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| Prague 11. December (CTK) - New director of the state enterprise Lesy ČR became Jiří Novák (47 years old), the current director of the Krkonoše National Park Administration. This was announced today at a press conference by the Minister of Agriculture, Petr Gandalovič. Novák succeeded in a tender with the concept of decentralization of the Forestry Administration of the Czech Republic and defeated 17 competitors. | New director of the state enterprise Lesy ČR In 2007 he became Jiří Novák. |
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| The two chambers are very different from each other and should be complementary. The Chamber of Deputies has 200 deputies over the age of 21, who are elected for four years, and elections are held on the principle of proportional representation. The number of senators is 81, they must be over 40 years old and their mandate is six years, with a third of the Senate being renewed every two years. The Senate is elected by a majority voting system - if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, it will be decided between the two most successful candidates in the second round. | The Senate is a chamber of Parliament. |
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| PRAGUE 24. December (CTK) - The new chairman of the Senate, Přemysl Sobotka (ODS) and his predecessor Petr Pithart (KDU-ČSL), currently First Vice-Chairman of the Senate, have exchanged not only positions in the upper chamber but also their offices. Sobotka has not yet used his new premises, as painters and lacquerers have been working there instead. | The Senate is a chamber of Parliament. |
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| Another significant difference between the two chambers is that the Senate can only propose a law as a whole, while in the case of the Chamber of Deputies it can be done by a group of deputies or an independent commission. and individual. So far, all efforts by senators to strengthen their powers have ended in failure. The two chambers are very different and should complement each other. The Chamber of Deputies has 200 deputies over the age of 21, who are elected for four years, and elections are held on the principle of proportional representation. The number of senators is 81, they must be over 40 years old and their mandate is six years, with a third of the Senate being renewed every two years. The Senate is elected by a majority voting system - if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, it will be decided between the two most successful candidates in the second round. | The Senate is a chamber of Parliament. |
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| Giuseppe Verdi, who found fame and fortune in the world of opera, has died aged 27. January 1901. He had already become a household name during his lifetime, so it is not surprising that the centenary of his death has given such a music-loving country as Italy an incentive to organise spectacular commemorations. The creators of the popular operas La Traviata, La Traviata, Rigoletto or Aida will be saluted not only by Milan's restored La Scala, but also by opera lovers. He was born in the northern town of Le Roncole. | Aida is an opera written by Giuseppe Verdi. |
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| The People's Party will initiate negotiations with the aim of dismissing SPD Chairman Tomio Okamura from his position as Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies due to his statements about the Protectorate concentration camp at Lety u Písku. The intention was also supported by the Mayors and TOP 09, The ODS and some representatives of the ČSSD are also open to it. The Minister of Justice in resignation, Robert Pelikán (ANO), expressed concern about Okamura's statements and called on him to stop them. Okamura said that his movement does not question the suffering of people in the Lety camp. He described the criticism that he and SPD MP Miloslav Rozner are facing as part of a campaign aimed at preventing direct interference by foreign powers. and the movement's indirect participation in government formation. | Some ČSSD representatives are also calling for the dismissal of Tomio Okamura from his position as Vice-Chairman of the Chamber. |
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| Prague 22. October (ČTK) - The 2007 State Prize for Literature will be awarded to writer Milan Kundera for the first domestic publication of a novel The unbearable lightness of being, taking into account previous prose and essay writing. This was announced today by the Ministry of Culture. Antonín Přidal will receive the joint state prize for translation. | In 2007, Michal Viewegh received the State Prize for Literature. |
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| He also stressed that he is still against the federalization of Ukraine, as Russia wants. However, it is in favour of decentralising power to the regions. According to him, decision-making in security, defence and foreign affairs should remain mainly in the hands of the central government. | The official Ukrainian government should continue to decide on foreign policy and the state budget. |
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| Giuseppe Verdi, who found fame and fortune in the world of opera, has died aged 27. January 1901. He had already become a household name during his lifetime, so it is not surprising that the centenary of his death has given such a music-loving country as Italy an incentive to organise spectacular commemorations. The creators of the popular operas La Traviata, La Traviata, Rigoletto or Aida will be saluted not only by Milan's restored La Scala, but also by opera lovers. He was born in the northern town of Le Roncole. | The town of Le Roncole is located in the north of Italy. |
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| Warsaw, 23 October (CTK reporter) - Poland's charismatic and popular former president Aleksander Kwaśniewski is leaving politics for good after failing in parliamentary elections. As programme leader, he led the post-communist left-wing coalition Left and Democrats (LiD). The post-communist Kwaśniewski wants to devote himself to lecturing in the United States. On the other hand, former left-wing prime minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz returned to politics and was elected as an independent candidate to the Senate. | Aleksander Kwaśniewski led the Left and Democrats coalition. |
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| The liberal Civic Platform won the first round, the conservative Law and Justice came in second, and LiD third. The centre-left's 13% result is a disappointment for Kwaśniewski, who had expected more than 15%. He took responsibility and announced that he was leaving politics. | Aleksander Kwaśniewski led the Left and Democrats coalition. |
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| BOGOTÁ, 1 February (ČTK) - The number of kidnappings in Colombia rose by seven percent in 2000. The country, which has gained a notorious reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | Mexico is the world's kidnapping capital. |
