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"Because Russian attacks have destroyed 13 million books in Ukraine during the summer alone and caused 25 million euros worth of damage to the book industry. Russia wants to destroy Ukraine. And we must not allow that," appealed Marie Iljašenko. #literatura #kultura #FrankfurtskýVeletrh (translated)

Mortgages in the Czech Republic have become more expensive by one percentage point over the past six months, leading to an increase in the average offered rate to 5.79 percent, and although this slows the growth of apartment prices, housing remains financially inaccessible for most residents. #bydlení (translated)

David Rangl wrote that the British Daily Mail reported on Tuesday, citing Russian media, about a possible second death from the plague. According to these reports, another patient was said to have died in a hospital in the Irkutsk region, though Russian authorities have not confirmed this. The Insider reported according to Rangl that the report was published by REN TV and later removed; the station had previously deleted five posts about suspected plague cases. Rangl also wrote that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan have tightened sanitary and quarantine controls at their borders, and that according to the Daily Mail, Mongolia has done the same. The Irkutsk branch of Rospotrebnadzor labeled reports of the introduction of stricter sanitary measures in the region as "fake" on Tuesday, he noted. Finally, he added that Roman Prymula had reserved a table at the Rio's restaurant in Prague's Vyšehrad for January. #mor #Rusko #novinky (translated)

The account acervo dua lipa defended voting for Lula and asked people to compare information, verify sources, and draw their own conclusions before voting. The post also used the hashtag #FandomsComLula. #FandomsComLula https://t.co/ZPgh3L5jEZ #Lula #Eleições2024 #VotoConsciente (translated)

"There are 2,000 left, and we will reach each of them," said Major General Shlomi Binder, the head of military intelligence, during which he stated that Israel had eliminated approximately two-thirds of the Palestinians who participated in the invasion on October 7, 2023. #válka #útok #Hamás (translated)

Tomio Okamura, the head of SPD, questioned the ability of Andrej Babiš's (ANO) government to influence mortgage prices, which it promised during its election campaign, and stated that the situation with mortgage rates is complicated and that the government does not have a direct impact on them. #hypotéka #TomioOkamura #AndrejBabiš (translated)

Dee | ApexHeritage criticized part of Tesla owners for defending the brand as a religious belief and explaining to those who complained about the car's handling that the problem was with them. He also questioned the enthusiasm for features that, according to him, other car manufacturers had offered earlier. He cited Mercedes' Distronic system as an example, which he claimed had been available as far back as 1998, and mentioned automatic high beams, lane-keeping assistance, and parking assistants. He admitted that Tesla had its merits, but he was bothered by the fact that some customers defended its shortcomings to others after buying the car. #Tesla #ElonMusk #automobilismus (translated)

Jiri Jicha wrote that reports have emerged of a possible breakthrough by Ukrainian forces near Vovchanskyi Khutor and their advance towards the state border. According to the monitoring channel US ARMY POWER, Ukrainian units advanced in the northern Kharkiv region, broke through Russian positions, and allegedly reached the border there for the first time. Jicha added that the information has not been officially confirmed and the channel is waiting for confirmation of the advance. #Ukrajina #Válka #Charkov (translated)

Paukner Media announced that it has opened a part of its "Paukner Archive" and claimed that the company of an unnamed individual collaborated with Vladimir Putin's regime and received money from Russia, from Siberia through Tatarstan to Moscow. According to the author, the individual simultaneously supported Ukraine and moved in the vicinity of Petr Pavel. Paukner Media also criticized Seznam Zprávy and linked the topic of Russian money with Danuše Nerudová, Vít Rakušan, Ondřej Kolář, Tomáš Zdechovský, and Petr Fiala. The author asked whether the STAN movement would return millions in donations and how Nerudová and Zdechovský would explain the alleged indirect financing of the campaign by Russian farmers and gardeners. He claimed that a key text with evidence was published on HeroHero and that he planned to release it on social media the following day around 5 PM. He announced that he was embarking on a confrontation with the individual, whom he referred to as more dangerous than Michal Strnad. #Rusko #Ukrajina #politika (translated)

Jan Betlach wrote that Chen Kugel, head of the Israeli National Center of Forensic Medicine, described previously unpublished findings from the autopsies of the victims of the October 7 attack after nearly three years. According to Betlach's contribution, the center's workers found intentionally mutilated bodies, tied and executed individuals, and decapitated victims, including children. Soot in the airways of some victims, according to Kugel, indicated that they were burned alive. Kugel stated, according to Betlach, that the attackers first shot a girl around twelve years old in the head and then decapitated her. He also mentioned foreign workers who, according to him, were found locked in a room with gunshot wounds to their legs and left to bleed out. Different methods of killing at various locations, according to Kugel, indicated a premeditated plan. In one bunker, the attackers used flammable substances, while elsewhere they murdered tied individuals and mutilated bodies both before and after death. In the weeks following October 7, the center received about 3,000 bags, mostly containing body parts and burned bones, according to Betlach. The forensic team gradually identified all the murdered individuals, including a young woman from the Nova festival. Her remains, according to the report, were burned in an ambulance hit by a grenade, and identification was made possible by DNA found on her pendant. Betlach also stated that the work had mental repercussions on Kugel and other workers at the center. According to him, Kugel developed post-traumatic stress disorder. https://t.co/TnENwfdS30 #Izrael #masakr #forenznívěda (translated)

Robert Ágh wrote that at the time Havel was in prison, Babiš was managing a Petrimex branch in Morocco and was informing on his colleagues to the StB. He also stated that while Marta Kubišová was gluing plastic bags, Michal David was performing at communist parties. According to him, democracy could be cruel to brave defenders and generous to people he labeled as parasitic frauds. #demokracie #historie #českápolitika (translated)

Háček wrote that Skalický, whom he labeled as a Reichler and a communist, came from Děčín to the Chamber of Deputies claiming that Germans were coming to photograph houses and were apparently preparing for the re-occupation of the Sudetenland. Háček stated that the media were silent about this and added that Zeman responded by saying that any potential occupation of the country would be concealed by Deník N, ČT24, and Seznam. He described the Chamber as suffering. https://t.co/59BPqBC7dA #politika #Sněmovna #ČR (translated)