Europe Czech Republic Compulsory separate collection of textile waste will be introduced from 2025, with the associated costs to be paid in part by the producers of the material, in order to increase the amount of textile waste that is reused or recycled
Europe Czech Republic A custom-made 3D-printed titanium implant is being tested: its porous structure can be infused with drugs to be gradually released; developers at UCT in Prague and Motol University Hospital will use one of the country's most advanced 3D metal printers
Europe Czech Republic Lieutenant General Miroslav Hlaváč has been appointed the new Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces; experts expect continuity in priorities, closer NATO readiness, stronger army and enhanced relations with political leadership
Europe Czech Republic Kanye West Concert in Prague to be eventually held this summer puts attention on tensions over freedom of expression, as pro-Israel Czechia may provide US rapper and ‘reformed antisemite’ an opportunity to return to the European stage
Europe Czech Republic An extremely dry month of April is beginning to being felt by spontaneous vegetation and agricolture; A lack of moisture is threatening crops in two-thirds of Czechia and farmers fear a poor harvest if rain does not come soon