Knife Attack in French School: Teacher Killed and Others Injured, Motive Still Unknown

Knife Attack in French School: Teacher Killed and Others Injured, Motive Still Unknown

According to Reuters, the person killed is a French teacher, and a physical education teacher is among the injured. It is not yet clear whether any of the students were injured. The motive for the attack is still unknown, the BFM TV station, citing an unnamed source, reports that the assailant, aged in his twenties, … Read more

Restructuring Deal Saves Casino from Bankruptcy: Takeover by Czech Billionaire and British Fund

Restructuring Deal Saves Casino from Bankruptcy: Takeover by Czech Billionaire and British Fund

The deal is intended to prevent the retail chain from going bankrupt. Trading in Casino shares, which was suspended for one day on Wednesday at the company’s request, will resume today. The restructuring is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024. Casino has been on the brink of insolvency after years of … Read more

Shocking Testimony: Tennis Coach Andrew Geddes Sentenced for Rape of Young Girls

Shocking Testimony: Tennis Coach Andrew Geddes Sentenced for Rape of Young Girls

He is already behind bars, yet more concrete evidence is coming to light confirming the monstrosity of tennis coach Andrew Geddes. He was sentenced to eighteen years in prison in France in January 2021 for the rape of four girls, his wards. She bravely sat down in the hall at the Palais Bourbon in front … Read more

Marine Le Pen Scandals: Misuse of EU Funds and Political Controversies

Marine Le Pen Scandals: Misuse of EU Funds and Political Controversies

Le Pen’s political career is framed by several significant scandals; the prosecutor’s office began looking into this particular case in December 2016. According to investigators, Le Pen misused money available to MEPs to cover work expenses, which include paying assistants. This money was allegedly used to pay people who worked for the National Association (then … Read more

Chantal Poullain Receives Highest State Award, the Order of the Legion of Honor, for Contributions to Czech-French Culture and Humanitarian Work

Chantal Poullain Receives Highest State Award, the Order of the Legion of Honor, for Contributions to Czech-French Culture and Humanitarian Work

CTK Updated 2 hours ago Actress and chanson singer Chantal Poullain received the highest state award, the Order of the Legion of Honor, at the French Embassy in Prague this Tuesday. She received it for the long-term mutual enrichment of Czech and French culture, as well as for the fact that she permanently contributed to … Read more

Poles Defeat Faroe Islands 2-0 in European Championship Qualifiers, Robert Lewandowski Shines

Poles Defeat Faroe Islands 2-0 in European Championship Qualifiers, Robert Lewandowski Shines

Polish footballers beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 at home in European Championship qualifiers thanks to two goals from captain Robert Lewandowski. Portuguese coach Fernando Santos’s men are in Group E after four rounds from third place, losing two points to the leader Czech Republic and one point to second Albania. Their match in Prague ended … Read more

America is not at its cultural peak right now, says Woody Allen. He shot the film in France

America is not at its cultural peak right now, says Woody Allen.  He shot the film in France

American director Woody Allen would like to make one more film in New York if he can get the money for it. The four-time Oscar winner and the author of films such as Annie Hall and Vicky Cristina Barcelona said this on Monday at the Venice Film Festival, where he presented his fiftieth project, a … Read more

High Food Prices and Consumer Backlash: France and the Czech Republic Take Action

High Food Prices and Consumer Backlash: France and the Czech Republic Take Action

Thursday’s data on August consumer price developments in France showed that the rate of growth in food prices was still roughly double that of headline inflation. According to the statistical office, the year-on-year growth rate of consumer prices accelerated to 5.7 percent in August from 5.1 percent in July. Food prices increased by 11.1 percent … Read more

Media Houses Blocking GPTBot: The Debate on Artificial Intelligence and Text Access

Media Houses Blocking GPTBot: The Debate on Artificial Intelligence and Text Access

Some large media houses or news sites have blocked the GPTBot artificial intelligence tool from accessing their texts. The robot, which draws data from open sources, was quietly launched on August 8 by OpenAI, the company behind the chat tool ChatGPT. But the American media The New York Times and CNN, the Australian station ABC … Read more

Cheapest Countries for Recharging Electric Cars in Europe: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and more

Cheapest Countries for Recharging Electric Cars in Europe: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and more

Neighboring Germany enjoys a discount of almost 15 percent. From the previous 0.38 euros per kilowatt-hour, the price dropped to 0.33 euros on Wednesday, August 16. In Norway, the charging current of Tesla’s supercharger even dropped by more than a quarter to NOK 2.2. If we converted the price to Czech crowns using Thursday’s exchange … Read more