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How to watch South Africa vs Zimbabwe on ICC TV (it's free) - South Africa wrap-up innings victory
You can watch highlights of the second test between South Africa vs Zimbabwe live on ICC TV, streaming for free. The package includes English commentary after South Africa dominated Zimbabwe. The worldwide platform will show every wicket and...

'Shaken to the core': Czech clarinet player 'traumatized' by ICE over concert
A Czech musician who attended graduate school in the United States and has returned several times to perform said he was detained by ICE and forced to return home, leaving him "shaken to the core," according to reporting in The Columbus Dispatch....

Cash as art: the famous artists who have made their mark on banknotes
It’s not quite a licence to print money but it’s the next best thing. The Bank of England is inviting the public to suggest images to put on the banknotes. Famous historical figures such as William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and Jane Austen may...

EU media and analysts: It’s time for elections in Serbia, but the situation is complicated with no clear way out
It is time for elections in Serbia, where a regime accused of corruption and authoritarianism is intensifying its crackdown on increasingly resolute protesters. However, analysts and media in the EU observe that, for now, it remains unclear what...

Review: The Czech Film Project
07/07/2025 - Marek Novák and Mikuláš Novotný attempt to examine the state of play in contemporary Czech cinema with their documentary What makes a Czech film appear, and be, unmistakably “Czech”? That question is at the very centre of Marek...

West Ham target El Hadji Malick Diouf deal as Slavia Prague manager makes transfer admission

Sting puts fans' safety over music concert
Sting, a popular musician, was set to have a concert in Italy’s city of Bassano del Grappa. However, reports of a severe thunderstorm in the area where his performance was due — as part of his Sting 3.0 tour — led him to cancel the gig. Taking to...

New music this week (part 1): Songs from KAJ, Zoë Më, TEYA and more
Summer is the quiet period for Eurovision fans as we wait for the new season to commence. Thankfully, the music will always continue and a number of Eurovision artists are still producing new songs for us to enjoy. Contrary to the commonly...

First Czech-Viet Feature ‘Summer School, 2001’ and Anime Series: Duzan Duong Is Everywhere at KVIFF
The Czech Republic has the third-largest Vietnamese diaspora in Europe, only behind Germany and France. In fact, the Vietnamese make up the third-largest ethnic minority in the country after Slovaks and Ukrainians. Now, this community is buzzing...

Netflix Promotes Łukasz Kłuskiewicz To Run TV & Movies Out Of CEE Region
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has promoted Łukasz Kłuskiewicz to run TV and movies in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Kłuskiewicz is currently head of the CEE film and licensing team but will now oversee series and film production, licensing,...

16 of the Best Movies and Documentaries About Dinosaurs
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Gentle giants, cuddly friends, vicious monsters, deadly dragons: Even the earliest film depictions of dinosaurs evidence our complicated relationship with Earth’s prehistoric thunder lizards....

Netflix Promotes Łukasz Kłuskiewicz To Run TV & Movies Out Of CEE Region
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has promoted Łukasz Kłuskiewicz to run TV and movies in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Kłuskiewicz is currently head of the CEE film and licensing team but will now oversee series and film production, licensing,...

Bournemouth and Middlesbrough tracking Czech starlet with 35 goal involvements
Bournemouth and Championship side Middlesbrough are among a list of clubs to have made initial enquiries for Viktoria Plzen attacking midfielder Pavel Sulc. The 24-year-old Czechia international is set to leave his current employers this summer...

Anime Series and Czech-Viet Film ‘Summer School, 2001’: Duzan Duong
The Czech Republic has the third-largest Vietnamese diaspora in Europe, solely behind Germany and France. The truth is, the Vietnamese make up the third-largest ethnic minority within the nation after Slovaks and Ukrainians. Now, this neighborhood...

Czech Republic Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation And Allow Psilocybin For Medical Use Heads To President’s Desk
Lawmakers in the Czech Republic have passed a bill to reform the nation’s drug laws by legalizing simple possession and home cultivation of marijuana and allowing the use of psilocybin for medical purposes. One month after the Chamber of Deputies...

Power slowly restored in Czechia after widespread blackout
PRAGUE – The Czech grid operator said power was slowly being restored on Friday afternoon after a major blackout brought widespread disruption across the country. According to the national transmission system operator ČEPS, a large section of the...

Czech international film festival opens with honors for actors Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps
American actress Dakota Johnson, who will receive the same award on Sunday, was set to present her two latest movies, "Splitsville" and "Materialists." The festival will close on July 12 with an honor for Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård...

Czech PM confirms nationwide efforts to restore power after major outage
THE Czech Republic is facing an extraordinary situation due to a major power outage and everyone is working to restore electricity supplies, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Friday on social media platform X. The Czech police has said...

‘Broken Voices’ Review: Exceptional Czech Drama Nimbly Deals With Abuses of Power in a Competitive Girls Choir
So much goes unspoken in “Broken Voices,” Czech director Ondřej Provazník’s nuanced retelling of the notorious sex scandal that rocked the Bambini di Praga girls choir, rechristened Canticella here. Set in the early 1990s, before the influence of...

Czechia: Musician’s Book
What is it like to lose your sight as a child? What if you have a disobedient guide dog? What does a blind musician have to deal with? And what did police bullying of Roma look like in the nineties? The most famous Czech Roma accordionist Mário...