Thursday's tragic shooting at the UK Faculty of Philosophy in Prague reverberated throughout the country. To commemorate the more than a dozen fatalities and show sympathy to their loved ones, the Czech government at its emergency meeting declared Saturday, December 23, a day of national mourning.

The Beats for Love dance and electronic music festival, next year's edition of which will be held from July 3 to 6 in Ostrava's Lower Vítkovice, was among the ten finalists in the prestigious international "Best Major Festival" survey.

Zaolzie is not just an episode in the history of Poland's pocket imperialism. It is a 100-year-old story of a community denied the right to self-determination. The Polish minority in Czech Silesia must constantly re-tell itself, otherwise it will dissolve into the Czech sea. A weapon in this uneven fight is the reissue of the book "Lutynski Tango," a collection of historical reports about World War II. Only why should anyone care about it other than the people of Zaolzie themselves?

The handball players of Banik Karviná advanced to the finals of the RC Cup. In the semifinal match, the charges of coach Michal Brůna defeated Handball Brno on its home court 31:23. In the final, the RC runner-up will face Zubrzi.