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Prague Monitor / Czech News in English > Whoops, that link seems to be broken – sorry!

Czech Republic records lowest number of new businesses in 12 years

Czech Film Review: Insects (Hmyz) – Jan Švankmajer, 2018

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Minister of Foreign Affairs fired, more changes coming

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Read Lee's weekly Czech film review of Insects (Hm

Read Lee's weekly Czech film review of Insects (Hmyz) – Jan Švankmajer, 2018.⠀
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The blurb states that it is based on the play Pictures from the Insects’ Life by Karel and Josef Čapek, although that is a little misleading. The film finds Švankmajer in a playful mood, seemingly determined to do everything apart from shoot a straightforward adaptation of the satirical work.⠀
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After a cold open where we see a middle-aged man dressed in bug wings and goggles hurrying along the street, Švankmajer appears before the camera himself to provide a foreword for his new feature. The brothers Čapek wrote the play in 1924 while Hitler was sitting in a pub scheming his terrible schemes and Lenin was building his first gulags. Meanwhile, the Czechs and Slovaks were enjoying their newly founded republic, and people found the Čapek’s play a bit too pessimistic for the times. It was sheer youthful misanthropy, he tells us, and only gained greater relevance as the momentous events of the 20th century unfolded.⠀
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By repeatedly breaking the fourth wall to tell us about the movie he is making, Švankmajer seems to be more interested in making the “making of” than the adaptation of Čapek he is supposedly making. It’s all very meta, but the main problem is this: the actual “film” part is pretty tepid Švankmajer at best.⠀
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Insects is partly a mediocre non-adaptation of a satirical play, and partly a very entertaining “Making of” about a Švankmajer production. As far as swan songs go, the main appeal of Insects is the chance to watch a master at work, and that will be enough for most fans and film buffs to take the ride. Švankmajer is the star of the show here, and seeing him in action is a nice way to bring the curtain down on an illustrious career. ⠀
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#czechfilm #czechfilmreview #moviereview #prague #czechrepublic #film #movie #czech

What was the real estate market like in Prague in

What was the real estate market like in Prague in 2020? Here are your stats!⠀
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#prague #czechrepublic #praha #travel #czech #europe #travelgram #Europe #love #praga #instagood #instatravel #city #prag #picoftheday #pragueworld #topEuropePhoto #instaprague #прага #чехия #mood #praguearchitect

Artificial intelligence and a couple of ways how i

Artificial intelligence and a couple of ways how it can save your life.⠀
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There are various ideas about what artificial intelligence can do and where it can be used. In connection with AI, people often imagine a variety of IT industries detached from everyday life, and some even fear that AI will take control in the future and starts hurting people. But the opposite is closer to the truth so far. Artificial intelligence is much more advanced in protecting human life and safety.⠀
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AI already helps human safety in a variety of industries. For example, it cooperates with healthcare professionals to help determine a patient’s diagnosis and treatment. During that, it relies on an enormous amount of data that the human brain would hardly remember. Artificial intelligence also protects human lives in criminology. It helps during investigations of human trafficking thanks to facial recognition tools, behavior prediction, and the ability to quickly process large clusters of information.⠀
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AI will also be used by firefighters in the future, even in the Czech Republic, where a research project is currently underway to create a digital voice assistant for the contact center of the Fire and Rescue Service.⠀
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#prague #czechrepublic #praha #travel #czech #europe #travelgram #Europe #love #praga #instagood #instatravel #city #prag #picoftheday #pragueworld #topEuropePhoto #instaprague #прага #чехия #mood #praguearchitect

The Minister of Foreign Affairs fired, more change

The Minister of Foreign Affairs fired, more changes coming.⠀
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Tomáš Petříček was fired from the position of the Minister of the Foreign Affairs after 2,5 years of work. The Minister of the Interior, Jan Hamáček, will take the position temporarily.⠀
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President Miloš Zeman frequently criticized Petříček for his negative views of Russian and Chinese vaccines.⠀
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Petříček was informed about the decision last Sunday. Last week Petříček lost to Hamáček in the elections for the chairman of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). The changes in the cabinet are also a sign of the upcoming elections in October this year.⠀
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“I am leaving with my head held high, I am not ashamed of my actions in the last two and a half years. I have always promoted the pro-European, pro-Western orientation of the Czech Republic and the continuity of our foreign policy,” Petříček stated.⠀
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Hamáček already recommended Lubomír Zaorálek to take the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. For now, Zaorálek hasn’t accepted the offer because he is not sure whether he wants to leave his current position as the Minister of Culture. Zaorálek has already recommended himself as a politician who promotes a good relationship with China. According to Reuters, some of his initiatives were considered even “too open” towards China.⠀
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#news #covid #coronavirus #media #corona #viral #breakingnews #noticias #politics #trending #new #info #tvl #business ⠀
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České dráhy will have new, super fast trains in

České dráhy will have new, super fast trains in coming years.⠀
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České dráhy will be spending 12.5 billion CZK on new and improved trains from Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation that will be gradually integrated between 2024 and 2026. ⠀
The new trains will start off by running from Prague via Ústí nad Labem to Hamburg or via Brno to Budapest and Vienna. ⠀
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České dráhy’s order from Siemens and Škoda consists of 180 cars each holding 555 seats and with a maximum operating speed of 230 km an hour. ⠀
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“In the Czech Republic, the plan is to increase the speed on conventional lines to 200 km an hour and to build high-speed lines. In the future, this will enable the operation of trains that can go faster than the current speed limit of 160 km an hour,” said Ivan Bednárik, head of České dráhy.⠀
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The new trains will be equipped with features typical of the other high-speed trains in Europe, like inter-vehicle connections that allow all passengers to pass from car to car, as well as better isolation that cuts out noise, dust, and cold coming from the outside elements.⠀
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Each train comes as a set of nine cars and will be made up of first and second class, as well as a restaurant area, a childrens play area, and a storage area for luggage and bicycles. ⠀
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#news #covid #coronavirus #media #corona #viral #breakingnews #noticias #politics #trending #new #info #tvl #business ⠀
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We share everything you need to know about Google

We share everything you need to know about Google Pay!⠀
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Google Pay is, in essence, Google’s own alternative to Apple Pay. Whether you are browsing for a new t-shirt online or buying your morning coffee, this mobile wallet and payment service can do the job for you. It allows people to connect their credit and debit cards, as well as bank accounts, to pay at checkout both in-store and online. It also allows to send money to others.⠀
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Mobile payments are becoming increasingly popular in Europe as well as globally. Many people can no longer imagine life without them as tapping your mobile phone or smartwatch is just much easier and faster than fishing out your plastic card. And contactless payments have also seen a boom in usage due to more strict hygiene measures. Currently, in Europe, the major mobile payment apps are Apple Pay and Google Pay. While Apple Pay is limited to iPhone users, Google Pay crosses platforms, meaning you can use it whether you are an iOS or Android user.⠀
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Google Pay started as a merger of two online payment services – Google Wallet and Android Pay – in 2018. But Google hasn’t gained as much traction with people as Apple for getting them to use mobile phones for payments. So Google is switching gears now and wants people to think of Google Pay as a better alternative to multiple digital wallets and payment apps. Starting in the U.S., Google is launching a redesigned Google Pay app on Android and iOS. The new version brings a sweeping number of changes turning this tap-to-pay app into something larger.⠀
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#becomedigital #doit #digital #googlepay #prague #czechdigital

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