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The Novinky.cz front page features a mix of domestic and international news, with a significant focus on Czech economic and political developments, as well as international affairs including US elections and border security. A top story discusses a potential increase in underground water charges…
The coalition aims to increase fees for underground water extraction by up to 250% starting next April, as an amendment to a plant protection law without a standard public comment period. The Ministry of Agriculture already anticipates revenue of two billion crowns from this measure.
The movement of a Russian sabotage group known as 'Black Russians' prompted a large-scale operation by Polish security forces near the Russian border.
If employees at the Mladá Boleslav-based car manufacturer Škoda Auto do not receive adequate compensation for their work, they may limit flexibility in shift arrangements.
In the US midterm elections of 2026, which took place during Republican Donald Trump's presidency, Democrats achieved historic firsts with a Muslim and a homosexual individual elected to the Senate.
The recent US congressional elections will be studied in political science textbooks. Donald Trump effectively turned them into a referendum on himself, an experiment that ended poorly for him.
The results of the US midterms, which shifted the balance of power in both houses of Congress in favor of the Democrats, were discussed on Express Novinek by a political scientist.
Websites, applications, and files entrusted to the Beget cloud service have become unavailable, with customers facing an even worse scenario as data and some backups were lost.
Samuel Kocanda, who gained public attention earlier this year when he became the head of the Cave Administration at 17, is now facing charges of rape and other offenses.
The British pound has reached its strongest level since the 2016 referendum on the UK's departure from the European Union, aided by expectations of an interest rate hike.
The District Court in Most is reconsidering the motion for the release of Zdeněk Vocásek, a twice-convicted murderer serving a life sentence, who has been imprisoned for an extended period.
Attacks targeting the refrigeration systems of European supermarkets are causing significant food spoilage, prompting the EU to call for urgent measures.
