Czech news in brief for September 9: Wednesday's top afternoon headlines recap

President Petr Pavel will receive Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at the Prague Castle on Monday, the presidential office announced today. The two leaders will mainly discuss foreign policy topics, including Pavel's upcoming trip to the U.S. to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York in two weeks. The meeting should take place after the ceremony removing the Czech crowns jewels from the St. Vitus Cathedral's Crown Chamber, which both are expected to attend as key bearers.

Czech police started an exercise this morning reintroducing border controls with Slovakia for 24 hours, Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar announced today. Hundreds of police officers, army reservists and customs officials are participating in the exercise targeting 27 border crossings at the Czech-Slovak border. Authorities assured that no major disruption in traffic is expected.

A new National Oncology Center officially opened today at the Motol and Homolka University Hospital in Prague. Costing close to CZK 5 billion, most of the construction was financed by EU subsidies, hospital spokeswoman Martina Dostálová told reporters. Some departments have already been accepting patients since last month, and the center is expected to be fully operational by October.

Radio Q, the country's first radio station specifically dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in Czechia, went on air today, Novinky.cz reported. Currently available online on the website Myonlineradio and operated by the European People & Media Association, it will broadcast music as well as informational and debating programs, aspiring to "be the voice of those who are not always heard."

Czech tennis star and Wimbledon champion Linda Nosková didn't advance to the US Open semi-finals, losing to world number one, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, in a high-suspense match that ended in a third set tiebreak. Meanwhile, compatriot Kateřina Siniaková advanced to the doubles semi-finals with Taylor Townsend after the pair defeated the Spanish-American duo of Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melicharová-Martinez in two sets.