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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:55:00 +0100
Current Covid restrictions to stay in place until at least January 22
Current Covid restrictions to stay in place until at least January 22

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:54:00 +0100
Current Covid restrictions to stay in place until at least January 22
Current Covid restrictions to stay in place until at least January 22

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:31:00 +0100
Fresh record number of Covid cases registered Wednesday
Fresh record number of Covid cases registered Wednesday

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:59:00 +0100
Babiš: Washington events unprecedented attack on democracy
Babiš: Washington events unprecedented attack on democracy

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:49:00 +0100
Ministry not to propose easing as Covid numbers rise
Ministry not to propose easing as Covid numbers rise

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:59:00 +0100
Three Kings charity ‘virtual’ collection drive underway
The annual Three Kings Collection, the biggest charitable fundraising drive in the Czech Republic, officially gets underway on Wednesday. In a normal year – and the collection organised by Catholic charity Caritas has been going for two decades ...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:44:00 +0100
Charlatan and Shadow Country dominate Czech Critics’ Awards shortlists
Charlatan and Shadow Country dominate Czech Critics’ Awards shortlists

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:24:00 +0100
Ministry plan envisages vaccinating high risk groups by March
The Czech Ministry of Health has presented the details of its coronavirus vaccination plan. Composed of four stages, it will see over 80-year-olds and selected priority groups inoculated first, followed by pensioners and people with relevant health ...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:02:00 +0100
Czech car sales fall by 19 percent year-on-year
Czech car sales fall by 19 percent year-on-year

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:35:00 +0100
Bodies moved as crematoriums exceed capacity in North Moravia
Bodies moved as crematoriums exceed capacity in North Moravia

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:25:00 +0100
Czech firm first in world to sell medical devices containing CBD
Czech company CB21 Pharma, majority owned by businessman Karel Janeček, has announced a major breakthrough. The Brno-based firm is the first in the world to be able to produce and sell final medical devices containing cannabidiol or CBD, an active ...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:44:00 +0100
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:42:00 +0100
Snow warning for many parts of country until Thursday morning
Snow warning for many parts of country until Thursday morning

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:41:00 +0100
2021 Three Kings Day takes different form
2021 Three Kings Day takes different form

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:45:00 +0100
2020 Czech budget deficit largest in country’s history
2020 Czech budget deficit largest in country’s history

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:37:00 +0100
Charles Games rolling out ‘Svoboda 1945: Liberation’ set in post-war Czech borderland
Charles Games, the studio behind the award-winning game ‘Attentat 1942’, about the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia, was established as a spin-off of Charles University in collaboration with historians at the Czech Academy of Sciences. As ...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:16:00 +0100
Tuesday saw another record rise in coronavirus cases
Tuesday saw another record rise in coronavirus cases

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100
Blatný: British mutation of COVID-19 not yet detected in Czechia
Blatný: British mutation of COVID-19 not yet detected in Czechia

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:33:00 +0100
Health Ministry announces changes to coronavirus emergency level system
Health Ministry announces changes to coronavirus emergency level system

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:20:00 +0100
Health Ministry presents details of vaccination plan
Health Ministry presents details of vaccination plan

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:48:00 +0100
Aktuálně: Entry into pubs and mass events could be made possible for people with vaccine
Aktuálně: Entry into pubs and mass events could be made possible for people with vaccine

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:32:00 +0100
Petřín cable car set for major overhaul
The cable car at Prague’s Petřín is set to get new wagons while its track will be completely replaced, officials said on Tuesday. The renovation will be carried out over the next four or five years at a tentative cost of CZK 210 million.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:25:00 +0100
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:12:00 +0100
Church takes first step to beatify Jesuit Adolf Kajpr
 The Czech Jesuits have completed the first phase of the beatification of Adolf Kajpr, a priest and journalist who was imprisoned both by the Nazis and the Communists. The documents gathered to prove his beatification have been sent to Rome. The fi...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:02:00 +0100
Babiš: EU is too slow in approving coronavirus vaccines
Babiš: EU is too slow in approving coronavirus vaccines

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:40:00 +0100
Current Czech Covid figures among worst in world
The Czech Republic registered the highest per capita rate of new Covid-19 cases in the world over the last week, when its figure for deaths per million inhabitants was fifth highest. Over 750,000 cases of the virus have now been confirmed since the ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:40:00 +0100
Czech police file charges in major corruption case involving drug prescriptions
Czech police file charges in major corruption case involving drug prescriptions

