of Vilseck is scheduled to leave Czech territory on Wednesday at Rozvadov. | American convoys are passing through Germany. |
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| Ostrava 19. October (ČTK) - The Třinecké železárny, which two years ago launched smoking cessation courses directly on its premises, has the first results. The majority of people who signed up for the courses organized by the second largest steel producer in the Czech Republic have quit smoking. This is twice the success rate reported by domestic smoking cessation counselling centres, company spokeswoman Dušana Chreneková told ČTK. The largest domestic steel company, ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has also recently started to motivate its employees to stop smoking. | ArcelorMittal Ostrava will not treat employees who are addicted to smoking. |
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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. | On the website, we were able to see The Hateful Eight before its premiere. |
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| Ostrava 19. October (ČTK) - The Třinecké železárny, which two years ago launched smoking cessation courses directly on its premises, has the first results. The majority of people who signed up for the courses organized by the second largest steel producer in the Czech Republic have quit smoking. This is twice the success rate reported by domestic smoking cessation counselling centres, company spokeswoman Dušana Chreneková told ČTK. The largest domestic steel company, ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has also recently started to motivate its employees to stop smoking. 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 ArcelorMittal Ostrava is planning a bonus for employees who decide to stop smoking. |
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| Zeman appointed Rusnok as prime minister on the 25th. The coalition government of ODS, TOP 09 and LIDEM headed by Prime Minister Petr Nečas (ODS) fell in June due to a scandal involving Nečas's close associate and friend Jana Nagyová. Zeman then appointed Rusnok's summer presidential "government," even though the parliamentary parties did not agree on it. Zeman's actions have drawn criticism on the political scene, and there has also been an attack on the connection of some ministers to the Party for Citizens' Rights - Zemanovce. She is now preparing to ask members of the caretaker government to run for her in early elections. | Jana Nagyová is a close collaborator. and the girlfriend of former Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. |
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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 Solomon Islands lie 1,821km from the centre of Papua New Guinea. |
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| 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 Solomon Islands lie 1,821km from the centre of Papua New Guinea. |
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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 Uherský 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). | He did not run in the 2012 election. |
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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. | He did not run in the 2012 election. |
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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 Edison had been experimenting with electricity since he was nine years old. |
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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. | Mohammed al-Douri is Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations. |
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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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| However, the District Court in Kolín rejected the claim on procedural grounds because only Mašínová - i.e. just one of several heirs - had requested that ownership be determined. The verdict was confirmed by the Regional Court in Prague And the Supreme Court. Mašínová stated in the constitutional complaint that her brothers had previously agreed to file a lawsuit, but did not want to participate in court proceedings in the Czech Republic. The Czech courts could have asked her to submit the consent of the other heirs, thus eliminating the formal shortcomings of the claim. However, the court did not do so and dismissed the complaint. If she gets the opportunity now, Mašínová will certainly contact the heir again in order to meet all requirements for the formalities of the lawsuit. | Zdena Mašínová can once again apply for her father's inheritance. |
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| Prague, 7 April (ČTK) - Slovak band No Name, which is also very popular with Czech fans, has released a new album called In Balance. The musicians arrived today to present their new songs for the first time to Czech listeners at Prague's Retro Music Hall club. The balance embedded in the album's title and the musicians' undisguised contentment with their own lives have been brought about by the strong population explosion that has hit the band over the past few months. | The band has not released any records. |
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| Prague, 9 December (ČTK) - The group No Name, five-time winner of the poll "Singers without Borders," a competition for the most popular Slovak performer in the Czech Republic, is releasing two new recordings. The first is a DVD recording of last year's concert in Košice and the second double album called Love Songs. It brings thirty-two slow and love songs, which the band has already included on its previously released albums, singer Igor Timko told ČTK. | The band has not released any records. |
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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 band has not released any records. |