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| The People's Party will initiate negotiations with the aim of dismissing SPD Chairman Tomio Okamura from his position as Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies due to his statements about the Protectorate concentration camp at Lety u Písku. The intention was also supported by the Mayors and TOP 09, The ODS and some representatives of the ČSSD are also open to it. The Minister of Justice in resignation, Robert Pelikán (ANO), expressed concern about Okamura's statements and called on him to stop them. Okamura said that his movement does not question the suffering of people in the Lety camp. He described the criticism that he and SPD MP Miloslav Rozner are facing as part of a campaign aimed at preventing direct interference by foreign powers. and the movement's indirect participation in government formation. | Andrej Babiš accuses his critics of being accomplices in a campaign aimed at preventing direct confrontation between the Czech Republic and Russia. and indirect. participation of the SPD in forming a government. |
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| Volkswagen said last week that it posted a record full-year loss of 1.6 billion euros (over 43 billion Czech crowns) due to costs associated with the emissions scandal. In 2014, it earned almost 11 billion euros. Last year, costs related to the emissions scandal cost Volkswagen about 16.2 billion euros. Last year, sales of Volkswagen Group cars fell by two percent to around ten million vehicles. However, the company's total sales rose by more than five percent to 213.3 billion euros. | In 2014, the company earned $1.6 billion. |
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| Volkswagen said last week that it posted a record full-year loss of 1.6 billion euros (over 43 billion Czech crowns) due to costs associated with the emissions scandal. In 2014, it earned almost 11 billion euros. Last year, costs related to the emissions scandal cost Volkswagen about 16.2 billion euros. Last year, sales of Volkswagen Group cars fell by two percent to around ten million vehicles. However, the company's total sales rose by more than five percent to 213.3 billion euros. | In 2014, the company earned $1.6 billion. |
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| The tradition of the Brno Sixteen dates back to 1960. It is one of the most important amateur film festivals even on a global scale, as evidenced by the interest of filmmakers from distant countries such as Mexico, the Philippines and Nepal. This year's event will begin on the 14th. October in the Art cinema, where a show organised by the Tourist Information Centre has found its home in recent years. It will take four days. | The most important South American filmmakers are interested in the prestigious global competition Brno Sixteen. |
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| The tradition of the Brno Sixteen dates back to 1960. It is one of the most important amateur film festivals even on a global scale, as evidenced by the interest of filmmakers from distant countries such as Mexico, the Philippines and Nepal. This year's event will begin on the 14th. The event will take place on October 10th at the Art cinema, where the show organized by the Tourist Information Centre has found a home in recent years. It will take four days. | The most important South American filmmakers are interested in the prestigious global competition Brno Sixteen. |
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| In total, around 4.7 million Fiat 126s were built, of which 3.3 million in Poland. A lesser known fact is that a small number of these cars came from the United States. and from the workshops of the Austrian company Steyr-Puch, which fitted an engine of its own design into the supplied bodywork. The Fiat 126p replaced the similarly simple, but significantly more modern Cinquecento model and later the second generation Panda. | Over 70% of all Skoda Octavias were produced in Poland. |
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| Prague 12. June (ČTK) - 15 years ago, 13. June 2003, the first referendum began in the Czech Republic, namely on the country's accession to the European Union. the European Union. In the two-day vote, 77.33 percent of voters voted for the Czech Republic's accession to the EU, while 22.67 percent were against it. 55.21% of voters took part in the referendum. The Czech Republic became a member of the EU together with nine other countries on 1 May 2004 in the biggest enlargement in the history of the Union. | On 1 May 2004, only the Czech Republic joined the European Union. |
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| Kiev 22. (ČTK) - The Ukrainian border service has banned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili from entering the country until 2021. According to Unian, the reason is an illegal crossing of the Polish-Ukrainian border in September last year. Saakashvili was arrested 10 days ago in Kiev and deported to Poland. | Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been banned from entering an Eastern European country until 2021. |
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| The oldest tapestry on display is the 15th-century Verdura with griffins. century in Flanders. It is characterized by a symmetrical composition enlivened by real and fantasy fauna. The work in the worst condition is Alexander the Great and the Daughters of Darius, which was created around 1625 in France. It was often repaired, the quality of interventions is therefore variable. The restorers covered some of the missing parts with canvas and added paint. | An exhibition on the restoration of tapestries is being held at a castle in the South Moravian Region. |
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| PRAGUE 20. April (ČTK) - When examining the injured 17-month-old girl, doctors at Prague's Vinohrady Hospital did not find that she had eight broken ribs. The abused girl was treated by doctors for a broken leg. The Endangered Children's Fund removed the child from his parents on suspicion of abuse. His rib fractures were later discovered by his doctor. The fund has therefore turned to the Ministry of Health with a complaint against doctors at Vinohrady Hospital, Nova television reported today. | The little girl had some of her bones broken. |
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| Little Dominika was treated by doctors on 4 April. Among other things, the little girl had bruises on her face and doctors put a broken leg in plaster. Her broken ribs were not treated. "There were five fractures on the left side and three on the right," doctor Hana Peregrin, who examined the girl Monday, told Czech Television. It is not yet possible to say exactly how old the injury is, Nova said. | The little girl had some of her bones broken. |
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| Kunčar and Lukáš faced each other in a by-election in January 2014. More successful was the Uherskobrodsky mayor, who in the second round received support from 63 percent of voters, while Lukas (then in ODS colours) got only 34 percent. 37% of the vote. Vícha and Halíková were rivals in the 2012 elections. Vícha, who has been a senator since 2006, defeated his rival in the second round with 59.70 percent of voters. Kunčar won 23.36 percent, or 5,363 votes, in the first round of voting last week. The runner-up, Lukáš, received 16.52 percent, or 3,792 votes. He defeated the third Milena Kovaříková (ČSSD) by 97 votes. However, both candidates are aware that they will be on the same starting line in the second round. They need their voters to come out and support them again, and they also want to woo the voters of candidates who lost. It seems that Kunčar has a better starting position. | Kunčar and Lukáš were in the elections. |
