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☆ Czech Government Freezes Russian State's Real-Estate Assets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government said on Wednesday it froze Russian state-owned properties in the Czech Republic, expanding a sanctions list set up in retaliation for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The government press office said the EU country widened its national sanctions list to include a Russian company, which is controlled by the Russian presidential administration, and is in charge of managing Russian assets abroad. "The company's commercial activities are as of today illegal, as well as circumventing and violating this sanction, and its entire assets in the Czech Republic have been frozen," it said. In the Czech Republic, the Russian company manages a number of real estate properties, the Czech government said. The Czech sanctions list goes beyond the EU's sanctions packages and includes six other entities or persons.

Persons: Putin, CTK, Jan Lipavsky, Jan Lopatka, Matthew Lewis Locations: PRAGUE, Czech, Czech Republic, Ukraine, EU, Russian, Russia, Prague

☆ Czech government freezes Russian state's real-estate assets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The government press office said the EU country widened its national sanctions list to include a Russian company, which is controlled by the Russian presidential administration, and is in charge of managing Russian assets abroad. "The company's commercial activities are as of today illegal, as well as circumventing and violating this sanction, and its entire assets in the Czech Republic have been frozen," it said. In the Czech Republic, the Russian company manages a number of real estate properties, the Czech government said. The Czech sanctions list goes beyond the EU's sanctions packages and includes six other entities or persons. The Czech Republic has been among the strongest backers of Ukraine since the February 2022 full invasion by Russia.

Persons: Stringer, Putin, CTK, Jan Lipavsky, Jan Lopatka, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia region, Czech, Czech Republic, EU, Russian, Russia, Prague

☆ New York City Marathon: ‘Super shoes’ have ‘blown distance running into a new stratosphere.’ Are they benefitting the sport?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesThe two records in quick succession heightened the debate about how carbon-plated shoes – commonly referred to as “super shoes” – are rapidly changing the distance-running landscape. Today, they are worn by virtually all elite marathon runners, both for racing and for training, and by many casual runners, too. Tobias Schwartz/AFP/Getty ImagesThompson has other reservations about super shoes. “A lot of people say, well, people recover faster from training in the super shoes and therefore they can do more training, better training,” he added. “What I believe I’m seeing is that those who train all the time in super shoes will reduce their body’s ability to optimize biokinetic energy production.

Persons: Assefa, Bjørn Gulden, Kelvin Kiptum, Eliud Kipchoge, Michael Reaves, Peter Thompson, what’s, ” Thompson, … who’s, who’s, Thompson, hadn’t, I’ve, ”, Luciano Lima, “, ” Thomas Allen, Tobias Schwarz, Sifan Hassan, Chicago –, haven’t, ” Tim Hutchings, ” Hutchings, they’re, it’s, It’s, Jaroslav Svoboda, Hutchings, “ We’re, Eliud, Tobias Schwartz, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Berlin Marathon, Adidas –, Chicago Marathon, Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Getty, Berlin, Runners, Manchester Metropolitan University, World Athletics, York City Marathon, Puma, Athletics Locations: Berlin, Chicago, Great Britain, Prague, York

☆ Czech Protesters Rally Against Government's Pro-Western Policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

And I do not want a puppet government any more," Raichl said, saying the Czech Republic should veto any attempt by Ukraine to join NATO. Under the current government, the Czech Republic has been a close ally of Ukraine, sending tanks, rocket launchers, helicopters, artillery shells and other material to help Ukrainian forces fighting Russia's invasion. Raichl hailed the nationalist policies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a role model and called for an alliance of Central European countries to counter Brussels. He also voiced support for Slovakia's former Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has adopted a staunchly anti-Western stance ahead of an election on Sept. 30. Protester Marcela Hajkova, a mother-of-three, condemned the government's military aid to Ukraine, among other policies.

