East Europeans prepare for possible new Ukrainian refugee wave as winter nears
Prague, Czech Republic/Budapest, Hungary/Warsaw, Poland Reuters Eastern European countries are preparing to reopen reception centres and are restocking food supplies in anticipation of a possible fresh surge in Ukrainian refugees as winter looms and Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid and heating plants. Some 6.9 million people are believed displaced internally within Ukraine, often living in […]
Czechs rally against rising extremism and voice support for Ukraine
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Tens of thousands of Czechs rallied in Prague’s main square on Sunday against rising populism and extremism, two days after a coalition of far-right political movements, fringe groups and the Communist party held a protest in the same location. Waving Czech, US, NATO and Ukrainian flags, many in the crowd voiced support […]
Essay: Karl, Karel or Karol? The translation confusion over King Charles III’s name, explained
NEIL BERMEL, a professor of Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Sheffield, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the various responses to the translation of King Charles III’s name…
Lights off, heat down: central Europe governments save power to set example
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Turning off lights, lowering thermostats and installing motion detectors are among the ways central European governments have begun energy saving, as part of efforts to trim costs and avoid shortages in the incoming heating season to address cuts in gas supplies from Russia. Central Europe is vulnerable to the standoff with Russia, […]
Stay or return home? Tough choice for Ukrainian refugees as school year starts
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Ukrainian children streamed into new schools across central Europe for the first time on Thursday, staying abroad after others returned home to familiar classrooms and the dangers of war. With many having not attended previously as their parents, after fleeing to central Europe, kept them out of local schools in hopes of […]
Snapshot: Prague, Czech Republic
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Braving mined streets to reach Czech village, two Mariupol mums chart new life
Kramolin, Czech Republic Reuters Alisa Artiukh and Yuliia Boiko sheltered underground for two weeks in the decimated, besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol before braving the fighting to flee on foot when both food and hope for their young children’s future ran out. Carrying only water, cookies, clothes and a ukulele, the single mothers walked with […]
Ukraine leader hints at compromise as Russian forces pummel capital
Lviv/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian air strikes and artillery fire smashed into buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Tuesday as invading forces tightened their grip, while a convoy of civilians headed out of the besieged port city of Mariupol for safer parts. At least five people were killed in the bombardments on Kyiv on the […]
COVID-19 deaths in Eastern Europe surpass one million
Reuters Coronavirus deaths in Eastern Europe topped one million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Omicron variant threatened to batter the region. Three out of the five countries reporting the highest number of daily deaths in Europe are from the East, including Russia, Poland and Ukraine, Reuters data through Thursday showed. Medical […]
Online anti-Semitism rises in Czech Republic amid pandemic
Prague, Czech RepublicAP Anti-Semitic incidents in the Czech Republic continued their rise last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the bulk of the anti-Jewish hatred being expressed online, the country’s Jewish community said Wednesday. In its annual report, the Federation of the Jewish Communities said it registered 874 antisemitic incidents in 2020, 180 more than […]