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Czech power company CEZ signs deal with Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR to build modular nuclear reactors

Oct. 29, 2024 06:45 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech power company CEZ signed a deal Tuesday with Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR to form a strategic partnership to develop and deploy small modular nuclear reactors. Under the agreement, CEZ will acquire a 20% share in Rolls-Royce SMR for which it will pay several...

Czech Republic and Poland call on EU to do more to tackle irregular migration

Oct. 09, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland said Wednesday that the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized migration and condemned the practice of renewing border checks among the bloc's 27 member states. “We have agreed that it’s necessary to...

Devils beat Sabres 4-1 in NHL regular-season opener in Prague

Oct. 04, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves and Paul Cotter had an empty-netter and assist in their debuts with New Jersey as the Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday in the NHL regular-season opener that was played in the Czech Republic capital. After former NHL great...

Czech central bank cuts its key interest rate to 4.25%

Sep. 25, 2024 09:08 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for the seventh time in a row as inflation remains low and amid the economy’s slow recovery. The cut, which had been predicted by analysts, brought the interest rate down by a quarter of a...

A junior party in the Czech government is set to leave the Cabinet over the dismissal of its leader

Sep. 24, 2024 14:37 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's government was in crisis Tuesday after a junior party in the ruling coalition said it would leave the Cabinet over Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s decision to fire the party leader. Fiala said he would ask the president to dismiss Regional...

Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding

Sep. 20, 2024 11:50 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs went to the polls on Friday in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their representatives in regional elections. The elections took place as the Czech Republic was recovering from massive floods that...

Radko Gudas is named the Anaheim Ducks' first captain since Ryan Getzlaf's retirement 2 years ago

Sep. 19, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Radko Gudas has evolved from the rambunctious young defenseman whose vicious hits led to a cool hockey nickname and a less cool reputation as one of the NHL's dirtier players. Gudas is still known as “The Butcher,” but he's now a steady, productive veteran...

Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe

Sep. 18, 2024 23:08 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland laid sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe. Poland joins Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania in being...

A Czech town faces hard recovery after massive flooding

Sep. 17, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

BOHUMIN, Czech Republic (AP) — Torrential rains have gone, flooding waters have been receding and the sun was shining again in the Czech town of Bohumin. But Zuzana Kublova was not in a mood to enjoy it. The house where Kublova’s family lives was inundated as was almost this...

Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Sep. 17, 2024 02:54 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic and one in Romania. The flooding has swamped parts of Austria, the Czech Republic,...