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:20:00 +0100
Jesuits propose beatification of persecuted Czech priest Adolf Kajpr
Jesuits propose beatification of persecuted Czech priest Adolf Kajpr

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:05:00 +0100
Historic Petřín cableway to be revamped
Historic Petřín cableway to be revamped

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:05:00 +0100
Education Ministry adjusts secondary school entrance exam rules due to Covid-19
Education Ministry adjusts secondary school entrance exam rules due to Covid-19

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:47:00 +0100
Covid-19: About 15,000 people in the Czech Republic vaccinated so far
Covid-19: About 15,000 people in the Czech Republic vaccinated so far

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:06:00 +0100
Covid-19: Gov’t approves compensation for establishments forced to close
Covid-19: Gov’t approves compensation for establishments forced to close

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:50:00 +0100
Medical faculties: students’ hospital work must be voluntary, adequately paid
Medical faculties: students’ hospital work must be voluntary, adequately paid

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:41:00 +0100
ČHMÚ: Air quality in Moravian-Silesian region worsens
ČHMÚ: Air quality in Moravian-Silesian region worsens

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:45:00 +0100
Babiš: All can apply for coronavirus vaccinations from February
Registration for vaccination against the coronavirus will open for the over 80s in the Czech Republic from January 15, while all ages can apply from the start of February, says Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. The specific vaccination date will be base...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:35:00 +0100
Czech telecoms regulator to launch mobile services price comparison index
Czech telecoms regulator to launch mobile services price comparison index

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:31:00 +0100
Eurostat: Czech households spend record-high sums on alcohol  
Czech households spent a record high sum on alcohol in 2019, over CZK 90 billion, suggest newly released data by the European statistical office, Eurostat. The share of total consumption expenditure spent on alcoholic beverages amounted to 3.4 perce...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:29:00 +0100
Poll: Czechs optimistic 2021 will be better year, still fear job loss, Covid-19 spread
Poll: Czechs optimistic 2021 will be better year, still fear job loss, Covid-19 spread

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:22:00 +0100
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Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:14:00 +0100
Plastic People founder “Mejla” Hlavsa remembered 20 years after early death
Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Milan “Mejla” Hlavsa, a key figure in the history of Czech alternative music. Hlavsa co-founded the Plastic People of the Universe and played with several other groups before passing away at jus...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:40:00 +0100
Czech wines won record 1,100 medals in foreign competitions
Czech wines won record 1,100 medals in foreign competitions

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:52:00 +0100
Inspectorate: Ban on sale of alcohol to minors regularly violated
Inspectorate: Ban on sale of alcohol to minors regularly violated

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:18:00 +0100
Supreme Court overturns libel judgment award for Václav Havel’s widow
Supreme Court overturns libel judgment award for Václav Havel’s widow

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:10:00 +0100
Český Krumlov: Maintaining identity in a globalized world
Český Krumlov is probably the most visited small town in the Czech Republic. That is, when the times are normal and there are no restrictions on tourism. The COVID-19 crisis means financial hardship for local businesses. But on the positive side: ...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:04:00 +0100
New Year’s Day ascent of Ještěd
A lot of people set out for the peak of the mountain Ještěd in North Bohemia on New Year’s Day. This was despite the fact that the organisers, the Liberec Hiking Club, had been forced to cancel the 46th edition of the official event due to Covid...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:01:00 +0100
Covid risk index falls but still in highest bracket
Covid risk index falls but still in highest bracket

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:54:00 +0100
First and second grade pupils only return to Czech schools
First and second grade pupils only return to Czech schools

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 15:15:00 +0100
Zeman to be vaccinated against Covid in second half of January
Zeman to be vaccinated against Covid in second half of January

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:12:00 +0100
PM: Whole country can register for Covid vaccine from February 1
PM: Whole country can register for Covid vaccine from February 1

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:30:00 +0100
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Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:28:00 +0100
One death in fire at Ústí region care home
One death in fire at Ústí region care home

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:28:00 +0100
Czechs knocked out of ice hockey World Juniors by Canada
Czechs knocked out of ice hockey World Juniors by Canada

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:27:00 +0100
Nearly 5,000 new Covid cases detected Saturday
Nearly 5,000 new Covid cases detected Saturday

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:26:00 +0100
Czech Covid risk index at highest level yet for third day
Czech Covid risk index at highest level yet for third day

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +0100
Sunday Music Show – Best of 2020
This ‘Best of 2020’ special edition our regular Sunday Music Show features a wide range of Czech artists, who experiment in and across a variety of genres – rock, pop, jazz, hip hop, swing, indie and electronic music. Each track has made the b...