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| Prague 20. October (ČTK) - Slovak band No Name, which according to the results of the Czech Nightingale poll is the most popular Slovak group in the Czech Republic, has released a new studio album after three years. The record, called "The New Album," includes nine new pop songs and the instrumental piece "Homo instrumentalis." "We will present our new album, which is selling well, on a tour in the Czech Republic and Slovakia," singer Igor Timko told ČTK today. He is particularly looking forward to the 10th concert. November in the Great Hall of Prague's Lucerna, where they have so far only performed as guests. | The band has not released any records. |
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| The tradition of the Brno Sixteen dates back to 1960. It is one of the most important amateur film festivals even on a global scale, as evidenced by the interest of filmmakers from distant countries such as Mexico, the Philippines and Nepal. This year's event will begin on the 14th. The event will take place on October 10th at the Art cinema, where the show organized by the Tourist Information Centre has found a home in recent years. It will take four days. | Amateur filmmakers have been competing with their films for 60 years. |
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| Brussels/London, 2 February (ČTK newsletter) - The draft agreement, which is to redefine the relationship between Britain and the European Union, was published today by the permanent president of the European Council, Donald Tusk. The document, which is also referred to as the According to Tusk, it is a good basis for compromise, but the "EU president" still faces tough negotiations. British Prime Minister David Cameron responded on Twitter shortly after the draft was published, saying that while the documents showed progress in all four areas London wanted to negotiate, more work needed to be done. | European Council President Donald Tusk has proposed a deal to redefine Britain's relationship with the European Union. |
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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. | At the end of the 1980s, Regina Rázlová began to focus on business. |
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| The trade unionists also claim in the statement that the government is creating proxy problems to sell SD, thereby putting pressure on the management of ČEZ and making it impossible for them to act within the law. They therefore demand that ČEZ should be able to take part in the tender for the privatization of SD under equal conditions and that no pressure should be exerted on the statutory bodies of ČEZ. Prokop emphasized the interest of trade unionists in the success of ČEZ in the competition for SD. "We want to have a good energy company that can compete. after the opening of the electricity market," he said. | The trade unions are interested in the success of ČEZ on the Czech market. |
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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. | In the last quarter of the 19th century, Thomas Edison worked in the United States. |
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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 14 Holy Helpers Chapel in Postoloprty is owned by the city, which will repair it. |
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| Jihlava, 3 April (ČTK) - Flood protection measures worth around 60 million crowns and the good functioning of the integrated rescue system have protected Třebíč from this year's floods. According to Mayor Miloš Mašek, they protected the lives and property of residents. The danger on the Jihlava River in the Moravia basin is still there, but the water level is falling. In Ledč nad Sázavou in Havlíčkobrodsko, however, flood protection measures on the river Sázava in the Vltava basin are lagging behind. According to Deputy Mayor Jaroslav Doležal, they are complicated by the ruggedness of the terrain, river tributaries, environmentalists, ecologists, but it should be noted that there is a lot more at stake. and private ownership of two of the three weirs on the river in the city. | The anti-flood measures taken in Třebíč are working. |
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| Dakar 19. (ČTK) - A new movement aiming to discourage women from bleaching their skin has emerged in Senegal. It seeks not only to convince the public that "black is beautiful," but also to warn of the health consequences that bleaching and whiteners can have on the skin. Local stars including a rapper have joined the Nuul Kukk ('all black') campaign, which is also running online and has its own website, Twitter account and Facebook page. [Keyti] (http://rapdjolof.com/wp-content/uploads/keyti.jpg) Women's rights activist Kine Fatim Diop. | The new Senegalese campaign Nuul Kukk has a Twitter account. |
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| The patrolling police include armed members of religious groups, such as the armed branch of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a powerful organization run by Hakim. | Ayatollah Hakim headed the SCIRI organization in Iraq. |
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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. | Several parties, led by the People's Party, are calling for Tomio Okamura to be removed from his position as Deputy Speaker of the House. |
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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. | In New York, police officers brutally intervened against an African-American motorist. |
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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. | In New York, police officers brutally intervened against an African-American motorist. |
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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 concessions to the Russian Federation. |
