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Social media has gone wild over a viral video of a steam train chugging directly through a football stadium in Slovakia while players carry on with their game right beside the tracks.
https://mol.im/a/11086717 via @MailSport
Legend has it that egg yolks were mixed into the mortar to strengthen its construction. While that theory has never been fully confirmed, experts are now using another unusual ingredient to renovate the bridge’s sandstone railing.
https://english.radio.cz/restorers-use-goat-hair-charles-bridge-renovation-8758426
For #WITMonth, a reminder of books by Slovak women writers published in English since 2010 (two more coming later this year, watch this space!)
Neela Winkelmann, a Czech woman living in Prague, decided to do something about it, so in cooperation with the city authorities, she set up The British Homes for Ukrainian Refugees Agency.
https://english.radio.cz/how-czech-woman-helping-ukrainian-refugees-prague-get-britain-8757912
Jáchym Topol is arguably the most important representative of the postmodern trend in post-1989 Czech prose.
https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/on-this-day-in-1962-czech-writer#.YuxH_pe-3HY.twitter via @expatscz
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Plans For Hot Water Pipeline From Dukovany to Brno Proceeding Ahead of Schedule
brnodaily.com
The Dukovany nuclear power station may eventually supply over 50% of Brno’s energy. Photo credit: cosedeje.brno.cz.Brno, 8 Aug. (BD) - A cooperation agreement between the City of Brno, Teplárny Brn...
Russia halts oil exports to Czechia through the Druzhba pipeline
www.expats.cz
A daily dispatch on how the war in Ukraine is impacting life in the Czech Republic.
The European Commission will present its proposal for the new European Media Freedom Act in September.
“It includes many things that states may not like” – Jourová on EU’s upcoming Media Freedom Act
english.radio.cz
European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová told Czech Radio about the EC's upcoming law on media freedom.
Slovakia's energy dependence on Russia changes its Moody's outlook
spectator.sme.sk
The country's ratings affirmed at A2.
Moody's downgrades Czech economic outlook from stable to negative
www.expats.cz
The investor service has affirmed the country's current credit rating while highlighting dependence on Russian oil as a key factor in the negative outlook.