Å koda Auto reduces output in face of falling demand
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No cars will be produced in the last week of October, representing a fall of around 13,000 vehicles, the newspaper said. Å koda Auto had previously announced plans for a two-day halt on its production lines. A representative said the company expected a marked fall in sales growth next year, and that the days of double-figure growth were over. On Saturday, it was reported that the truck maker Tatra was reducing its output and shortening the shifts of its workers.
Second NHL game judged far better than season opener
New York Rangers won the second of two historic NHL ice hockey games at Prague’s O2 Arena on Sunday night. Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2:1, the same result as in the two club’s first encounter on Saturday, which was the first NHL match ever played in the Czech Republic. Commentators agreed that Sunday’s game was far superior to the season opener, both in terms of play and atmosphere. The newspaper Sport reported that there was a high chance NHL games could be played in the Czech Republic again next year.
Police lacked information about Croatian hooligans, says Czech interior minister
The interior minister, Ivan Langer, says Czech police did not have sufficient advance information about hooligan fans of the Croatian football club Dinamo Zagreb who rioted in Prague on Thursday. Reacting to criticism that Czech police did not handle the situation well, Mr Langer said the violence ahead of a game between Dinamo and Sparta Prague showed the need for greater co-ordination with police in other countries. He said co-operation was harder in the case of Croatia because it is not part of the Schengen border-free zone. Mr Langer said the Czech police had adopted the correct tactic of trying to contain the trouble-makers and not intervening directly. Around 200 Dinamo fans threw bottles and cobblestones and made the Hitler salute on Prague’s Old Town Square, before later attacking police who were monitoring their route to Sparta’s stadium.
Ostrava police arrest US citizen suspected of jewel robberies in Austria
Police in Ostrava have arrested an American man wanted in Austria in connection with jewel robbery, a spokesperson said on Sunday. The man, who is 33, is suspected of being behind two robberies in Salzburg this year involving jewellery worth nearly EUR 4.5 million. He was arrested on Wednesday, a day after police in Ostrava received a request from a court in Salzburg for assistance in looking for him.
Shares worth CZK 300 million stolen from Prague hotel
A safe containing shares with a nominal value of CZK 300 million (over USD 16.5 million) has been stolen from a hotel in Prague. The safe was taken from the Hotel Olympik near Palmovka on Sunday morning, a representative said. As well as the shares – which are in the company which owns the hotel – it contained around CZK 1 million. Reports suggest thieves drilled the 50-kg safe out of a wall at the hotel.
Julia Kristeva receives Havel foundation award
The Bulgarian-born philosopher Julia Kristeva received the Vision 97 Foundation Prize in Prague on Sunday. The foundation, which was established by former Czech president Václav Havel and his wife Dagmar, presents its award every year to one person who has broadened mankind’s horizons. Ms Kristeva, also known for her work in linguistics and psychoanalysis, said accepting the prize was a way of expressing her respect for Mr Havel, who she said combined experience of language and experience of politics in one person. Previous recipients of the Vision 97 Foundation Prize include the writer Umberto Eco and the psychologists Stanislav Grof and Philip G. Zimbardo.
Czech tennis player Berdych wins Japan Open
The Czech tennis player Tomáš Berdych has won the Japan Open in Tokyo. Berdych, seeded ninth, beat Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina 6-1 6-4 in Sunday’s final to take the fourth ATP title of his career, and his first since Halle in June last year. Berdych, who stunned second seed Andy Roddick in the semi-finals, picked up USD 135,000 for the win.
Weather
It should get warmer in the coming days, with temperatures set to reach up to 21 degrees Celsius. Forecasters say it should remain quite sunny, though there will be rain at times.
(radio-Prague)
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