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| Russia, which welcomed Obama's decision and according to him the "ball in Brdy," where the radar was supposed to be located, basically did not care. "Russia is testing us. He's testing how much we fear him. It is a shame that we cannot complete this test to the end," believes the ex-president. | Václav Havel warned against concessions to the Russian Federation. |
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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 refused to cooperate on the film The Padlock. |
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| The state prize for literature is awarded by a jury, which is always appointed for each year either for extraordinary literary performance in the past year or for overall work, sometimes combining both. When asked why Kundera received the award now, Haman replied that it was probably only this year that jurors sympathetic to Kundera met. "It's very subjective," he said of the judges' decision-making. | Milan Kundera will receive the Magnesia Litera Award. |
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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. | In the second half of 2007 there were: There is little awareness of the social services available. |
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| Deputy Mayor's Office Barbora Javorová told journalists today that the community plan pointed to three priorities on which the city should focus in the next three years. The first is better information. According to representatives of various organizations in the They provide a lot of services, but people often don't know about them. Even the providers themselves often have no idea who is providing what. Until recently, for example, it was the case that employees of a retirement home belonging to the city could not refer Brno residents to non-profit organizations if they did not provide the service themselves or were full. | In the second half of 2007 there were: There is little awareness of the social services available. |
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| The Eritrean president was greeted by thousands of cheering supporters in Addis Ababa. They chanted his name, danced, sang and waved flags. Some Ethiopians have compared the rapprochement between the two countries to the fall of the Berlin Wall. | The Eritrean President visited Addis Ababa. |
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| Prague 22. (ČTK) - In the domestic competition of young architects, which this year was attended by 128 projects from creators from a total of 14 countries around the world, three graduates of Czech universities and one Slovenian architect took first place in four categories. The expert jury appreciated their work and projects, in which they ingeniously connected public space with the existing urban development and natural elements. Aleš Povr informed ČTK about this on behalf of the competition organisers. 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. For example, studios from Mexico, Spain, Turkey and France sent their proposals. In addition to the work of graduates from Czech universities, only projects by Belgian and Slovenian architects made it into the final 27. | Polonca Kastelicová was the only foreign winner of the Young Architect Award in 2011. |
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| Prague 12. June (ČTK) - 15 years ago, 13. June 2003, the first referendum began in the Czech Republic, namely on the country's accession to the European Union. the European Union. In the two-day vote, 77.33 percent of voters voted for the Czech Republic's accession to the EU, while 22.67 percent were against it. 55.21% of voters took part in the referendum. The Czech Republic became a member of the EU together with nine other countries on 1 May 2004 in the biggest enlargement in the history of the Union. | 13. June is a normal month. |
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| In August, a similar The FSB's report on the detention of a group of Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea, which Kiev denied as a provocation, led to a sharp deterioration in relations between Moscow and Kiev. At that time, Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the planned negotiations with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko as part of a four-party meeting with the French president and German chancellor. The so-called meeting. The Normandy Four did not take place until the second half of the 20th century. october in Berlin. | Vladimir Putin is not the head of the Russian Federation. |
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| Putin was president from 2000 to 2008 before handing over the top constitutional post to his comrade Dmitry Medvedev, because under the constitution he is only allowed to run for office twice in a row. Now, according to the adopted constitutional amendments, he will serve as head of the Kremlin for six years, and if he then decides to run again and is successful, the Putin era will stretch until 2024. | Vladimir Putin is not the head of the Russian Federation. |
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| 15th place overall. October (ČTK) - In Frýdek-Místek, the reconstruction of the bridge at 17th Street will be completed on Friday. November. Vehicle traffic will return to the nearly 70-meter-long bridge after four months. The bridge over the R56 expressway from Ostrava to Beskydy was in poor technical condition. In order to modernize its Expended The state fund for transport infrastructure is approximately 32 million crowns. The Moravian-Silesian Region paid another CZK 3.5 million for a new road surface up to the intersection with Ostravská Street. Barbara Odstrčilíková, spokesperson for the Moravian-Silesian Hetmanate, informed ČTK about this. | In Frýdek-Místek, a railway bridge was repaired. |
