Natalie Bezděková
In Chengdu, China, scientists from the Institute of Urban Agriculture at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences there have created a fully automated indoor vegetable farm with an impressive 20 floors, billed as the largest automated facility of its kind in the world. Vertical farms are an effective means of introducing agricultural product...
US fast food chain McDonald's has announced its ambitious plan to open around 10,000 new locations worldwide by 2027, the most significant expansion in its history. The company aims to operate 50,000 restaurants worldwide and reach a customer base of up to a quarter of a billion. McDonald's is taking advantage of the unstable economic situati...
A strange dish recently appeared at a night market in the Chinese city of Changsha in Hunan province, attracting the attention of curious visitors. A local street vendor intrigued the neighborhood by grilling ice cubes, which was captured in a video provided by the AP. In the footage, customers could see the innovative vendor coating the ice ...
iPad fans can expect big innovations next year. Apple plans to introduce new generations of all currently available iPads. In particular, the Air and Pro series are attracting some interesting innovations. iPad Air will be available for the first time in two sizes, 10.9" and 12.9", with a Liquid Retina display and M2 chip to compete with the Pro...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a landmark judgment on Thursday regarding a tragic incident that occurred in 2015 at a psychiatric hospital in Olomouc. The case involved a patient suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who died after a police intervention that included the use of a Taser and the administration of sedatives. Du...
The previous exemption for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, which allowed the import of Russian oil, has ended, which means that these countries are now not allowed to resell this oil within the European Union. This exemption was crucial for the Czech Republic because it was the only EU country to import oil from the Slovak refinery Slo...
A recent investigation conducted in Japan has unveiled that wasabi, the fiery ground rhizome that transforms sushi from a mere meal into an experience, also provides a "remarkably significant" enhancement to both short-term and long-term memory. "We were already aware, from earlier studies on animals, that wasabi had health benefits," mention...
The Czech Republic seems to be out of reach of the chance to send its astronaut Ales Svoboda into space with the American company Axiom Space. This great opportunity for a space mission, however, has stalled on the issue of finances, as the cost of this short-term space expedition is an astonishing $60 million, which amounts to approximately CZK...
The Russian Federal Council reacts to the recent tragic murder of former Ukrainian MP Ilya Kyva, who was shot dead while walking in a village near Moscow. Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council, announced that it is necessary to take systematic measures to increase the security of prominent political and social fi...
