Author: Sam Beckwith

Stat of the Week: 37.5% of Czechs have never eaten seafood (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Food / Social Media Posts / Statistics

10 January, 2020

Stat of the Week: 37.5% of Czechs have never eaten seafood (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Detail from photo of map of psychiatric hospital in Prague 8-Bohnice, showing the word SEX

Clickbait / Health / Sex / Signage

10 January, 2020

Eye-catching Abbreviation on Map of Prague 8-Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital

Tender loving care and an excellent bedside manner.

Girl who made national headlines in 2002 after her parents unsuccessfully tried to name her “Pulnocni boure” (“Midnight Storm”) is now 18; Eliska Gaja “Bouricka” Fuxova voluntarily moved into children’s home, aged 14, following “messy” childhood in Simanov, Plzen Region (Denik) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

Children / Law / Local News / Social Media Posts

10 January, 2020

Girl who made national headlines in 2002 after her parents unsuccessfully tried to name her “Pulnocni boure” (“Midnight Storm”) is now 18; Eliska Gaja “Bouricka” Fuxova voluntarily moved into children’s home, aged 14, following “messy” childhood in Simanov, Plzen Region (Denik) [corrected] [Social Media Post]

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Five-year-old girl from Marianske Lazne area of Karlovy Vary Region gets finger stuck in LOL Surprise Glamper caravan and has to be freed from toy by emergency services; other Czech Facebook users report similar problems; Czech trade inspectorate (COI) investigating (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Children / Local News / Shopping / Social Media Posts

8 January, 2020

Five-year-old girl from Marianske Lazne area of Karlovy Vary Region gets finger stuck in LOL Surprise Glamper caravan and has to be freed from toy by emergency services; other Czech Facebook users report similar problems; Czech trade inspectorate (COI) investigating (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Tomas Repka conditionally released from prison in Plzen – but former football hardman must serve three years of probation and pay 430,000 crowns in damages (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Fotbal / Law / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tomáš Řepka

6 January, 2020

Tomas Repka conditionally released from prison in Plzen – but former football hardman must serve three years of probation and pay 430,000 crowns in damages (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Cops hunt man who robbed and raped 56-year-old tourist in park off Na Jetelce street, Prague 9-Vysocany, after offering to help her find her hotel (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

6 January, 2020

Cops hunt man who robbed and raped 56-year-old tourist in park off Na Jetelce street, Prague 9-Vysocany, after offering to help her find her hotel (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Good Reads: “Tales from Jaroslav” project translates lesser-known stories by iconic Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek into English (Tales from Jaroslav) [Social Media Post]

Books / Internet / Social Media Posts

5 January, 2020

Good Reads: “Tales from Jaroslav” project translates lesser-known stories by iconic Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek into English (Tales from Jaroslav) [Social Media Post]

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Odd Coincidence: Czech Republic’s first baby of 2020 has 7-year-old sister who was also born on New Year’s Day; “Laura” was born at 12:01am at hospital in Breclav, South Moravia; her family are from nearby Valtice (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Children / Local News / New Year's Eve / Odd / Social Media Posts

2 January, 2020

Odd Coincidence: Czech Republic’s first baby of 2020 has 7-year-old sister who was also born on New Year’s Day; “Laura” was born at 12:01am at hospital in Breclav, South Moravia; her family are from nearby Valtice (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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55-year-old Pardubice man hides under manhole cover after mistaking sound of New Year’s Eve fireworks for gunfire; tells cops he thought somebody was shooting at him and feared for his life (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Local News / New Year's Eve / Police / Social Media Posts

2 January, 2020

55-year-old Pardubice man hides under manhole cover after mistaking sound of New Year’s Eve fireworks for gunfire; tells cops he thought somebody was shooting at him and feared for his life (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Pregnant 15-year-old Dominika Hostalkova and her six-month-old baby go missing from grandma’s home in Prague 4 while on release from Moravsky Krumlov, South Moravia residential institution; cops also searching for her boyfriend (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Children / Police / Social Media Posts / WTF

28 December, 2019

Pregnant 15-year-old Dominika Hostalkova and her six-month-old baby go missing from grandma’s home in Prague 4 while on release from Moravsky Krumlov, South Moravia residential institution; cops also searching for her boyfriend (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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