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| Prague, 6 October (ČTK) - The results of the Senate elections so far indicate that the second round will bring a repetition of some electoral battles from previous years. The senator and mayor of Uherský Brod, Patrik Kunčar (KDU-ČSL) and the former governor of Zlín region, Libor Lukáš (non-party for Privatníky) will once again be running against each other. In Karviná, the senator and long-time mayor of Bohumín Petr Vícha (ČSSD) will compete with the former mayor of Havířov Milada Halíková (for KSČM). | Kunčar and Lukáš were in the elections. |
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| Kunčar and Lukáš faced each other in a by-election in January 2014. More successful was the Uherskobrodsky mayor, who in the second round received support from 63 percent of voters, while Lukas (then in ODS colours) got only 34 percent. 37% of the vote. Vícha and Halíková were rivals in the 2012 elections. Vícha, who has been a senator since 2006, defeated his rival in the second round with 59.70 percent of voters. | Kunčar and Lukáš were in the elections. |
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| Prague, 6 October (ČTK) - After counting the votes in half of the electoral districts, the current ČSSD senator is leading in the Senate elections in Karviná district. Petr Vícha on the former KSCM MP Milada Halíková. Also in the Senate District Zlín is led by the defending senator and mayor of Uherské Brod, Patrik Kunčar (KDU-ČSL) against former Zlín governor Libor Lukáš (Privateers). | Kunčar and Lukáš were in the elections. |
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| Kunčar won 23.36 percent, or 5,363 votes, in last week's first round. The runner-up, Lukáš, received 16.52 percent, or 3,792 votes. The winner will not be elected for the usual six years, but will only complete Okamura's mandate, which expires in autumn 2018. The senate by-elections in Zlín and Uherskohradiště will not significantly affect the balance of power in the upper house. The majority will be retained by the ČSSD, which currently has 44 out of 81 senators. | Kunčar and Lukáš were in the elections. |
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| Kunčar won 23.36 percent, or 5,363 votes, in the first round of voting last week. The runner-up, Lukáš, received 16.52 percent, or 3,792 votes. He defeated the third Milena Kovaříková (ČSSD) by 97 votes. However, both candidates are aware that they will be standing on the same starting line in the second round. They need their voters to come out and support them again, and they also want to woo the voters of candidates who failed. It seems that Kunčar has a better starting position. | Kunčar and Lukáš were in the elections. |
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| "The festival finale will be very interesting, i.e. Gustav Mahler's Song of the Earth with Jiří Bělohlávek, the Prague Chamber Philharmonic and the great Dagmar Pecková and Austrian tenor Herbert Lippert. I think that will be the icing on the cake," said Stříteský. | At the festival in Litomyšl The famous opera singer Libuše Domanínská will also perform. |
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| In May, Fiat sold 57,410 vehicles. This is 10.4% more than in the same month last year. However, the car maker's sales and deliveries were partly hit by a three-week strike at its factory in Germany. in the southern Italian town of Melfi, which ended at the beginning of May. The Fiat group also includes the Lancia and Alfa Romeo brands. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| Fiat's sales last year rose 1 percent to 633,285 vehicles. The Italian market accounts for 40% of the carmaker's total sales. Fiat's market share was 28 percent, up marginally from 27.9 percent the year before. By 2007, Fiat wants to have a market share of 30.5 percent in Italy. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| The new European group would produce six to seven million cars a year and become the world's second-biggest carmaker after Toyota. "From a technical and industrial point of view, it's a marriage made in heaven," the Fiat boss declared, according to today's edition of the Financial Times. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| In Germany, there is rather mistrust towards Fiat as a bidder for the takeover of Opel. In particular, company unions are concerned that the merger would lead to production cuts, layoffs or even plant closures. According to employees and experts, Magna, which is bidding for Opel in alliance with the Russian automaker Gaz, would be a more logical partner than an automaker with a similar production scheme that has its own problems. This could open the way for Opel to enter the Russian market. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| Berlin, 4 May (ČTK newsletter) - Italian company Fiat intends to maintain its presence in Germany. Opel and the three main assembly plants of the carmaker, into which the Italians want to enter. This was announced today in Berlin by the German Minister for Economic Affairs, Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg, after talks with the CEO of the Italian group, Sergio Marchionne. However, the minister hinted that there could be a "need for consolidation" at the plant in Kaiserslautern where Opel produces engines. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| Guttenberg explained at an afternoon press conference that Fiat intends to provide Opel with a financial bridge, which will require the short-term release of funds. Marchionne is said to have estimated the cost of stabilising Opel at between five and seven billion euros. The head of Fiat also stressed today that his company does not want to burden the German automaker with its own debts. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| Marchionne is trying to convince the German government that he's right. Fiat is the right partner for Opel. Marchionne wants to separate the automotive division Fiat Auto from the engineering group Fiat and merge it with Chrysler and the European part of General Motors, which consists of Opel/Vauxhall. A Fiat/Opel joint-stock company could be created. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| The Italian car factory in Turin (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino, hence Fiat) was founded in July 1899 and already at its birth stood Giovanni Agnelli, who ruled the company until 1945. His grandson Gianni headed the company in 1966. The company was founded in 2003 and the family continues to play an important role at Fiat today. Fiat has made a significant contribution to the motorization of Italy and Europe. In 1936, the came with Fiat 500 Topolino, after the war was a success type 500 and especially 600. in Austria, Germany, Spain or Yugoslavia. Fiat often scored points in the European Car of the Year poll, its Type 124 from 1966 was the basis for production of Lada cars in the USSR; the company manufactures in South America. The company gradually took over the largest Italian car manufacturers (Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Maserati), but the holding does not operate. and in a number of other areas. Recently, Fiat has been struggling with declining sales - in 1998 it sold 1.5 million cars, last year just under a million - and is trying to recover. