Category: Social Media Posts

Sport: Czech national cricket team equal world record for highest score in Twenty20 International match, scoring 278 runs against Turkey in tournament in Romania (@andrewnixon79 on Twitter) [Social Media Post]

Expats / Social Media Posts / Sport

1 September, 2019

Sport: Czech national cricket team equal world record for highest score in Twenty20 International match, scoring 278 runs against Turkey in tournament in Romania (@andrewnixon79 on Twitter) [Social Media Post]

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Sport: Czech judo star Lukas Krpalek wins heavyweight (+100 kg) world championship in Tokyo, beating Japan’s Hisayoshi Harasawa in the final; Jihlava-born judoka previously won 2014 world championship and 2016 Olympic gold in the -100 kg category (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Social Media Posts / Sport

31 August, 2019

Sport: Czech judo star Lukas Krpalek wins heavyweight (+100 kg) world championship in Tokyo, beating Japan’s Hisayoshi Harasawa in the final; Jihlava-born judoka previously won 2014 world championship and 2016 Olympic gold in the -100 kg category (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Weather: “High Temperatures” alert to take effect in Prague from 12 noon tomorrow (Saturday) until 7pm on Sunday; temperature expected to rise above 31 degrees Celsius; preliminary warning also issued for possible “exceptionally severe storms” on Sunday (CMHU) [Social Media Post]

Social Media Posts / Weather

30 August, 2019

Weather: “High Temperatures” alert to take effect in Prague from 12 noon tomorrow (Saturday) until 7pm on Sunday; temperature expected to rise above 31 degrees Celsius; preliminary warning also issued for possible “exceptionally severe storms” on Sunday (CMHU) [Social Media Post]

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Previous “Ceska Miss” (“Czech Miss”) beauty queen Lea Steflickova refuses to crown this year’s (2019’s) winner after being kicked off jury for breaking impartiality rules; Steflickova met one of finalists two weeks before last Sunday’s pageant (stars24.cz) [Social Media Post] *edited*

Celebrities / Events / Modelling / Social Media Posts

30 August, 2019

Previous “Ceska Miss” (“Czech Miss”) beauty queen Lea Steflickova refuses to crown this year’s (2019’s) winner after being kicked off jury for breaking impartiality rules; Steflickova met one of finalists two weeks before last Sunday’s pageant (stars24.cz) [Social Media Post] edited

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Fotbal: Slavia Praha vice-chairman Tomas Syrovatka reacts to a Champions League draw that puts his team in the same group as European giants Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Inter (@ChampionsLeague on Twitter) [Social Media Post]

Fotbal / Social Media Posts / Sport

30 August, 2019

Fotbal: Slavia Praha vice-chairman Tomas Syrovatka reacts to a Champions League draw that puts his team in the same group as European giants Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Inter (@ChampionsLeague on Twitter) [Social Media Post]

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Luxury yacht owned by millionaire Czech businessman Josef Jeres causes fury in Croatia after allegedly dumping sewage off coast of island of Vis, part of a UNESCO-recognized geopark (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

Business / Czechs Abroad / Environment / Social Media Posts

29 August, 2019

Luxury yacht owned by millionaire Czech businessman Josef Jeres causes fury in Croatia after allegedly dumping sewage off coast of island of Vis, part of a UNESCO-recognized geopark (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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World Health Organization removes Czech Republic from list of countries where measles has been eliminated; number of cases so far this year (2019) was 573 according to Czech health ministry data released in July, up from 203 for whole of 2018 (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

Children / Health / Social Media Posts

29 August, 2019

World Health Organization removes Czech Republic from list of countries where measles has been eliminated; number of cases so far this year (2019) was 573 according to Czech health ministry data released in July, up from 203 for whole of 2018 (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Fotbal: Slavia Praha qualify for the Champions League’s group phase, beating Romanian club CFR Cluj 2-0 on aggregate, 1-0 on the night (UEFA.com) [Social Media Post]

Fotbal / Social Media Posts / Sport

28 August, 2019

Fotbal: Slavia Praha qualify for the Champions League’s group phase, beating Romanian club CFR Cluj 2-0 on aggregate, 1-0 on the night (UEFA.com) [Social Media Post]

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Prague “godfather” Roman Janousek spotted riding bike, visiting Zlute lazne leisure complex and going to gallery unaccompanied, three years after having prison sentence postponed for medical reasons; controversial businessman/lobbyist was jailed in 2014 for drink-driving hit-and-run (Ceska televize) [Social Media Post]

Corruption / Crime / Health / Law / Politics / Social Media Posts

28 August, 2019

Prague “godfather” Roman Janousek spotted riding bike, visiting Zlute lazne leisure complex and going to gallery unaccompanied, three years after having prison sentence postponed for medical reasons; controversial businessman/lobbyist was jailed in 2014 for drink-driving hit-and-run (Ceska televize) [Social Media Post]

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Sport: Prague City Roller Derby seeks new skaters and referees at open training session in Prague 9-Prosek on Sunday (Facebook) [Social Media Post]

Community / Social Media Posts / Sport

28 August, 2019

Sport: Prague City Roller Derby seeks new skaters and referees at open training session in Prague 9-Prosek on Sunday (Facebook) [Social Media Post]

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