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NUCLEAR Eighty kilograms (176 pounds) of highly enriched uranium in spent nuclear fuel from a research facility near Prague was safely transported to Russia Dec. 8 as part of a Czech-U.S. nuclear nonproliferation initiative. The spent fuel was packaged into casks and transported by rail to a secure Russian facility, where it will be reprocessed, according to a statement by the U.S. Embassy.

CRASH Five Czech citizens died in a small plane that crashed minutes before its planned landing at the Kyiv airport in Ukraine Dec. 9, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported. The aircraft belonged to a Karlovy Vary–based company whose owner, Miroslav Jäger, was among the victims.
FRAUD Prague city police are investigating a consulting company owned by Deputy Prime Minister Martin Bursík, based on an anonymous complaint accusing him of financial manipulation and tax fraud, the online news server Aktualne.cz reported. A police document says the suspicion is considered serious.
TRAFFICKING The police organized crime squad detained 11 Asian foreigners Dec. 9 accused of human trafficking, ČTK reported. The suspects, who were arrested in Prague and west Bohemia, allegedly forced Asian women into prostitution after luring them to the Czech Republic by promising jobs as hostesses and barmaids.
DISCRIMINATION A National Council of the Handicapped poll has found that about eight out of 10 disabled people feel they’ve been discriminated against, ČTK reported. The poll results, released Dec. 10, include information from 819 disabled respondents on topics such as job searches and wheelchair access.


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