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VIOLENCE White Circle of Safety, a nongovernmental agency, released a report July 14 indicating that police saved a total of 625 people from further domestic violence in the Czech Republic in the first half of 2008 by evicting assailants from their homes. The NGO gained the data from 15 intervention centers in support of home-violence victims nationwide, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported.

EURO A Eurobarometer poll released July 14 shows that only 53 percent of people are in favor of euro adoption in the Czech Republic, compared with 60 percent on average in the European Union, ČTK reported. Local support for the single European currency, to be introduced in neighboring Slovakia soon, has fallen 7 percent since 2007. Support was strongest among young Czechs, managers and self-employed workers.
MILITARY The military wants to buy 79 four-wheel drive vehicles with special equipment, reinforced chassis and ballistic protection in a deal said to be worth 317 million Kč, ČTK reported July 14. The military hopes to receive the first vehicles by early September and the delivery should be completed by next May.
PARKING More than 10 new underground car parks should be built in Prague within the next several years, Hospodářské noviny reported July 15. Locations will include the Na Františku area, Karlínské náměstí and Senovážně náměstí. Experts say growth in underground parking is part of the development of big cities.
VAMPIRE Local archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old grave in Mikulovice, east Bohemia, with remains of what may have once been considered a vampire, ČTK reported July 11. Experts discovered the remains while researching a burial site from the Early Bronze Age. The skeleton showed traces of unusual treatment, having been weighed down with two big stones on its chest and head.


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