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Czech Republic Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation And Allow Psilocybin For Medical Use Heads To President’s Desk
Marijuana Moment
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July 4, 2025
Lawmakers in the Czech Republic have passed a bill to reform the nation’s drug laws by legalizing simple possession and home cultivation of marijuana and allowing the use of psilocybin for medical purposes. One month after the Chamber of Deputies...
Local concert canceled after Czech musician denied entry
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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Staff report A concert planned July 20 at Youngstown Country Club has been canceled after one of the musicians was denied entry into the United States. The concert by Trio Mente, presented by Simply Slavic, the New Music Guild and the country...
Tourism Minister Receives Outgoing Ambassador of the Czech Republic
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 09, 2025 -- H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, received here on July 8 H.E. Martin Vávra, outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Cambodia, for a courtesy call and...
Impossible to fight with Russia for eternity, Czech president admits
TASS
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July 8, 2025
MOSCOW, July 8. /TASS/. Czech President Petr Pavel has not ruled out cooperation between Europe and Russia following the conclusion of the Ukraine crisis, because fighting "for years" is "unacceptable." "If the war continues on this trajectory, it...
Power slowly restored in Czechia after widespread blackout
EurActiv
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July 4, 2025
PRAGUE – The Czech grid operator said power was slowly being restored on Friday afternoon after a major blackout brought widespread disruption across the country. According to the national transmission system operator ČEPS, a large section of the...
Authentic Mexican food in Prague? A hands-on cooking class helps perfect your guacamole game
Expats.cz
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July 9, 2025
As it turns out, many of us have been eating tacos wrong. His audience—a misfit bunch of cooking enthusiasts and rice burners—looks on in awe. The trick is all in the wrist and mouth. He leans in and takes a generous bite of a velvety soft corn...
Czech Republic power blackout reveals fragility of national infrastructure
Euro Weekly News
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July 4, 2025
In Prague, the effects were felt instantly. Credit: Varistor60 / Creative Commons On Friday July 4 a major power outage brought parts of the Czech Republic to a standstill, exposing serious vulnerabilities in the country’s energy infrastructure....
Armenian nuclear plant aiming for 10-year extension
World Nuclear News
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Thursday, 17 July 2025 Preparatory work designed to help extend the service life to 2036 has taken place at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s unit 2 during its recent scheduled maintenance shutdown. (Image: Armenian NPP) The Metsamor plant...
Jakub Hrůša: the most sought-after Czech conductor in the world today
Radio Prague International
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July 8, 2025
Born in Brno in 1981, Jakub Hrůša studied conducting in Prague and quickly rose to international prominence, earning accolades for his interpretations of Dvořák, Janáček, and Martinů. Since 2016, he has served as chief conductor of the Bamberg...
‘Cats go global during International Tour
University Star - Texas
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July 8, 2025
The Texas State volleyball team poses for a photo following its victory over Houston Christian at the Rice Invitational, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston. Texas State volleyball adventured overseas from June 9-20 on the...
EU ministers activate flexibility in EU fiscal rules for Bulgaria, 14 other EU states, to increase defence spending
The Sofia Globe
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July 8, 2025
European Union finance ministers activated on July 8 the national escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) for 15 member states to help facilitate their transition to higher defence spending at national level while ensuring debt...
Prague hit by major power outage impacting thousands of people across Czech capital
Metro
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July 4, 2025
Men chat next to a stopped tram during a major power outage in Prague, Czech Republic (Picture: REUTERS) A major power outage has hit parts of Prague and the Czech Republic, abruptly halting trains and forcing hospitals to run on generators. The...
Czech PM confirms nationwide efforts to restore power after major outage
The Sun Daily
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July 4, 2025
THE Czech Republic is facing an extraordinary situation due to a major power outage and everyone is working to restore electricity supplies, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Friday on social media platform X. The Czech police has said...
Minister Lipavský Will Welcome in Czechia Croatian Minister Grlić Radman
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
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On Tuesday, 8 July, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský will meet Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman at the Czernin Palace, who will once again pay a bilateral visit to Czechia after almost three years. The main topics...
Prague hit with power outage leaving people 'trapped in elevators'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 4, 2025
A huge power outage across the Czech Republic has left people 'trapped in elevators'. The power cut has hammered Prague and surrounding areas leaving residents in darkness. As the Mirror reports, Prague's metro transport service has ground to a...
Political Racism
Rroma
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July 4, 2025
The police have closed the investigation into the case of racist Czech political extremist party SPD posters from last year’s election campaign, in which the chairman of this opposition movement, MP Tomio Okamura, and the SPD as a legal entity are...
Czech and Slovak paramedics will be able to respond across the border
Radio Prague International
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July 4, 2025
Czech and Slovak health ministers signed a framework agreement enabling paramedics to assist across their shared border. Emergency teams from either country will now be able to respond to incidents and transport patients in border regions if they...
Czech mountaineer Klara Kolouchova dies during 'Killer Mountain' trek
The Federal
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July 4, 2025
Islamabad, Jul 4 (PTI) A renowned Czech mountaineer has died while climbing Nanga Parbat, amongst the 14 peaks that are over 8,000 metres in altitude, an official of the Alpine Club of Pakistan said here on Friday. Klara Kolouchova, 46, fell from...
Czech Republic hit by major power outage
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 4, 2025
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – A major power outage that hit parts of the Czech Republic on Friday, briefly halting underground trains in the capital Prague, was probably the result of a technical outage, with no signs of a cyber or terrorist...
Syrian forces withdraw from Druze city of Sweida after Israeli strikes and US demand to pull out
The National News
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Government forces and allied militias began withdrawing from the mostly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on Thursday, following Israeli strikes to defend the sect and US demands on Damascus to pull out. “Withdrawal of the Syrian Arab Army...