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| Fiat Auto is part of the Fiat industrial group, which produces a wide range of products and services from trucks and public transport vehicles to agricultural and construction machinery, fleets and railway systems as well as advertising and insurance. The carmaker, which has a 103-year history, accounted for almost half of the group's sales. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| Fiat Auto is part of the Fiat industrial group, which has a wide range of production and services from trucks and public transport vehicles to agricultural and construction machinery, fleets and railway systems up to advertising and insurance. The carmaker, which has a 103-year history, accounted for almost half of the group's sales. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| In October, Fiat sold 52,810 cars on the Italian market and clearly remained at the top among other importers or manufacturers. The second place belonged to the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, which sold 15,600 cars and improved year-on-year. of the of 17.5 percent. | Fiat is a company that makes cars. |
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| Prague 19. (ČTK) - In the current heat, people are at risk of sunstroke, cramps from overheating and exhaustion from overheating, warns the Ministry of Health on its website. In heatstroke, the body's temperature regulation fails, so that in a short period of time it can rise up to 41 degrees and one risks permanent damage to health. and death. Immediate medical help is needed, as well as for cramps and exhaustion from overheating. In case of heat stroke, the victim should not be given anything to drink and must be cooled down until a doctor arrives. With cramps and exhaustion from overheating, you can drink. | In the heat, there is a risk of damage to the body. |
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| New York/Chicago 27. February (CTK) - In eastern Ukraine, three soldiers were killed and seven wounded in clashes with pro-Russian separatists over the past 24 hours. This was announced today by a Ukrainian military spokesman. Andriy Lysenko. For the previous two days, the Ukrainian army had not reported any casualties, raising hopes of maintaining a fragile ceasefire and withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline as envisaged by the Minsk peace accords. The conflict in Donbass has claimed more than 5,800 lives since last April. President Petro Poroshenko has warned. The threat of war in the East persists. | Andrei Lysenko is a Russian military spokesman. |
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| Last year, 1.1 million undocumented immigrants from Mexico were apprehended along the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border, more than half of them on a 400-mile stretch in Arizona's border desert. The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to increase the number of border patrol agents by another 500 people in the spring, when the immigration wave reaches its peak, and will temporarily transfer 27 aircraft there. | Mexico does not border the United States. |
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| Last year, 1.1 million undocumented immigrants from Mexico were apprehended along the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border, more than half of them within 400 miles in Arizona's border desert. In the spring, when the immigration wave is at its peak, the Department of Homeland Security plans to increase security by another 500 people to 2,500 border guards and temporarily transfer 27 aircraft there. | Mexico does not border the United States. |
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| Ottawa 13. December (CTK) - Canada has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent made the announcement on Monday. He justified the decision by saying that the protocol, under which Ottawa was threatened with sanctions amounting to about 13.6 billion dollars, "does not work." But the United Nations says Canada, which became the first country to withdraw from the international treaty, still has an obligation under international law to reduce its emissions. | Canadian Finance Minister Peter Kent announced that Canada has withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol. |
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| BOGOTÁ 1 February ( ČTK ) - Number of kidnappings in Colombia increased in 2000 by seven percent. The country, which has gained an infamous reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. | Crime in Colombia is on the rise. |
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| BOGOTÁ, 1 February (ČTK) - The number of kidnappings in Colombia increased by seven percent in 2000. The country, which has gained a notorious reputation as the world's kidnapping capital, broke its own record last year. This is according to a Colombian police report. The upward trend confirmed and I A report by the non-governmental foundation País Libre (Land of the Free), an independent group monitoring kidnappings, states that in the first eleven months of 2000 there were 3,029 abductions - compared to 2,945 recorded in 1999. | Crime in Colombia is on the rise. |
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| Madison (USA) 22. November (CTK) - A high bill was left to Dodge County in the US state of Wisconsin after filming Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp as famous bank robber John Dillinger. In March, traffic from downtown Columbus was diverted for filming. However, local roads did not hold up to the detour along Dodge County roads and passing cars caused damage that will cost $116,000 (almost 2.4 million Czech crowns) to repair, AP wrote today. | The traffic diversion caused damage in the order of millions of crowns. |
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| Brussels 13. September (CTK reporter) - According to the European Commission's proposal, short-term or long-term personnel sent by EU member states will form the basis of a new version of the European Coast and Border Guard, which should have a total of 10,000 people by 2020. The Commissioner for the Interior, Dimitris Avramopoulos, told reporters in Brussels today as he explained the details of the proposal announced by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday during a speech before the European Parliament. | The European Union's coastguard and border guard is to have a total of 10,000 people by 2020. |
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| The average monthly wage of employees in education amounted to 19,777 crowns in the first quarter, which is three percent more than in the same period last year. Employees in regional education received an average of 18,924 crowns. | In the year 2008 Teacher salaries have increased. |
