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Current AffairsCzech Republic braces for mass departures of doctors
Disgruntled Czech hospital doctors on Monday began handing in their
resignations in an attempt to force the government to increase their
salaries. Some 3,800 of the country’s 16,000 physicians are expected to
hand in notices by the end of the week, which is when the hospitals will
get a clearer picture of what will happen in March, when the resignations
take effect. But Heath Minister Leoš Heger has come up with one idea for
the hospitals that might face crisis due to understaffing. More
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In Business News: Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas comes out against the
European budget freeze; the health minister, Leoš Heger, says the health
Ministry will do everything possible to redirect funds towards doctors’
salaries; the Czech Trade Inspection Office will soon be able to publish
the names of gas stations selling poor-quality fuel; and, etiquette experts
provide tips on how not to behave at upcoming office parties. More
Current AffairsAssociation warns ATM card users to be extra vigilant in light of new theft cases
The Czech Bank Card Association has warned ATM card users that fraudsters
in Prague have come up with a new method of ripping-off bank accounts: it
has come to the light that there were several incidents in the capital in
November when a taxi driver quietly switched a customer’s bank card he
had been handed, for someone else’s, later making a withdrawal. It is
unclear how many times the scenario was repeated but at least one such case
is now under investigation by the police. More
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