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  • GOVERNMENT -
    • Prime Minister and Social Democratic (ČSSD) leader Jiří Paroubek is expected to resign Aug. 16, more than two months after losing the July 2–3 election. The Chamber of Deputies elected its chairman Aug. 14 after six unsuccessful attempts. ČSSD Deputy Miloslav Vlček received 174 votes out of 197. His appointment, which is to be temporary, is the first step in forming a government.

  • PLANETS -
    • The way celestial bodies are classified faces significant changes as more than 2,000 of the world's leading astronomers gather in Prague Aug. 14–25 for the annual meeting of the International Astronomical Union. Topping the agenda is defining what constitutes a planet, which is likely to lead to up to three new planets being named.

  • WORKERS -
    • Nearly 400,000 citizens from the 10 newest European Union member states have applied for work in the United Kingdom since May 1, 2004, when that country opened its labor markets, the daily Právo reported Aug. 14. Among them were 220,000 Poles and 20,000 Czechs. UK officials say the flood of new workers will not create job shortages there.

  • MISSILES -
    • Four out of the five parties in the Chamber of Deputies want a referendum on a potential U.S. missile defense base in the Czech Republic. The Civic Democrats are divided on the issue, Právo reported Aug. 14. The United States is likely to submit an official request for the country's participation in building the base by September.

  • SENATE -
    • A few famous faces will be vying for seats in this fall's Senate election, including Pavla Topolánková, the wife of Civic Democratic Chairman and potential new Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek, the Czech News Agency reported Aug. 14. Other candidates include television host Mirka Cejková and pop singer Martin Maxa. The Senate election is slated for Oct. 20–21.

  • FLU -
    • Czech scientists are developing a medicine to combat bird flu, working with the U.S. pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, the daily Mláda fronta Dnes reported Aug. 14. Scientists from the Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Institute of the Academy of Sciences think the drug will develop into an efficient medicine against the disease, which was first found here in March. The virus has killed 136 people worldwide.


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