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| The average monthly wage of employees in education amounted to 19,777 crowns in the first quarter, which is three percent more than in the same period last year. Employees in regional education received an average of 18,924 crowns. | In the year 2008 Teacher salaries have increased. |
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| Prague 10. July (CTK) - Average income of teachers in regional schools In the first quarter of this year, there has been an annual increase. by 1.7 percent to 22,745 crowns. CTK was informed of this by the Institute for Information in Education. Last year, teacher pay increased even faster. Compared to 2006, they increased by 5.6 percent year-on-year. This year's pay situation has been criticised by school unions, who called a one-day strike in June over the issue, which was supported by more than half of schools. | In the year 2008 Teacher salaries have increased. |
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| Prague 10. July (CTK) - Average income of teachers in regional schools In the first quarter of this year, there has been an annual increase. by 1.7 percent to 22,745 crowns. CTK was informed of this by the Institute for Information in Education. Last year, teacher pay increased even faster. Compared to 2006, they increased by 5.6 percent year-on-year. This year's pay situation has been criticised by school unions, who called a one-day strike in June over the issue, which was supported by more than half of schools. The average monthly wage of employees in education amounted to 19,777 crowns in the first quarter, which is three percent more than in the same period last year. Employees in regional education received an average of 18,924 crowns. In regional education, salaries for teachers of higher vocational schools grew the fastest in the first three months, rising by 3.8 percent to 25,597 crowns. The salary of secondary school teachers has increased by 1.6 percent to 24,684 crowns. Nursery school teachers found 18,085 crowns on their pay slips, recording a year-on-year increase of 1.8 percent, while primary school teachers improved by 1.7 percent to 23,046 crowns. | In the year 2008 Teacher salaries have increased. |
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| Last year, 1.1 million undocumented immigrants from Mexico were apprehended along the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border, more than half of them on a 400-mile stretch in Arizona's border desert. The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to increase the number of border patrol agents by another 500 people in the spring, when the immigration wave reaches its peak, and will temporarily transfer 27 aircraft there. | Mexico shares a border with Colombia. |
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| NOGALES (USA) 4 April (ČTK) - The self-appointed border patrols searching for illegal immigrants on the borders of the US state of Arizona and Mexico have recorded their first "catch." It turned out to be a Guatemalan man from Guatemala, who by chance had been living in the US. He came looking for help directly to the camp of volunteer border guards. | Mexico shares a border with Colombia. |
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| PARIS/LONDON, April 10 (ČTK) - European airlines Air France and British Airways will retire Concorde supersonic jets this year after more than 27 years in service. France's Air France announced its decision in Paris today, while the British airline made a similar announcement in London. | Concorde flights were operated by European airlines. |
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| The French will decommission the Concorde once and for all. November. In a press release, Air France justified its decision by the deterioration of economic results on the transatlantic route used by Concorde. Both companies have noticed the worsening economic situation of Concorde in recent months, especially since the beginning of this year, AFP wrote. The famous supersonic plane, which now only connects New York with Paris and London, was expected to operate for several more years if there were no serious accidents. Seven British Airways planes were due to be retired in 2009 and five Air France jets two years earlier. The first Concordes were put into regular service in January 1976. | Concorde flights were operated by European airlines. |
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| PARIS/LONDON, April 10 (ČTK) - European airlines Air France and British Airways will retire Concorde supersonic jets this year after more than 27 years in service. France's Air France announced its decision in Paris today, while the British airline made a similar announcement in London. | The Concorde was in commercial service for 27 years. |
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| Last year, 1.1 million undocumented immigrants from Mexico were apprehended along the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border, more than half of them on a 400-mile stretch in Arizona's border desert. The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to increase the number of border patrol agents by another 500 people in the spring, when the immigration wave reaches its peak, and will temporarily transfer 27 aircraft there. | The migration wave from Mexico to Canada peaks in the spring. |
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| Despite criticism of the Blix report, the letter expresses a "firm commitment to continue cooperation" with UN inspectors. At the same time, it warns against US attempts to use the inspection process for its aggressive policy towards Iraq. | Despite Blix's report, the Middle East agrees to cooperate with UN investigators. |
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| Oslo, 3 December (ČTK) - The Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bomb attack and subsequent shootings in July this year, disputes the psychiatrists' report that he is insane. One of his lawyers said this in today's edition of the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang. | Anders Breivik carried out a terrorist attack. |
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| Breivik 22. On 7 July, he carried out a bomb attack in the centre of Oslo and then shot dead 69 participants at a Social Democratic youth camp on nearby Utöya island. He confessed to what he had done. He denies the terrorism charges and has pleaded not guilty. He claims that his actions were necessary to save Norway and all of Europe from the "threat" of Muslims and multiculturalism. | Anders Breivik carried out a terrorist attack. |
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| Breivik 22. He first detonated a car bomb in Oslo's central government district on July 7, killing eight people, before moving to the nearby island of Utøya. There, he shot and killed 69 people attending a youth camp of the governing Social Democratic Party. After several hours of shooting, he allowed himself to be arrested without resistance. He denies any wrongdoing, saying he had to do it to save Norway and Europe from Muslim domination. | Anders Breivik carried out a terrorist attack. |