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| Frýdek-Místek, 15 October (ČTK) - In Frýdek-Místek, the reconstruction of the bridge at 17th Street will be completed on Friday. November. Vehicle traffic will return to the nearly 70-meter-long bridge after four months. The bridge over the R56 expressway from Ostrava to Beskydy was in poor technical condition. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure has spent approximately 32 million crowns on its modernisation. The Moravian-Silesian Region paid another CZK 3.5 million for a new road surface up to the intersection with Ostravská Street. Barbara Odstrčilíková, spokesperson for the Moravian-Silesian Hetmanate, informed ČTK about this. The reconstruction of the bridge is related to the planned construction of the Frýdek-Místek bypass. However, the bridge structure was in such a poor technical condition that the region could not wait with its repairs until construction of the bypass began. That is why he decided for reconstruction this year, even though it temporarily complicated the traffic situation in the city, said Pavol Lukša, Deputy of the Governor for Transport. According to him, it would be almost impossible to limit the throughput of Frýdek-Místek in the long term after the Nošovice car manufacturer Hyundai starts operations. | In Frýdek-Místek, a railway bridge was repaired. |
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| Frýdek-Místek, 15 October (ČTK) - In Frýdek-Místek, the reconstruction of the bridge at 17th Street will be completed on Friday. November. Vehicle traffic will return to the nearly 70-meter-long bridge after four months. The bridge over the R56 expressway from Ostrava to Beskydy was in poor technical condition. The State Fund for Transport Infrastructure has spent approximately 32 million crowns on its modernisation. The Moravian-Silesian Region paid another CZK 3.5 million for a new road surface up to the intersection with Ostravská Street. Barbara Odstrčilíková, spokesperson for the Moravian-Silesian Hetmanate, informed ČTK about this. | In Frýdek-Místek, a railway bridge was repaired. |
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| 22nd in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has provoked a new controversy by proposing to set ceilings on the number of foreigners that France is willing to accept, both according to professions and areas of origin. Human rights organizations opposed it, some experts expressed doubts about the constitutionality of such a step and the political opposition reacted with restraint at best. The proposal has majority public support. | President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal to limit the number of foreigners France is willing to accept has met with unanimous approval. |
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| Sarkozy spoke out in favour of setting immigration quotas in a television interview on Thursday. He reiterated that France can only accept as many immigrants as it is able to provide work and decent conditions, and therefore must be able to choose them, not just receive them passively. The proposal for immigration quotas was opposed by organisations such as Amnesty International, SOS-Racism and the Human Rights League. According to them, this would mean treating foreigners as a commodity and violating the principles of equality. They point to this second aspect in connection with possible quotas according to regions of origin. Constitutionalists too. "To say that I prefer Asians or Americans would be against the constitution," one of them was quoted as saying by Libération. | President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal to limit the number of foreigners France is willing to accept has met with unanimous approval. |
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| The building will be dominated by offices on almost 7,000 square metres, which will be complemented by smaller shops and a café on 900 square metres. A lot of office space has been created in Brno in recent years, but it is still a promising market. The investor plans to complete the construction in mid-2016. Brno, 4 October (ČTK) - After four years, the Dorn multifunctional house project between Plotní and Dornych streets opposite Vaňkovce has come to life in Brno. However, the building with 12 above-ground floors and one underground floor is no longer being prepared primarily as a hotel, but rather as an administrative office building. The investor, the Camastro company from Tišnov, expects to start construction next spring and complete it in 2016, David Jiran, a representative of the investor, told ČTK today. | The multifunctional DORN building is to stand between Brno's Plotní and Dornych streets in mid-2016. |
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| Brno, 24. March (ČTK) - The multifunctional DORN building should start to be built between Brno's Plotní and Dornych streets opposite Vaňkovce at the end of April, At the beginning of May at the latest. The investor, the Tišnov company Camastro, has already demolished old houses and is preparing a space to start construction. The company expects to receive a building permit within a few days, the investor's representative David Jiran told ČTK today. | The multifunctional DORN building is to stand between Brno's Plotní and Dornych streets in mid-2016. |
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| The building will be dominated by offices on almost 7,000 square metres, which will be complemented by smaller shops and a café on 900 square metres. A lot of office space has been created in Brno in recent years, but it is still a promising market. The investor plans to complete the construction in mid-2016. | The multifunctional DORN building is to stand between Brno's Plotní and Dornych streets in mid-2016. |
