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Dr. Max Expands Its Reach with Acquisition of Žalfija Pharmacies
CorD Magazine
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July 9, 2025
Dr. Max, the Czech pharmacy giant, has expanded its footprint in Serbia by acquiring the Žalfija pharmacy chain, marking a significant step in its regional growth. With 30 pharmacies across 17 cities, Žalfija’s acquisition brings Dr. Max’s...
Jiří Kašpárek: 95% of arms companies seeking to supply the Czech Army go through our testing facility
CZDEFENCE
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The Military Technical Institute (in Czech VTÚ) is a state-owned enterprise established by the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic that specializes in research, development, and testing of technologies and equipment for the defense and...
Motorcycling-Aprilia's Martin set to return to MotoGP action at Czech Grand Prix
The Malaysian Star
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July 9, 2025
(Reuters) -Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will make his long-awaited return from injuries at the Czech Grand Prix later this month after he completed a testing session on Wednesday, his team Aprilia said. Wrist and ankle injuries sustained...
Prepared, not panicked: Europe arms itself for the next big health emergency
Euronews
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July 9, 2025
Published on 09/07/2025 - 14:35 GMT+2 The EU is embracing a “better safe than sorry” approach in the post-COVID era, aiming to prevent the next major health crisis by strengthening its preparedness infrastructure. How? By enhancing its ability to...
The first step in the EU's survival kit: a stockpile of medicines and food.
Ara
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July 9, 2025
StrasbourgThe European Union has set its sights on preventing this from happening again. the drug shortage crisis suffered during the coronavirus. In this regard, Brussels presented two initiatives this Wednesday to ensure that the European bloc...
Aprilia's Martin set to return to MotoGP action at Czech Grand Prix
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will make his long-awaited return from injuries at the Czech Grand Prix later this month after he completed a testing session on Wednesday, his team Aprilia said. Wrist and ankle injuries sustained in a...
Czech robot targets autonomous row crop farming
Fresh Plaza
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July 9, 2025
A Czech initiative, Roboton, aims to redefine row crop production with its elekRoboton Farmer, a fully electric, autonomous field robot targeting minimal human intervention. Designed for soil preparation, precision seeding, weeding, and irrigation...
Prague Cancels Anděl Crisis Center Plan for Homeless and Drug Addiction
Prague Morning
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July 9, 2025
A proposed social and crisis center for homeless people and drug users, set to open on Nádražní Street in Anděl, has been officially abandoned by the Prague City Council following public resistance and internal disagreement. The decision came...
Czechs expanding to another nine Serbian cities – Dr. Max Srbija acquires Zalfija pharmacy chain
eKapija
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Pharmacy chain Dr. Max Srbija, part of Czechia-headquartered Dr. Max Group, said it has acquired Serbian peer Zalfija, expanding its presence to nine more cities across the country. – This acquisition represents another important step in expanding...
EU Parliament approves €114 million in flood aid for Czechia
Radio Prague International
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July 9, 2025
The European Parliament has approved €114 million (about CZK 2.8 billion) in aid to Czechia to help cover damage from last year’s severe floods. The money comes from the EU Solidarity Fund, which supports recovery after major natural disasters....
Many Czech Hospitals At Risk of Closure Due To Lack of Nurses
Brno Daily
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July 9, 2025
Without an increase in the number of trainees, many hospitals are at risk of closure within ten years due to a shortage of nurses, said Petr Widimsky, dean of the 3rd Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague, speaking at a press...
Sharp rise in hepatitis A cases reported in Prague
Radio Prague International
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July 9, 2025
Health officials report a sharp rise in hepatitis A cases in Prague, with 242 infections recorded in the first half of the year, up from 70 by April and just 37 in all of last year. A third of cases involve people without homes, and nearly 40 are...
Cedar Rapids nonprofit fundraising to buy historic pharmacy
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — In the 17 years since the 2008 flood, the former Zastera Pharmacy in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood has sat empty. Now, a local...
St. Louis Blues 2024 First-Round Pick Adam Jiricek Finally Feels Healthy, Ready To Play Hockey Regularly
Yahoo Sports
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St. Louis Blues first-round pick in 2024, defenseman Adam Jiricek, is banking on his injury past being that, in the past, and is looking forward to playing hockey. (St. Louis Blues photo)MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Adam Jiricek had plenty of reasons...
I'm an American who moved to the Czech Republic 5 years ago. It's completely changed my definition of work-life balance.
Business Insider
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July 8, 2025
After getting my first full-time journalism job at 19 years old, I fell into a pattern: work, get promoted, work harder, repeat … up until retirement. Although I'd grown up living all over, I spent most of my working adulthood in the US, where...
Czechia’s blackout began with a single cable and spread like wildfire.
Euro Weekly News
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July 7, 2025
Streetlights cast a warm glow as darkness looms. Credit: arenysam from Getty Images via Canva.com Just before noon on Friday, July 4, a single power line near the Ledvice substation dropped out of sync, and within seconds, the fault spread to...
Czechia ends surgical requirement for legal gender change, but critics say it's not enough
Radio Prague International
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July 7, 2025
Illustrative photo: Enstropia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 For years, the Czech Republic stood among a dwindling group of European countries that mandated sterilization as a condition for legal gender recognition—a policy that drew sharp...
Czech Ambassador Vávra Bids Farwell to National Assembly President
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 07, 2025 -- Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia, received here on July 7 a farewell courtesy call from H.E. Martin Vávra, Ambassador Extraordinary...
PM Hun Manet Thanks Czech Government for Supporting Cambodia’s Socio-economic Development and Education
Fresh News
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Hits: 23 Created: 08 July 2025 Hits: 23 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet received a farewell call from outgoing Czech Ambassador to Cambodia Martin Vávra on 7 July 2025 at the Peace Palace. During the meeting, the ambassador...
Pioneering Czech mountaineer tragically dies in fall attempting to summit 'Killer Mountain' in the Himalayas - but the cause is a mystery
Advnture
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July 7, 2025
History-making Czech mountaineer Klára Kolouchová has tragically died on Nanga Parbat, one of the Himalayas highest and most coveted peaks. Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to climb all three of the world's highest mountains – Everest, K2 and...