Author: Sam Beckwith

Tana Fischerova dies, aged 72, following “long illness”; actress-turned-politician was member of Czech parliament from 2002 to 2006, and ran for president in 2013 (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Film / Politics / Social Media Posts / Television / Theatre / Tragedies

25 December, 2019

Tana Fischerova dies, aged 72, following “long illness”; actress-turned-politician was member of Czech parliament from 2002 to 2006, and ran for president in 2013 (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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62-year-old woman in Horni Police, Liberec Region, crashes car and suffers moderate injuries after live carp jumps out of bag on passenger seat and into her lap (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Animals / Christmas / Driving / Odd / Social Media Posts

24 December, 2019

62-year-old woman in Horni Police, Liberec Region, crashes car and suffers moderate injuries after live carp jumps out of bag on passenger seat and into her lap (Novinky) [Social Media Post]

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Coal-mining firm OKD halts mining at all pits for safety reasons after hackers target its computer systems; OKD currently operates four mines in the Karvina area of Moravian-Silesian Region (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Business / Crime / Local News / Security / Social Media Posts / Technology

23 December, 2019

Coal-mining firm OKD halts mining at all pits for safety reasons after hackers target its computer systems; OKD currently operates four mines in the Karvina area of Moravian-Silesian Region (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Weather: No White Christmas expected in Czech Republic tomorrow (Tuesday 24 December), except in mountains; daytime highs of between 4 and 8 degrees Celsius forecast for most of country (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Christmas / Social Media Posts / Weather

23 December, 2019

Weather: No White Christmas expected in Czech Republic tomorrow (Tuesday 24 December), except in mountains; daytime highs of between 4 and 8 degrees Celsius forecast for most of country (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Construction of Karel Gott’s grave completed in Malvazinky cemetery, Prague 5-Smichov; singer’s widow Ivana Gottova invites fans to pay their respects (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Karel Gott / Music / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

21 December, 2019

Construction of Karel Gott’s grave completed in Malvazinky cemetery, Prague 5-Smichov; singer’s widow Ivana Gottova invites fans to pay their respects (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Woman stabs 45-year-old man in chest in Mustek metro station vestibule at Vodickova street/Wenceslas Square intersection, Prague 1-Nove Mesto; suspect arrested; victim in induced coma; incident took place yesterday (Thursday) evening at around 6:30pm (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Prague Metro / Social Media Posts / Violence

20 December, 2019

Woman stabs 45-year-old man in chest in Mustek metro station vestibule at Vodickova street/Wenceslas Square intersection, Prague 1-Nove Mesto; suspect arrested; victim in induced coma; incident took place yesterday (Thursday) evening at around 6:30pm (iDNES) [Social Media Post]

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Good Read: US-based Czech filmmaker Ivan Passer talks about his friendship with fellow Czechoslovak New Wave director Milos Forman and, for the first time, their amazing escape across the Austrian border in 1969 (LA Times) [Social Media Post]

Czechs Abroad / Film / History / Social Media Posts

17 December, 2019

Good Read: US-based Czech filmmaker Ivan Passer talks about his friendship with fellow Czechoslovak New Wave director Milos Forman and, for the first time, their amazing escape across the Austrian border in 1969 (LA Times) [Social Media Post]

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Unlikely Saviour: Computer virus-hit hospital in Benesov, Central Bohemia, able to pay staff only because two employees responsible for payroll were at Slavia football match in Germany, avoiding infection; otherwise, emergency regime continues (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Czechs Abroad / Fotbal / Health / Social Media Posts / Technology

17 December, 2019

Unlikely Saviour: Computer virus-hit hospital in Benesov, Central Bohemia, able to pay staff only because two employees responsible for payroll were at Slavia football match in Germany, avoiding infection; otherwise, emergency regime continues (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Masked gang steals goods worth millions of crowns from Dusak jewellery store and Allure watch store in Arkady Pankrac mall, Prague 4-Nusle; robbery took place in early hours of this morning (Monday) (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Shopping / Social Media Posts

16 December, 2019

Masked gang steals goods worth millions of crowns from Dusak jewellery store and Allure watch store in Arkady Pankrac mall, Prague 4-Nusle; robbery took place in early hours of this morning (Monday) (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Sex-doll brothel Naughty Harbor opens Central Europe’s first virtual-reality sex centre, in Prague 5-Smichov; “experiences” on offer combine erotic VR games and high-tech sex toys (Denik) [Social Media Post]

Prague Tourism / Sex / Social Media Posts / Technology

13 December, 2019

Sex-doll brothel Naughty Harbor opens Central Europe’s first virtual-reality sex centre, in Prague 5-Smichov; “experiences” on offer combine erotic VR games and high-tech sex toys (Denik) [Social Media Post]

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