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The Novinky.cz front page features several key stories including a Smartwings Boeing jet experiencing engine failure shortly after takeoff from Prague and returning for an emergency landing. Other prominent news includes a Ukrainian drone attack on key oil facilities in Tatarstan, a tragic weekend…
A Smartwings Boeing 737 Max, en route from Prague to Tel Aviv, experienced an engine malfunction shortly after takeoff and was forced to make an emergency landing back in Prague.
Professional organizations, institutions, and unions in the cultural sector have issued an open letter to the government, urging them to withdraw the new State Cultural Policy.
Ukrainian forces attacked the city of Nizhnekamsk, a major industrial and petrochemical hub in Russia, with drones hitting key oil facilities.
The start of the new week will bring tropical temperatures back to Czechia, with potential for rain and thunderstorms in the evenings. Subsequent days are expected to remain hot.
A commentary piece discussing Czechs' perception of President Petr Pavel as the most prominent opposition politician, with government politicians also identifying him as such.
A podcast discussing differing views on public media funding and assigning blame for the crisis between the Presidency and the government to Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists).
The past weekend was one of the deadliest on Czech roads, with eight fatalities, five of whom were motorcyclists.
Moscow's Kuzminsky District Court has ordered the detention of the former and current directors of Drone Solutions, Irakli Khazaliya and Vyacheslav Barbarov.
The number of pop culture events under the Comic Con banner is growing in Czechia, with Monopoly Events attracting a Star Wars celebrity.
MP Jitka Volfová of the ANO movement, who holds multiple positions at city, regional, and state levels, is now running for the Senate in the Česká Lípa constituency.
A special task force shot a female bear in the Martin district of Slovakia, which was suspected of attacking a 42-year-old man and causing serious injuries. The bear was killed along with her two cubs.