Persons: Petr, Fiala, Jindrich Raichl, Raichl, Viktor Orban, Robert Fico, Marcela Hajkova, Jan Lopatka, David Cerny, Helen Popper Organizations: Ukraine, PRO, ., CTK, NATO, Hungarian, Police, Wagner Group Locations: PRAGUE, Russian Czech, Prague, Moscow, Prague's Wenceslas, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Central, Brussels

☆ Czech protesters rally against government's pro-Western policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest demanding the resignation of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, in Prague, Czech Republic, September 16, 2023. And I do not want a puppet government any more," Raichl said, saying the Czech Republic should veto any attempt by Ukraine to join NATO. Under the current government, the Czech Republic has been a close ally of Ukraine, sending tanks, rocket launchers, helicopters, artillery shells and other material to help Ukrainian forces fighting Russia's invasion. Raichl hailed the nationalist policies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a role model and called for an alliance of Central European countries to counter Brussels. Protester Marcela Hajkova, a mother-of-three, condemned the government's military aid to Ukraine, among other policies.

Persons: Petr Fiala, David W Cerny, Petr, Fiala, Jindrich Raichl, Raichl, Viktor Orban, Robert Fico, Marcela Hajkova, Jan Lopatka, David Cerny, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Czech, REUTERS, Rights, Ukraine, PRO, ., CTK, NATO, Hungarian, Police, Wagner Group, Thomson Locations: Prague, Czech Republic, Russian Czech, Moscow, Prague's Wenceslas, Ukraine, Central, Brussels

[1/3] Writer Milan Kundera is pictured in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, May 6, 1963. CTK Photo/Frantisek Nesvadba via REUTERSPRAGUE, July 12 (Reuters) - Czech-born writer Milan Kundera, author of the novel "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" who lived nearly five decades in Paris after emigrating in disillusionment from his Communist-ruled homeland, has died at the age of 94. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Kundera was "a writer and a voice that we will miss". "Milan Kundera's work is at the same time a deep, human, intimate and distant exploration," she said. Fellow Czech writer Karel Hvizdala told Czech Television he saw his friend last November and he was already in poor health.

Persons: Milan Kundera, Frantisek Nesvadba, Kundera, Petr Fiala, Petr Pavel, Pavel, Elisabeth Borne, Milan, Karel Hvizdala, Albert Camus, Daniel Day, Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Philip Kaufman, Timothy Garton Ash, Monde, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Czechoslovakia's, Jan Lopatka, Robert Muller, Elizabeth Pineau, Tassilo Hummel, Michael Kahn, Jason Hovet, Toby Chopra, Kevin Liffey, Mark Heinrich, Nick Macfie Organizations: CTK, REUTERS, Moravian, Prague Spring, Czech Television, Czechoslovak Communist, New York Times, Oxford University, Paris Mayor, Czechoslovakia's Communist, Thomson Locations: Prague, Czechoslovakia, REUTERS PRAGUE, Czech, Paris, Brno, France, Communist Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak, Europe, Central Europe, French, Western

☆ Czechs and Slovaks see storms disrupt traffic and cut power
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Gale-force winds and snow storms cut power supplies to thousands of Czech households on Saturday and closed the main east-west highway in Slovakia, officials and local media said. In Slovakia's Zilina region, authorities called on people to stay indoors and avoid non-essential travel, especially to the north of the country, as winds reached more than 120 km per hour in the Tatra mountains. A section of the D1 highway near the Tatra mountains was closed for several hours after around 30 cars were caught in an accident due to heavy snowfall, local media reported. In the Czech Republic, 15,000 households were still without electricity in the afternoon - down from around 90,000 in the morning - after strong winds brought down trees and disrupted the grid, while dozens of train services were canceled, CTK news agency reported. Reporting by Robert Muller; Editing by David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Volkswagen postpones decision on gigafactory in eastern Europe beyond 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PRAGUE/FRANKFURT, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) is postponing its decision on where to locate a planned gigafactory for electric car batteries in eastern Europe beyond 2022, the carmaker said on Thursday, pointing to the current economic environment. "Volkswagen AG and its battery company PowerCo are continuously evaluating suitable sites for their next gigafactory in Europe," Volkswagen said in e-mailed comments. "There is no pressure to act as we take some more time for decision making in light of current circumstances," Volkswagen said. "At present, there is no impact on planned start of construction or start of production." Volkswagen's planned battery cell plant in eastern Europe would be the fourth under its plan to build six such sites across Europe by the end of the decade.

