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All that coming up, but first, here's the news.

Czech police and other Czech authorities are using digital forensic software developed by Oxygen Forensics, a US-based company being investigated by the US Justice Department over alleged links to Russia, Czech Radio reported.

The US Justice Department has accused the Virginia-based company of concealing from US authorities that its software is owned and developed in Russia.

This allegedly happened despite US sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Czech police spokesperson Andrzej Morawczyk told Czech Radio that police headquarters had adopted necessary measures in response but declined to provide details.

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš told DNN that Czechia would send two mechanized brigades to help defend a Baltic NATO member if Russia attacked.

He said the same applied to Poland in the event of an attack.

Unfortunately, I think.

The 2026-27 anniversary season will feature distinguished guest conductors, new compositions by Czech composers, prestigious festival appearances and special projects designed to reach a wider audience.

Highlights of the season will include a joint concert with Monkey Business at Prague's Forum Karlin, the A Thousand Voices for the Vltava Philharmonic Project and the Concert in the Dark for the Czech Radio and Downed Fund Světluška.

The orchestra will also perform at major Czech music festivals and at venues abroad.

As we are reaching the end of our dedicated time, here are a few 2027 dates which mark the finalization of the cooperation between the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and the conductor Petr Popelka.

I'm Ruth Fraňková, and you're listening to Czechia in 30 Minutes, the show where we give you the overview of the latest news from the country.

Coming up in today's show: Czech Radio tests new emergency warning system.

Czech scientists have made new discoveries in the Závíš Cross, a medieval golden reliquary.

And later, we speak to Jan Zikmund, who recently founded a literary agency that aims to help Czech authors reach readers around the world.

Daytime highs will range between 19 and 24 degrees Celsius.

Thanks very much to Vít Bohanka for giving us today's news, and now it's time to go a little bit deeper behind some of the recent headlines in Czechia.

National public broadcaster Czech Radio is testing a new system designed to warn the public of emergencies through radio broadcasting.

The technology will eventually allow listeners to be alerted quickly about events such as floods, fires, or power outages with immediate advice regarding what to do.

Daniela Lazarova with that report.

Just a reminder that you are listening to Radio Prague International, the external service of Czech Radio, where it's now time for today's main feature.

Award-winning Czech indie studio Amanita Design has unveiled its latest game, Phonopolis, a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a dystopian city built entirely from cardboard.

More than a decade in the making, the game combines puzzle-solving gameplay with a distinctive, handcrafted visual style inspired by avant-garde art.

Methods include fake signal support messages, malicious links or fraudulent QR codes disguised as invitations to groups.

Czechia plans to build an AI gigafactory worth around 100 billion Czech crowns, industry and trade minister Karel Havlicek from the ANO party told Czech Radio.

The facility would provide large-scale computing capacity for artificial intelligence, with the Czech government and European Commission each expected to cover about 15% of the investment and private investors most of the remainder.

Havlicek said the capacity could also be offered commercially to neighboring countries.

And finally, as we said, the festival starts on Saturday.

Are there still any tickets left? And if not, are there any other ways to follow the concerts, such as live streams?

We are over 90% of sold tickets and there are definitely some concerts you cannot get any tickets but the opening concert will be transmitted by the Czech TV then also by the Czech radio there will be a live transmission of the concert with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and very important part because of the 60th anniversary of the competition Concertina Praga Both final evenings of the competition for the keyboard and string instruments, as well for wind instruments, will be transmitted not only by the radio, but also on stream on the YouTube channel of the Concertino Praga.

But I wouldn't lose hope.