You can also listen to the analysis in audio version.According to companies and statistics, the Czech construction industry is showing a decline. In addition to the slowdown in the economy, the cause of the development in the market is also the poorer availability of loans and the continued cooling of demand. And this is prescribed by the entire segment.Let’s start at the very start of the construction – i.e. with the material manufacturers. According to the head of the Heluz company, Jan Smola, they are now in the worst situation in modern history. In a situation that is said to…
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The D1 highway near Humpolka remains closed in the morning in the direction of Prague after an overnight accident involving four trucks. One of the drivers died in it. The other driver suffered minor injuries, as did the responding officer. On the X network the police informed about it. According to her, drivers should choose a different route, but some roads of lower classes are difficult to pass in the Vysočina due to the snow.The accident happened shortly after 23:00 at the 90th kilometer of the highway. After midnight, the exit from the highway was made passable. “Police officers started…
The first reports of a respiratory disease spreading among dogs came from a single US state this summer, according to US media. A week ago, there were seven states with confirmed cases. And this week on Tuesday, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) already reports confirmation of expansion to 14 states. According to veterinarians, the disease is similar to common respiratory diseases in dogs and is first manifested by coughing and discharge from the eyes. In a more advanced stage, according to NBC News, the disease turns into an inflammation of the airways, against which antibiotics or any other available…
After nearly 80 years, the remains of an American pilot shot down over France during World War II have been identified, writes The Huffpost. Army officials announced the successful identification on Monday.According to findings, it was then twenty-one-year-old Franklin P. Hall, originally from Florida. Hall, who was part of the 66th Bombardment Squadron, was shot down by German airmen during the fighting near the French town of Équennes-Éramecourt. The Germans later discovered the crash site and found some remains, which they placed in a French cemetery in Poix-de-Picardie. But the Halls were not among them. The search for several unidentified…
Finland has decided to deal with the influx of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and other countries by closing the border with Russia, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced today according to Reuters. The closure will last for two weeks.The measure will come into effect on Thursday night and only the Vainikkala railway crossing will remain open, but only for freight traffic. Helsinki accuses Russia of transporting asylum seekers who do not have valid documents to the border in order to trigger a migration crisis. “Russia is to blame for this situation and can also end it,” said the…
The House of Representatives voted today on the government’s proposal regarding the training of Ukrainian soldiers in the Czech Republic. The majority, including the opposition movement YES, was in favor.At the same time, the lower parliamentary chamber also agreed to the extension of most missions of Czech soldiers abroad, as proposed by the government. The Senate gave its necessary approval three weeks ago.For the continuation of the training of Ukrainian soldiers in the Czech Republic to fight the Russian aggressor, 129 out of 150 deputies were present, at least 101 votes were needed for approval. The extension of Czech army…
It eats more and more fish and seafood, so there is a danger that one day the oceans will not feed the hungry. And that is why in recent years the production of so-called aquaculture, i.e. controlled breeding of aquatic animals, which is an alternative to traditional fishing, has grown.Information and footage of breeding and hunting can be heard and viewed in the introductory video report.Between 1990 and 2020, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the sector’s production grew by 609 percent to 123 million tons per year. It’s not just fish, everything is…
Domestic winemakers continue to resist taxation of still wines. At Tuesday’s meeting, interdepartmental working groups came up with a proposal to introduce a minimum price for ethanol in wine. They want to weaken cheap foreign competition.According to them, the proposed change will end up with cheap low-quality wines and will bring more revenues from VAT to the budget. At the same time, they admit that they have yet to document real numbers with impacts. “Our homework is to sit down with representatives of the Ministry of Finance,” says Martin Chlad, president of the Winemakers’ Association, in an interview for Nauzal.He…
Not only the Ministry of Health, but also the Government Office or individual MPs and senators have been flooded with questions about the upcoming Pandemic Convention at the level of the World Health Organization (WHO). Speculation is then spreading on social networks and some websites that this agreement is already in effect and that the WHO can allegedly order, for example, mandatory vaccinations or ban travel.Nothing like that is true. The explanation is very simple. First, the convention is still being prepared and will not be voted on until May. Secondly, even in case of approval, it does not result…
Police accuse four women and two men of blackmail and failure to provide help in connection with the death of a sect member during forest rituals near the Český Šternberk castle in the Benešovsk region, the server iRozhlas.cz reported today. The healer was later killed by two of his followers, the case is being dealt with by the Municipal Court in Prague.The case happened last August. According to criminologists, the member of the sect stayed naked in the woods on the healer’s orders and the others went to check on him. One of them beat him on the head, stomach…