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Police seek arsonist with burnt hands: suspect set nine cars ablaze

Prague Daily Monitor

A suspect has been caught on camera during an incident which set ablaze nine cars in Prague 9 on street Na Obratce. The damage is estimated to be about CZK 5 million, four cars being totally gutted. Police are looking for a suspect with serious burns on his/her hands.

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Thirty cars crash on the D10 close to Březina near Mladá Boleslav

Prague Daily Monitor

The details are still unclear but early Saturday evening a car crash involving multiple vehicles was reported on the D10 close to Březina near Mladá Boleslav. Firefighters reported 27 cars involved. Micheala Fliegerova, the spokesperson for the police reported over 30 participants were involved in the crash.

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The Czech Republic coronavirus update

Prague Daily Monitor

With increasing cases and deaths the Czech Republic is yet to confirm its first case. All suspected cases up to Sunday have resulted in negative results, or results are still pending. The country has also managed to evacuate citizens from China to Brussels and other European destinations.

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Coronavirus update: Czech Republic still clean

Prague Daily Monitor

The Czech Republic has not recorded a positive test on any suspected patients to date. There have been several suspected cases, mostly from Chinese tourists in North Moravia, Brno and Prague. Futhermore, even the Czechs that were evacuated from China last week have thus far not been tested positive for the virus. There remain 105 Czech citizens in China whom want to return home. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomas Petricek communicated to media that if need be the country will send an airbus to China to pick them up.

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Fraudster posing as CIA agent draws over CZK 1.5M from women

Prague Daily Monitor

A serial con-artist, defrauding women into thinking he was a CIA agent or a director of a shopping mall, has been captured by police in Kladno. The 47 year old man, wanted for another fraud he was convicted for, has a five year prison term outstanding. The man has several prior convictions, which in the past were also fraud related; an example: conning women out of money in Tábor area or around Prague, posing as a medical doctor.

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Czech robs bank in Switzerland; later found by police having a beer at a local pub

Prague Daily Monitor

The city of Chur, Switzerland had some excitement on Thursday when a 55 year-old Czech walked into a bank with a pistol, shooting into the ceiling twice, terrifying patrons. The man managed to walk away from the bank with several tens of thousands of Swiss Francs. The suspect was found soon after, sitting in a pub calmly, drinking a beer reported a Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger.

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Employee from General Financial Directorate suspected in CZK 10 million bribe

Prague Daily Monitor

Police from the National Center Against Organized Crime suspect an employee from the General Financial Directorate of agreeing to a ten million crown bribe, five million of which he had personally taken possession of. The spokesperson for the General Financial Directorate Zuzana Masatova said "the employee has been removed from service."

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Time to vote Americans: Super Tuesday is coming to Czech Republic

by Brad McGregor | Prague Daily Monitor

Not only are US citizens living overseas able to vote in all the various US elections, when it comes to Democrats, they are also able to participate in the exciting primary process. Next week, those Americans will get their chance to go to the polls as part the Global Democrats Abroad Primary, which is held alongside 15 other state primaries on Super Tuesday—a day that usually decides the Democrats' nominee.

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First cases of coronavirus arrive in Czech Republic from northern Italy

Prague Daily Monitor

The first three cases of people testing positive for the coronavirus in the Czech Republic were confirmed on Sunday evening. All of the infected are in residence at the Na Bulovce hospital in Prague, one patient arriving via special ambulance from Masaryk hospital in Ustí nad Labem. One case is a male who was on a conference in Udine. The second case is a female American citizen visiting Prague while on a study abroad program in Milan. Lastly, a male who was in Italy on ski holidays.

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New coronavirus or Covid-19 Prague and Czech Republic update

Prague Daily Monitor

The Covid-19 virus brought new measures to the Czech Republic. With cases quickly growing to over 10,000 in Italy, and surrounding countries running over a thousand cases each, the Czech Republic has decided to try and get ahead of the virus and stop its spread. Schools are closed for an unspecified amount of time. All activities which have groups larger than 100 people are cancelled.

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Coronavirus update: Prague and the Czech Republic

Prague Daily Monitor

Europe and the world are entering a new phase in the fight against the epidemic. Yesterday, the WHO declared the spread of the Covid-19 virus a pandemic. The Czech Republic is closing in on 94 confirmed cases as of Wednesday night. This includes a few cases which are not traced to a patient zero, meaning the patient got the virus from another person who may not yet be known to the health authorities.

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Infant mortality in Cambodia is being reduced with Czech help

Czech Development Agency

While as late as 1990 the WHO reported 116 deaths for every 1,000 births in Cambodia, the situation has now improved fourfold. This is credited to a Czech Development Agency project through which health care equipment and neonatal tools, including incubators, were provided to the Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh.

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Sierra Leone president accuses opposition of 'terrorizing' state

A series of deadly unrests in the last two weeks that have claimed nearly two dozen lives.




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Ronaldo Souza's positive coronavirus test hangs over UFC return

Two of Souza's cornermen also tested positive.




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Covid-19: Court halts maize import plan after Omtatah sues

The is until a case by activist Okiya Omtatah is heard and determined.




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Covid-19: Trans Nzoia police get masks, gloves and sanitiser

Kenya Police Sacco distributes face masks, gloves and sanitisers in Trans Nzoia.




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Biggest ginseng seizure in Hong Kong history nets HK$47 million of traditional medicine from seagoing smugglers

Hong Kong authorities have seized 34 tonnes of American ginseng worth HK$47 million (US$6 million) and arrested seven people in what is by far the biggest-ever bust of its kind in the city.The haul breaks a record set less than three months ago, when more than three tonnes of the traditional Chinese medicine valued at about $HK4.6 million were seized in February.Police and customs officers discovered a “suspicious-looking” fishing boat to the northeast of Hong Kong’s international airport on…




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News24.co.ke | Seized ivory comes almost exclusively from recent poaching - study

Seized illicit shipments of elephant ivory are almost entirely made up of tusks from recently poached animals rather than siphoned from government stockpiles, scientists using a forensic technique reported on Monday.