☆ Volkswagen postpones decision on gigafactory in eastern Europe by several months -CTK news agency
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PRAGUE, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) postponed its decision on the placement of a gigafactory for electric car batteries in eastern Europe by several months, CTK news agency reported on Thursday. The Czech Republic has been among the locations considered for the plant which should start producing batteries in 2027. Reporting by Robert Muller; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ca după război! O TORNADĂ URIAȘĂ a făcu PRĂPĂD în Cehia: Sunt morți și zeci de răniți (IMAGINI de GROAZĂ)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Aproximativ 150 de persoane au fost rănite în urma unei tornade produse în Cehia. Serviciul de ambulanță a declarat că sunt și persoane decedate, dar numărul lor nu este cunoscut. Agenţia de ştiri cehă CTK l-a citat pe primarul din Hrusky, care a declarat că jumătate din sat a fost distrus de furtună. Zeci de persoane rănite au fost internate la spitalul din Hodonin după ce tornada a trecut prin zonă şi a răsturnat şi un autobuz. Austria a trimis 20 de ambulanțe și două elicoptere de salvare în Moravia, a anunțat ministrul Sănătății, Adam Vojtech.

Persons: . Tornada, Andrej Babiš, Sănătății, Adam Vojtech Organizations: European Locations: Cehia, Moravia de Sud, Austria, Slovacia, Moraviei de Sud, Agenţia, Hrusky, Hodonin, Bruxelles, Moravia

☆ Ca după război! O TORNADĂ URIAȘĂ a făcut PRĂPĂD în Cehia: Sunt morți și zeci de răniți (IMAGINI de GROAZĂ)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Tornada a distrus și mai multe mașini, iar în urma furtunii au izbucnit și incendii, potrivit imaginilor postate pe rețelele sociale. „Din punctul nostru de vedere, aceasta este o urgență de gradul patru. În acest moment, estimăm numărul de răniți la o sută la 150, inclusiv copii la vârstnici. Agenţia de ştiri cehă CTK l-a citat pe primarul din Hrusky, care a declarat că jumătate din sat a fost distrus de furtună. Zeci de persoane rănite au fost internate la spitalul din Hodonin după ce tornada a trecut prin zonă şi a răsturnat şi un autobuz.

Persons: Tornada Locations: Austria, Slovacia, Moraviei de Sud, Agenţia, Hrusky, Hodonin

☆ Бабиш призвал людей 40+ «атаковать» портал регистрации на вакцинацию от covid-19. Сайт упал сразу после запуска
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

В полночь люди старше 40 лет могли записаться на прививку, но многие из них напрасно дожидались позднего запуска системы. Одновременно с этим премьер-министр Чехии Андрей Бабиш призвал сорокалетних «атаковать» сайт. Жители Чешской Республики старше 40 лет, заинтересованные в вакцинации, в ночь на понедельник столкнулись с техническими проблемами на сайте. В то же время премьер-министр Андрей Бабиш в своем аккаунте в Твиттер буквально побуждал людей в возрасте от 40 «атаковать» сайт и записываться на прививки. Вы — сильная группа», — призвал Бабиш одновременно с «падением» системы.

Persons: Андрей Бабиш, Бабиш Organizations: Твиттер Locations: Чехия, Чешская Республика