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| Brno, 24. March (ČTK) - The multifunctional DORN building should start to be built between Brno's Plotní and Dornych streets opposite Vaňkovce at the end of April, At the beginning of May at the latest. The investor, the Tišnov company Camastro, has already demolished old houses and is preparing a space to start construction. The company expects to receive a building permit within a few days, the investor's representative David Jiran told ČTK today. The building will be dominated by offices on almost 7,000 square metres, which will be complemented by smaller shops and a café on 900 square metres. A lot of office space has been created in Brno in recent years, but it is still a promising market. The investor plans to complete the construction in mid-2016. | The multifunctional DORN building is to stand between Brno's Plotní and Dornych streets in mid-2016. |
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| Washington, August 10 (ČTK) - James Holmes, the young man accused of multiple murders during a July screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, is mentally ill. He tried to get help before the shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at a Denver-area movie theater, defense attorney Daniel King said in court on Thursday. | The Denver shooter's trial has ended, with the defense arguing that he is mentally ill. |
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| Court documents released in late July showed that Holmes had been under the care of a psychiatrist before the shooting, namely Lynne Fenton, a professor of psychiatry who specializes in schizophrenia and directs the student psychiatric clinic at the University of Colorado, where Holmes was once a doctoral candidate. Holmes allegedly sent her a notebook with plans for the killings. The package containing the notebook had not been delivered before the shooting and remained closed. Fenton contacted police at the University of Colorado a few weeks before the bloodshed because she was concerned about Holmes' behavior, sources told ABC News. | The Denver shooter's trial has ended, with the defense arguing that he is mentally ill. |
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| Washington, August 10 (ČTK) - James Holmes, the young man accused of multiple murders during a July screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, is mentally ill. He tried to get help before the shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at a Denver-area movie theater, defense attorney Daniel King said in court on Thursday. | The Denver shooter's trial has ended, with the defense arguing that he is mentally ill. |
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| Washington, August 10 (ČTK) - James Holmes, the young man accused of multiple murders during a July screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, is mentally ill. He was trying to get help before the shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at a Denver-area movie theater, defense attorney Daniel King said in court Thursday. | The Denver shooter's trial has ended, with the defense arguing that he is mentally ill. |
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| The diplomatic incident is related to the tensions that arose between the two countries due to the approval of the Slovak language law, in which the Hungarian minority sees its disadvantage. Official Hungarian representatives, including Sólyom, openly support the Slovak Hungarians in this. 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. But 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 in. 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. 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. | He is particularly interested in Slovak-Hungarian relations. |
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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 not become CEO of NRK. |
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| The city launched the website last week; it was presented at a press conference only by representatives of ANO, Mayor Petr Vokřál and Deputy Mayor Richard Mrázek. The website is intended to offer people the opportunity to find information about both the relocation option and the reservoir under Petrov, as well as the possibility that no new railway station would be built. Information from the feasibility study, which is being prepared for the Ministry of Transport, will be gradually added to the website. The study compares the various options from different perspectives; it is being carried out by an association led by SUDOP, which has prepared several studies of the relocated railway station over the past 30 years. It is expected to be completed by the end of November 2016. | The second highest-ranking official in the city of Brno is Richard Mrázek. |
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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. | The production of Giselle was the most successful play last season. |
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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. | Jaroslav Kaczyński is older than Lech Kaczyński. |
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| Brno, 8 October (ČTK) - Filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America will present themselves this year in the main programme of the Brno Sixteen festival. There are 45 short films from 28 countries in the competition section, organizer Kristina Ketmanová announced to journalists today. Each year, the festival accepts a maximum of half-hour feature films with an emphasis on narrative and story. Their authors are amateurs, film school students or independent filmmakers. The tradition of the Brno Sixteen dates back to 1960. It is one of the most important amateur film festivals even on a global scale, as evidenced by the interest of filmmakers from distant countries such as Mexico, the Philippines and Nepal. This year's event will begin on the 14th. The event will take place on October 10th in the Art cinema, where the show organized by the Tourist Information Centre has found a home in recent years. It will take four days. | The Brno Sixteen amateur film festival is organised by the Tourist Information Centre. |