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| Khol also angered minority leaders in the Austrian Carinthia, when he described their refusal to agree to establish only 147 bilingual names of municipalities as "regrettable." Minority organisations are demanding that the Austrian Constitutional Court's ruling be implemented, according to which every community where more than ten percent of minority members live is entitled to a bilingual sign. About 400 municipalities are said to meet this requirement. | According to Andreas Khol of the right-wing populist ÖVP, Article 7 of the Austrian Constitution, which guarantees the rights of the Croatian and Slovenian minorities, should not apply. |
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| The Prague Quadrennial of Stage Design and Theatre Space is the most important theatre exhibition in the world; it was first held in 1967. Over the next 11 days, it will offer tens of thousands of visitors presentations of works and artists from a record number of 78 countries. It will take place in the historical centre of the city between Old Town Square, National Theatre and Charles Bridge, inside important buildings including palaces or Prague Crossroads, but also in public space. | The Prague Quadrennial was not held for the first time. |
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| Prague 13. (ČTK) - In Prague, more than 6,700 announced demonstrations took place in the second half of last year. In the whole year, there were about 11,000 protest rallies. Deputy Mayor Rudolf Blažek (ODS) said this at a press conference today. Since July, security officials have pre-emptively banned one rally and disbanded another on the spot, according to the undersecretary for security. | Rudolf Blažek is the mayor's spokesman. |
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| Brno 14. (ČTK) - The biggest problem of social services in Brno is that the public knows little about them. People who give birth to a disabled child or families caring for an elderly person must therefore find out on their own what they are entitled to and where the necessary services will be provided. This follows from the community plan of social services, which was prepared by the city. The wide-ranging document is published on its website and people can submit comments. | The plan for the establishment of new beds in homes for the elderly is available on the website of the city of Brno. |
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| Brno 14. (ČTK) - The biggest problem of social services in Brno is that the public knows little about them. People who give birth to a disabled child or families caring for an elderly person must therefore find out on their own what they are entitled to and where the necessary services will be provided. This follows from the community plan of social services, which was prepared by the city. The wide-ranging document is published on its website and people can submit comments. | The plan for the establishment of new beds in homes for the elderly is available on the website of the city of Brno. |
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| Catalan authorities said some 2.26 million voters took part in Sunday's ballot and around 90 percent of them voted for independence. Madrid considers the vote illegal and has tried to thwart it. According to Catalan authorities, around 900 people were injured in violent clashes with police accompanying the vote. | The Madrid government and citizens are strongly opposed to the vote, considering it illegal. |
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| Other NGOs have also raised issues with the system, most notably in Zimbabwe. The Kimberley Process in November allowed two companies to export diamonds from Zimbabwe's Marange region, though both Global Witness and Human Rights Watch have highlighted human rights abuses at mines there. Moreover, there are suspicions that the proceeds from the deal will be used to incite violence and intimidate voters in next year's elections. | Human Rights Watch points to cases of violations of the personal freedom of Zimbabweans. |
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| Harare, 5 December (ČTK) - The organisation Global Witness says has withdrawn from the so-called Kimberley Process, which was supposed to stop diamond trading in favour of African countries that used the proceeds to pay for local wars. Global Witness was a founding member of the Kimberley Process in 2003. According to her current conviction, this mechanism has failed and is not fulfilling its function. | Human Rights Watch points to cases of violations of the personal freedom of Zimbabweans. |
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| According to Kapital, the planned Czech acquisition consists of a holding of six companies that together own 13 hydroelectric power plants. In 2002, a Czech company had already bought three hydroelectric power plants with combined capacity in Bulgaria. 55.7 megawatts. The capacity of the thirteen power plants that Energo-PRO wants to acquire now is 77.8 megawatts, according to Kapital. | The Czech energy company wants to buy the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. |
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| The sale of live dolphins is governed by the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species, which prohibits similar transactions if they could harm the animals. The Solomon Islands, about 1,800 kilometers northeast of Australia, did not sign the agreement. The territory is currently in the throes of a political crisis and ethnic violence, which prompted Australian troops to be sent there this week. Environmentalists accuse Mexican businessmen of exploiting the crisis in the Solomon Islands. | The Solomon Islands are not in Oceania. |
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| Prague 19. September (ČTK) - The statue of Sigmund Freud, which will complement the monuments to famous personalities that have recently been erected in Prague, will be created by sculptor Michal Gabriel. The statue of the famous founder of psychoanalysis will stand on Kozím Square, not far from Old Town Square. Tereza Tůmová told ČTK this today on behalf of the organizers of this year's Freud celebrations in Prague. The unveiling of the statue is planned for May next year, on Freud's 151st birthday. birthdays. | The ceremonial unveiling of the statue of Sigmund Freud in Prague is planned to mark Freud's feast day. |
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| For several years now, a statue of Franz Kafka by Jaroslav Róna has been standing not far from Kozí Square. In recent years, for example, the academic Otto Wichterle, writer Jaroslav Hašek, author Jaroslav Hašek, composer Antonín Dvořák, Czechoslovak presidents Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Edvard Beneš or British Prime Minister Winston Churchill have received a statue in Prague. | The ceremonial unveiling of the statue of Sigmund Freud in Prague is planned to mark Freud's feast day. |