☆ Republica Cehă va primi cocktailul de anticorpi anti-COVID-19 dezvoltat de Regeneron
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Medicii din Republica Cehă, o ţară care se confruntă cu una dintre cele mai grave recrudescenţe ale pandemiei de coronavirus în Europa, vor primi o combinaţie de anticorpi dezvoltaţi de compania Regeneron Pharmaceuticals pentru a trata cazurile grave de COVID-19, informează DPA.Primul lot cu acest cocktail de anticorpi este aşteptat să sosească în ţară peste câteva zile, a anunţat vineri prim-ministrul ceh Andrej Babis, citat de agenţia de presă CTK.Un alt anticorp de sinteză, Bamlanivimab, este deja utilizat în Republica Cehă din luna februarie.Cehia depune în această perioadă eforturi mari pentru a limita efectele dramatice provocate de cel de-al treilea val al pandemiei de coronavirus. Locuitorii din această ţară pot să părăsească districtele în care locuiesc doar în circumstanţe excepţionale. Restricţiile de călătorie vor rămâne în vigoare până pe 28 martie, scrie agerpres.ro. În acea zi, starea de urgenţă, care este în vigoare din octombrie 2020, va expira. Guvernul ceh nu va decide dacă va extinde carantina în perioada Paştelui catolic, care va fi celebrat în perioada 2-5 aprilie, înainte de ziua de luni, iar Parlamentul de la Praga va trebui apoi să aprobe decizia cabinetului.Autorităţile cehe au raportat vineri 10.576 de cazuri de coronavirus confirmate în ultimele 24 de ore. De la începutul pandemiei, Cehia a a înregistrat 24.331 de decese asociate maladiei COVID-19.

Persons: Andrej Babis Locations: Republica Cehă, Europa, Praga, pandemiei, Cehia

☆ В Молдове зарегистрировано два типа экспресс-тестов на COVID-19, производимых в США
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-10 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: 1 min

Агентство по лекарствам и медицинским изделиям РМ сообщает о регистрации нескольких видов экспресс-тестов на основе антигенов для выявления инфекции COVID-19. Как уточнили в ведомстве, два типа экспресс-тестов для выявления антигенов SARS-COV-2 производятся компаниями в США: (CTK Biotech, INC. и Lumiquick Diagnostics, INC. din Statele Unite ale Americi).

Organizations: CTK Biotech, INC, Lumiquick Diagnostics, din, Агентство по лекарствам и медицинским изделиям РМ Locations: США

☆ Doua tipuri de teste rapide ce...
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-09 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +1 min

Agenția Medicamentului și Dispozitivelor Medicale (AMDM), în calitate de regulator al pieței farmaceutice și dispozitivelor medicale, a înregistrat mai multe tipuri de teste rapide pe bază de antigen, pentru depistarea infecției cu Coronavirus de tip nou. Foto SimbolDetecția rapidă a infecției cu SARS-COV-2 are o importanță deosebită în gestionarea pandemiei cu COVID-19. Astfel, AMDM a înregistrat două tipuri de teste rapide pentru depistarea antigenelor SARS-COV-2 produse de companiile CTK Biotech, INC. și Lumiquick Diagnostics, INC din Statele Unite ale Americi. Utilizarea testelor rapide de depistare a antigenelor permite identificarea timpurie și cu o precizie de aproximativ 100% a prezenței virusului în organism. Precizăm că, inițial, la începutul pademiei, testele rapide de depistare a virusului erau considerate că ar avea o eroare mai ridicate decât cele care erau efectuate în laboratoare.

Persons: AMDM Organizations: Medicamentului, Biotech, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății ( OMS, Autoritatea Americană Locations: Statele Unite ale Americi, Republicii Moldova

☆ Teste rapide antigen utilizate în SUA şi UE, aprobate de Agenţia Medicamentului
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-09 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +1 min

Agenţia Medicamentului şi Dispozitivelor Medicale (AMDM), în calitate de regulator al pieţei farmaceutice şi dispozitivelor medicale, a înregistrat mai multe tipuri de teste rapide pe bază de antigen, pentru depistarea infecţiei cu Coronavirus de tip nou, potrivit unui comunicat al AMDM. Detecţia rapidă a infecţiei cu SARS-COV-2 are o importanţă deosebită în gestionarea pandemiei cu COVID-19. Astfel, AMDM a înregistrat două tipuri de teste rapide pentru depistarea antigenelor SARS-COV-2 produse de companiile CTK Biotech, INC. şi Lumiquick Diagnostics, INC. din Statele Unite ale Americi. Utilizarea testelor rapide de depistare a antigenelor permite identificarea timpurie şi cu o precizie de aproximativ 100% a prezenţei virusului în organism. Metoda dată este cu succes utilizată în screeningul infecţiei cu SARS-COV-2.

Persons: AMDM Organizations: Biotech, OMS, Autoritatea Americană Locations: Statele Unite ale Americi, Republicii Moldova

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