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The Novinky.cz homepage features several prominent stories, including a major legal ruling requiring Telefónica to pay nearly a billion Czech crowns related to the privatization of Český Telecom. Other top domestic news includes scrutiny over former ministers' advisors and an analysis of…
Spanish company Telefónica has lost its constitutional appeal and must pay approximately 849 million Czech crowns plus interest to two Cypriot firms allegedly linked to businessman Pavel Tykač in a long-standing dispute over the privatization of Český Telecom.
A measure that had been in place since 2013, requiring the disclosure of ministerial advisors, was quietly weakened by Petr Fiala's cabinet last year, allowing some of Andrej Babiš's former ministers to not reveal their advisory lists.
The year 2026 is not yet over, but it is already certain that it will be recorded in Czech meteorological history due to extreme heat, with temperatures repeatedly breaking records.
The courts have ruled that the hospital was not at fault for a patient on the hematology ward possessing a weapon and fatally shooting another patient.
A commentary reflecting on the recent rains, noting human dissatisfaction with weather patterns, regardless of whether it is too much, too little, too hot, or too cold.
A podcast discusses that while Prague has many plans and studies for its future development, it struggles with the implementation and completion of these projects.
American company OpenAI will begin displaying advertisements in its popular ChatGPT system in continental Europe starting next week.
A malfunction in the safety signaling system in Ivanovice na Hané caused significant travel disruptions, forcing trains to stop due to smoke emanating from the equipment.
An accident on Prague's metro Line B caused service to be suspended between Florenc, Smíchovské nádraží, and Nové Butovice.
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) have announced an operation targeting individuals close to President Zelensky and former members of parliament.
Ukrainian drones attacked one of Russia's largest explosives factories in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, overnight.