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| The famous supersonic plane, which now only connects New York with Paris and London, was expected to operate for several more years if there were no serious accidents. Seven British Airways planes were due to be retired in 2009 and five Air France jets two years earlier. The first Concordes were put into regular service in January 1976. The news comes almost three years after 113 people died when an Air France Concorde crashed. Both carriers then embarked on costly modifications to the aircraft. British Airways, Europe's largest airline, is now recalling seven planes at a cost of 84 million pounds ($130 million). The charges relate to the company's accounting for the fiscal year that ended in March. | The Concorde did not fly for 27 years. |
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| PARIS/LONDON, April 10 (ČTK) - European airlines Air France and British Airways will retire Concorde supersonic jets this year after more than 27 years in service. France's Air France announced its decision in Paris today, while the British airline made a similar announcement in London. | The Concorde did not fly for 27 years. |
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| The Guardian writes that the summit will determine European countries' security interests for decades to come. It could determine when European countries go to war and when they keep the peace. But these decisions will not be made by sovereign nations, but by the United States. | The Guardian claims that NATO's interests are decided by the United States. |
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| 18th in London. (ČTK) - The North Atlantic Alliance is facing a real threat. It is no longer Soviet tanks, but the real threat of sophisticated terrorists targeting Western lives and interests across the globe. This is underlined by the fact that the Czech Republic has just adopted a special law allowing American planes and soldiers to patrol its airspace and streets during the upcoming summit in Prague, writes today the business paper Financial Times, which is one of several British papers commenting on the Western political and defence alliance's top conference. | The Guardian comments on the work of the UN. |
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| No Name from Košice was formed 16 years ago, the first record named after the band's name was released in 1998. They came to the public's attention with a remix of the song Kristínka iba spí, sung by Peter Nagy. With their own compositions, No Name asserted themselves with the second album I'll Wait for a Miracle. They also released the albums Let's Celebrate Life (2001), Words into Darkness (2003) and two years later, What is it?! Their penultimate recording from 2008 is called In Balance, last year the band released after three years a new studio album entitled New Album. Prague 20. October (ČTK) - Slovak band No Name, which according to the results of the Czech Nightingale poll is the most popular Slovak group in the Czech Republic, has released a new studio album after three years. The record, called "The New Album," includes nine new pop songs and the instrumental piece "Homo instrumentalis." "We will present our new album, which is selling well, on a tour in the Czech Republic and Slovakia," singer Igor Timko told ČTK today. He is particularly looking forward to the 10th concert. November in the Great Hall of Prague's Lucerna, where they have so far only performed as guests. | The new album, entitled "I'll Wait for the Miracle," will be performed at a concert in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. |
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| Linet is one of the four largest hospital bed companies in the world. Annually, the plant in Želevčice u Slaný produces tens of thousands of beds, a wide range of mattresses, patient tables and medical furniture. Linet's subsidiaries operate in France, Britain, Italy, Sweden, Spain and China. Consolidated revenues of the Linet Group in the business year ending on 31. In March 2009, they exceeded 2.07 billion crowns. | The Linet company has a plant in the Czech Republic. |
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| Kiev 14. August (CTK) - An appeals court in Kiev has freed jailed former Ukrainian defence minister Valeriy Ivashchenko, commuting his five-year sentence to a year's probation. A former member of the government of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was convicted in April for abuse of power. The court today took into account the fact that the convicted person partially admitted his guilt. | Ivashchenko worked with Yulia Tymoshenko. |
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| The sale of live dolphins is governed by the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species, which prohibits such transactions if they could harm the animals. The Solomon Islands, about 1,800 kilometers northeast of Australia, did not sign the agreement. The territory is currently in the throes of a political crisis and ethnic violence, which prompted Australian troops to be sent there this week. Environmentalists accuse Mexican companies of exploiting the crisis in the Solomon Islands. | The dolphin trade is part of the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species. |
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| Prague 29. March (CTK) - Three convoys of American soldiers arrived in the Czech Republic today, returning from exercises in the Baltics to their home base in Germany. They crossed the Polish-Czech border in Náchod, Bohumín and Harrachov. They continued to spend the night in barracks in Pardubice, Vyškov and Liberec. On the border and along the route to the U.S. The soldiers were awaited by thousands of supporters of the convoy's journey through the Czech Republic, while opponents numbered in the dozens. Thousands of people were also attracted by demonstrations of military equipment in the barracks. | The American convoys in Poland were greeted mainly by supporters. |
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| PARIS/LONDON, April 10 (ČTK) - European airlines Air France and British Airways will retire Concorde supersonic jets this year after more than 27 years in service. Air France announced its decision in Paris today, while British Airways announced a similar move in London. | Airplanes no longer take off. |
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| In a subsequent interview, Mr. Douri also said that if the United States attacked Iraq, Muslims around the world would attack American targets. He said such attacks would not be coordinated, but a spontaneous response to the invasion. "Of course, U.S. interests will be threatened in the Arab and Muslim world. I am sure of that," Douri said. | According to al-Douri, a U.S. attack on Iraq would be followed by worldwide Muslim attacks on American targets. |
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| Last year, the number of aircraft movements, i.e. take-offs and landings, at Ruzyně Airport increased by 11.4 percent to almost 116 thousand. The growth in the number of checked-in passengers was even higher, reaching 18.2 percent. This is evidenced by the fact that larger and heavier aircraft are flying to Prague. So far this year, the month-on-month increase in the number of passengers on Ruzyně has been around 30 percent. In July, the airport handled more than a million passengers in one month for the first time in its history. | In July 2004, Ruzyně Airport in Prague handled more than one million passengers per month for the first time. |
