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Officials break ground on multi-million dollar project uniting Czech Village, NewBo
KCRG - Iowa
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August 19, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Officials broke ground on a multi-million dollar project uniting Czech Village and NewBo Tuesday. Construction is already underway on the 13.84 million dollar LightLine Loop project. The project will allow for new...
Sarajevo’s CineLink reveals its documentary industry award winners
Cineuropa
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19/08/2025 - The Docu Rough Cut Boutique awards and Docu Talents from the East prizes, as well as the Ji.hlava/JB Films support scheme winners, have been announced All of the Docu Rough Cut Boutique participants and its organisational team (©...
Prague becomes a hotspot for American film students
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is home to some of the most reputable film universities in the world. It is generally free of charge to study in Prague at a public university − regardless of one’s nationality − provided the program is...
Secret clause in Czech nuclear deal prompts probe, clouds Trump summit
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 19, 2025
Published: 19 Aug. 2025, 20:38 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Cooling towers at Dukovany nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic, where Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) is set to build two reactors at a deal sized at $18.7...
Czechia Will Be the First in the EU to Test 150 km/h on Highways
Prague Morning
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August 18, 2025
Czechia is set to become the first country in the European Union to allow motorists to drive at 150 km/h on a motorway, a move that has sparked both excitement and debate across the region. From the end of September, drivers will be able to test...
Czechia is moving towards building an AI Gigafactory
CEENERGYNEWS
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August 18, 2025
Czechia has taken another step toward the European AI Gigafactory (AIGF) initiative, holding the first official meeting to prepare a plan for building large-scale infrastructure to train and deploy extremely large AI models. The AI Gigafactory...
Presidential Office Orders Probe Into Alleged Unfair Terms in Czech Nuclear Export Deal
KBS World
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August 19, 2025
Photo : YONHAP News South Korea’s presidential office has directed the government to investigate reports that state-run utilities accepted unfair conditions from U.S. partner Westinghouse in a bid to secure a nuclear power export deal with the...
Critics raise concerns over Westinghouse deal's impact on Korea's nuclear industry
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 19, 2025
Published: 19 Aug. 2025, 16:20 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A bird's-eye view of the construction of the new Dukovany nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic [KOREA HYDRO & NUCLER POWER] The agreement Korea Hydro & Nuclear...
ATAC to provide chase flight support for F-16 production in Greenville
AeroTime News
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August 19, 2025
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a Textron Systems subsidiary, has secured a new US Air Force contract to provide chase flight support for F-16 fighter jets built in Greenville, South Carolina. Announced on August 18, 2025, the task...
Korean Firms Commit Massive Contracts with Westinghouse to Win Czech Project
Business Korea
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August 19, 2025
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) have reportedly agreed to provide Westinghouse, a U.S. nuclear power company, with contracts worth over 1 trillion won per nuclear reactor export during the bidding process...
Presidential Office Orders Probe into Czech Nuclear Power Plant Contract
Business Korea
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August 19, 2025
The Presidential Office has ordered an investigation into allegations of an unequal contract with Westinghouse Electric Co. (WEC), a U.S. nuclear power company, for the bid to secure a contract for a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic...
Czech Producer Prices Fall 1.2%
RTTNews
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August 18, 2025
The Czech Republic's producer prices decreased for the sixth straight month in July, figures from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Monday. The industrial producer price index dropped 1.2 percent yearly in July, following a 0.7 percent...
Is Poland the New Croatia? DW Claims Czech Tourists Think So…
Total Croatia News
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August 19, 2025
August the 19th, 2025 – Poland is certainly far cooler than Croatia during the summer, and it has definitely found its place on the European tourist map in more recent years, but do Czech tourists prefer it? DW has claimed that Poland is the new...
Czech-mate: SA needs its own ‘One China’ Policy
Politicsweb
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August 17, 2025
Monday, 18 August 2025 18/08/25 OPINION Czech-mate: SA needs its own ‘One China’ Policy Ray Hartley & Greg Mills | 17 August 2025 Ray Hartley & Greg Mills says there is no need for SA to perpetually bend the knee to the PRC The Czech Republic has...
Czech Tour: Junior Lecerf takes dramatic overall win as late Cian Uijtdebroeks attack fades in final metres of stage 4
Cyclingnews
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August 17, 2025
Just as Junior Lecerf (Soudal-QuickStep) appeared to have lost the Czech Tour overall on the final climb, the rider who was set to snatch victory from him at the last, Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike), completely faded, handing the win back...
Photo Essay: The Intriguing Soviet-Era Prague Metro System
Live and Let's Fly - California
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August 18, 2025
If you enjoy Cold War history, a ride on the Prague metro system is a must, a public transit network exposing lingering traces of the Communist era. Though it had been planned since 1898, construction on the Prague metro system began in the 1960s...
Czechia defies Beijing: Strengthens Taiwan ties with sovereign, value-driven diplomacy
BizNews
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Under this agreement, Taiwanese diplomats would continue to enjoy diplomatic privileges, including rates-free rentals along with diplomatic number plates and immunity. It was in the spirit of the overall relationship as an ambiguous, unofficial...
Zim pilots game-changing fuel tech
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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A REVOLUTIONARY fuel additive developed in the Czech Republic is being tried at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), marking a bold step in the country’s pursuit of greener and more efficient energy solutions. A REVOLUTIONARY...
VGP's Half Year Results 2025
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) 21 August 2025, 7:00am, Antwerp, Belgium : VGP NV ('VGP' or 'the Group'), a European provider of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate, today announces the results for half-year ended 30 June 2025:...
The taxi menace
Politicsweb
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August 20, 2025
Thursday, 21 August 2025 21/08/25 OPINION The taxi menace Andrew Donaldson | 20 August 2025 Andrew Donaldson writes on the industry's latest efforts to neutralise all competition A FAMOUS GROUSE IN the months before leaving South Africa, in...