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News24.co.ke | 'Beyond Zero' campaign mobile clinic in Nairobi remains unused

A mobile clinic which was donated by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta remains unused causing much frustration.




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Two dozen Rohingya die of starvation on drifting boat; 382 rescued

Bangladesh coastguard officials say the ship was drifting for weeks after failing to reach Malaysia, and it is believe more boats may remain adrift.




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Anonymous tip 'led to the discovery of more than a dozen bodies' at US nursing home

Police responding to an anonymous tip found more than a dozen bodies at a nursing home in north-western New Jersey, according to reports.




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Brazil digging large-scale graves ahead of coronavirus peak

The public health system in Sao Paulo is approaching its limit with several city hospitals close to filling all their intensive care beds.




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'Armed bandits' kill dozens in north-west Nigeria

Police said some of the gunmen wielded AK 47 guns in the attacks on villagers.




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New Zealand to ease virus lockdown next week

The nation of 5 million introduced its highest, level-four lockdown measures in late March.




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Tamannaah Bhatia sets the record straight about dating Pakistan cricketer Abdul Razzaq

Tamannaah Bhatia has quashed the chitchat about her love life




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Shah Rukh Khan's Twitter exchange with Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has fans gushing

Paulo Coelho praised Shah Rukh Khan for his recently released movie 'Kaamyaab'




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Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez all set to release their song 'Tere Bina'

Salman Khan shared the video of the interview also featuring Tere Bina co-star Jacqueline on his Instagram handle.




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Zoa Morani urges all Covid-19 recovered people to donate blood for plasma therapy trials

Zoa took to Instagram and shared photos from the hospital while donating the blood.




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Coronavirus and smoking: What does the World Health Organization say?

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Over 19,000 artefacts seized in international art trafficking crackdown, says Europol

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VE Day 75th anniversary: As war ends in Europe, 'no wonder people went crazy'

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Coronavirus: Czechs so far avoid worst of COVID-19 despite lenient lockdown

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Lean times during lockdown in cash-strapped Ukrainian zoo

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PML-N terms NAB Multan notice to Shahbaz ridiculous

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has termed the allegations, levelled by National Accountability Bureau Multan, and the notice issued to Shahbaz Sharif...

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Navy, ANF seize 100kg drugs off Pasni

ISLAMABAD: In an intelligence-based joint operation, the Pakistan Navy along with Anti-Narcotics Force seized 100kg crystal off Pasni, Balochistan.The drug was valued at approximately Rs3 billion....

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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for implementation of NAP to control locust attack

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday asked the federal government to immediately implement the National Action Plan formulated to control the ensuing locust attack in the...

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Drugs import from India: Shahbaz Sharif demands probe into billion-rupee scandal

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N President and National Assembly opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has demanded an in-depth investigation into the medicine scandal through a parliamentary...

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Cholistan land probe: NAB sends questionnaires to Shahbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah, Balighur Rehman

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Multan has sent a questionnaire to Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif, ex-minister of state Balighur Rehman,...

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When Gigi Hadid ditched hugging Harry Styles post Zayn Malik's 'One Direction' exit

Gigi Hadid was seen snubbing Harry Styles while embracing other bandmates after Zayn Malik’s ‘One Direction’ exit




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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez drop bid to buy baseball franchise New York Mets

Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez eyed a deal to work with biotech billionaire Wayne Rothbaum to mount the bid for the Mets




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Samina Ahmed, Manzar Sehbai's loved-up photo breaks the internet

Samina Ahmed and Manzar Sehbai took fans by surprise after they got married earlier last month




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Ariana Grande confirms she is dating Dalton Gomez

The singer has been dating the real estate agent for a couple of months now




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Selena Gomez opens up about her life in lockdown

Selena Gomez says she is feeling 'unsettled' during the coronavirus pandemic




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Greece's 'invisible' artists call for help in virus squeeze

In a country where art is widely seen as a pastime, and performers have long struggled to secure steady pay and royalties, the closure of theatres and cinemas and the cancellation of summer festivals has wrought havoc




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Zayn Malik is 'determined' to marry Gigi Hadid

Marriage is not too unlikely for Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid, as per a source




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After undergoing surgery, farmer ‘illegally arrested’ in Quezon

Human rights watchdog Karapatan Quezon assailed his arrest, stating that military "should be doing service to the people and assisting them in the fight against the pandemic" instead of going on an all-out attack against them.

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Amid ruins, Ramazan meal reunites a community

ATAREB, Syria: Amid mounds of rubble and the ruins of buildings destroyed during nearly a decade of war, a Ramazan iftar meal has reunited a community in northwestern Syria, foreign media reported.Dozens of men and children sat out on a long line of blankets on the ground in the town of Atareb for...




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'Trump ordered mercenary attack on Venezuela'

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says there is evidence his American counterpart Donald Trump “personally ordered” the recent military raid on the Latin American country, arguing that Washington swiftly cut remaining ties with Caracas thereafter. Maduro made the comments in...




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France seizes 440,000 face masks as it breaks up medical smuggling networks

French police have dismantled smuggling networks trying to take advantage of a rush to buy medical supplies including face masks to tackle the coronavirus epidemic, the interior minister said Friday.




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Venezuela charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'

Venezuela has charged two former US soldiers with "terrorism" and "conspiracy" for allegedly taking part in a failed invasion bid to topple President Nicolas Maduro, the attorney general said Friday.