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| The Hague, 7 January (ČTK) - After a six-month break, the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed today in The Hague. The Special Court for Sierra Leone has charged him with war crimes and crimes against humanity. This was reported by AFP. Taylor is the first former African head of state to be tried by an international court. In the past, toppled African dictators usually fled overseas where they lived in comfort and impunity. Taylor went into exile in Nigeria after his overthrow in 2003, but was later handed over to a special court under international pressure. | After a period of hiding in exile, former Liberian President Taylor has appeared before an international court. |
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| Concorde was associated by the public with champagne, oysters and stars whose lifestyle required them to travel at twice the speed of sound. In fact, 80 percent of Concorde passengers were high-level executives, analysts estimate. | Contrary to expectations, celebrities refused to fly on Concorde. |
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| Prague 14. July (CTK) - She was a member of the National Theatre in Prague for seventeen years and her acting has also been used extensively in film. Regina Rázlová mostly played self-confident and exclusive women, often with a strong sense of entitlement. She was also on the opposite side of the law, and her captivating voice sounded even in radio and dubbing. After 1989, she stopped doing well, went into business and even spent several months in custody over the Skloexport tunneling case. Added to this were health problems. but in the spirit of the heroines she portrayed on stage. Even in the movie, she was able to overcome everything bad. Today it is Rázlová, who is 16. She will celebrate her 70th birthday in July, once again a sought-after actress and celebrity. | Regina Rázlová is an actress in the Czech Republic. |
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| Talented and beautiful, Regina Rázlová was written about immediately after the first film in which she appeared. In 1969, alongside Pavel Landovský, Stella Zázvorková and Jorga Kotrbová, she starred in František Filip's cult comedy The Sorrows of Young Boháček. By then, she had already completed her production studies at the Secondary School of Film Production in Čimelice and was about to enter the last year of study at DAMU under Professor Miloš Nedbal. She later started teaching at DAMU as well. | Regina Rázlová is an actress in the Czech Republic. |
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| Other roles and engagements in the Kladno theatre followed. During her studies, however, she was already a guest in Hradec Králové's "Klicperák." In 1972 she joined the E. F. Burian Theatre in Prague and from 1980 worked on the first stage, where she appeared for the last time in 1995 at the finale of Falkenstein. | Regina Rázlová is an actress in the Czech Republic. |
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| Earlier in the day, Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič had called on Sólyom not to travel to Slovakia today. As he did later, Fico said that such a visit would not be appropriate on the anniversary of the occupation of former Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops, including Hungarian ones. | Slovakia's president has called on his Hungarian counterpart to pay tribute to the victims of the Warsaw Pact invasion on its anniversary. |
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| However, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said today that Sólyom's participation would be a "gross provocation," that he wants to celebrate Hungarian statehood on Slovak territory and that he will not be allowed entry. The police should have stopped the president at the border and asked him not to enter Slovak territory, but they should not have enforced his compliance. | Slovakia's president has called on his Hungarian counterpart to pay tribute to the victims of the Warsaw Pact invasion on its anniversary. |
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| The state also offered an out-of-court settlement in Mašínová's court. The SPÚ offered to buy out the state's share for 7.1 million crowns, or a real division of property ownership. Under the distribution option, Mašínová would become the sole owner of her father's family home and part of the land so that the value of these properties corresponds to the size of her co-ownership share. Tošínová refused. | The state offered Janková an out-of-court settlement in court. |
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| The sale of live dolphins is governed by the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species, which prohibits similar transactions if they could harm the animals. The Solomon Islands, about 1,800 kilometers northeast of Australia, did not sign the agreement. The territory is currently in the throes of a political crisis and ethnic violence, which prompted Australian troops to be sent there this week. Environmentalists accuse Mexican businessmen of exploiting the crisis in the Solomon Islands. | The sale of bottlenose dolphins from the Solomon Islands to a Mexican theme park was illegal under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. |
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| The sale of live dolphins is governed by the Agreement on International Trade in Endangered Species, which prohibits such transactions if they could harm the animals. The Solomon Islands, about 1,800 kilometers northeast of Australia, did not sign the agreement. The territory is currently in the throes of a political crisis and ethnic violence, which prompted Australian troops to be sent there this week. Environmentalists accuse Mexican companies of exploiting the crisis in the Solomon Islands. | The sale of bottlenose dolphins from the Solomon Islands to a Mexican theme park was illegal under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. |
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| 22nd in Madrid. The Swiss insurance company Zurich Financial Services and the Spanish bank Santander have entered into an agreement that will open up access to fast-growing markets in Latin America for 1.67 billion dollars (approximately 30.2 billion Czech crowns). In return, the Spanish bank will receive capital for further acquisitions. The new joint venture was announced today by the two institutions. | Zurich and Santander have set up a joint transparent account for the elderly. |
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| Ljubljana/Vienna 10. (ČTK) - The President of the Austrian Parliament, Andreas Khol, provoked angry reactions from Slovenian politicians and representatives of the Slovenian minority in Austria when he denied Ljubljana's right to defend the interests of its minority in Carinthia on the basis of provisions of the Austrian Constitution. He also hinted that there was no urgency to comply with the Constitutional Court's ruling on the right of a minority to bilingual designation of municipalities, because Slovenian-language kindergartens are more important for the minority. | Andreas Khol is the prime minister. |