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VERDICT An Indian court found two Czech entomologists guilty of unauthorized insect collecting Sept. 9, the Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported. Czech Academy of Sciences researcher Petr Švácha and forester Emil Kučera face up to seven years in prison. The court has reportedly called on them to lodge a request for pardon during the proceedings. If the request is approved, the court will not sentence them, and they will be able to return to the Czech Republic.

AGREEMENT The Czech Republic and the United States reached an agreement on the final text of the SOFA treaty Sept. 5, defining the conditions for U.S. troops in the country in connection with the stationing of a U.S. radar base on Czech soil, ČTK reported. The government is to deal with the treaty within two weeks. Defense Ministry officials said the final text was prepared, with only details to be completed.  
SECURITY The Town Hall of Rokycany, west Bohemia, plans to install more camera-monitoring devices in reaction to tension between Roma and rightist extremists in the town, mayor Jan Baloun told ČTK after a meeting with police officials Sept. 8. Local Roma citizens have complained that they have been exposed to threats and attacks for a long time. The town previously decided to reinforce state and municipal police patrols in the streets.
BIRTHS One third of all children in 2007 were born out of wedlock, Radio Prague reported Sept. 8, citing a recent Czech Statistical Office poll. Out of more than 114,000 children born in 2007, 34.5 percent were born to unmarried women, representing a 1 percent increase over the previous year. The percentage of extramarital newborns has been on the rise since the early 1990s.


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