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +0100
General Faculty Hospital in Prague celebrates 230th anniversary
The first public municipal hospital opened on January 2, 1791 in the building of the former New Town Institute of Noblewomen of holy angels on Charles Square in Prague.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:59:00 +0100
Typical weather for January expected
Typical weather for January expected

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:52:00 +0100
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:51:00 +0100
Souček secures win for West Ham in Everton clash
Souček secures win for West Ham in Everton clash

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:50:00 +0100
Major post-1989 political figure Petr Pithart turns 80
Major post-1989 political figure Petr Pithart turns 80

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:49:00 +0100
Babiš calls for perseverance in fight against Covid in New Year’s speech
Babiš calls for perseverance in fight against Covid in New Year’s speech

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:49:00 +0100
Nearly 49,000 Czechs apply for resident status in UK
Nearly 49,000 Czechs apply for resident status in UK

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:47:00 +0100
Czech Covid risk index again at 90 out of 100
Czech Covid risk index again at 90 out of 100

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:13:00 +0100
PM apologizes for painful decisions, urges Czechs to get vaccine
PM apologizes for painful decisions, urges Czechs to get vaccine

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:25:00 +0100
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:48:00 +0100
Top parliament officials call for solidarity and tolerance
Top parliament officials call for solidarity and tolerance

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:46:00 +0100
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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:43:00 +0100
Health expert: Vaccine provides longer immunity than undergoing Covid
Health expert: Vaccine provides longer immunity than undergoing Covid

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:39:00 +0100
Brexit-related changes in force
Brexit-related changes in force

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:35:00 +0100
2021 will bring lower taxes, increased pensions
2021 will bring lower taxes, increased pensions

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:31:00 +0100
New variant not yet detected in Czech Republic
New variant not yet detected in Czech Republic

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:29:00 +0100
New Year’s Eve celebrations muted
New Year’s Eve celebrations muted

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:28:00 +0100
Czech Republic reaches 90 points out of 100 on Covid-risk scale
Czech Republic reaches 90 points out of 100 on Covid-risk scale

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +0100
First woman to conquer Cho Oyu: I think this is how God felt looking down on the world he created
Margita (Dina) Štěrbová is one of the recipients of the 2020 Gratias Agit Awards for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic abroad. A mathematician by profession, Dina has a lifelong passion for mountain climbing and has scaled dozens of p...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:19:00 +0100
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Weather forecast

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:18:00 +0100
OKD mining company starting massive lay-offs
OKD mining company starting massive lay-offs

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:08:00 +0100
Night curfew will apply on New Years’ Eve
Night curfew will apply on New Years’ Eve

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:07:00 +0100
2020 budget deficit expected to be under 380 billion crowns
2020 budget deficit expected to be under 380 billion crowns

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:06:00 +0100
Brexit-related changes around the corner
Brexit-related changes around the corner

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:05:00 +0100
Antigen testing free of charge will continue
Antigen testing free of charge will continue

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:04:00 +0100
Hospitals banned from performing elective surgery
Hospitals banned from performing elective surgery

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:01:00 +0100
Record daily increase in Covid-19 cases, 52 percent of those tested positive
Record daily increase in Covid-19 cases, 52 percent of those tested positive

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0100
Reasons to be cheerful – with Petr Sís, Janek Rubeš and many more
2020 has been a long, tough and stressful year for many around the world. So we thought it’d be a nice idea to ask some notable people what they’ve been doing to keep their spirits up during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:31:00 +0100
All teachers to be added to vaccination priority groups, says Education Ministry spokeswoman
All teachers to be added to vaccination priority groups, says Education Ministry spokeswoman

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:18:00 +0100
New police data suggests crime rate fell in 2020
New police data suggests crime rate fell in 2020

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:39:00 +0100
Czechs take to the hills, despite ski resorts shuttered due to Covid-19
Neither rain nor sleet nor closure of ski resorts, lifts, hotels and services due to coronavirus have stopped Czechs from violating government restrictions and taking to the slopes, albeit on foot, cross-country skis and in toboggans. 

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:20:00 +0100
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Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:10:00 +0100
Health Ministry promises to work out methodology of vaccination plan by January 5
Health Ministry promises to work out methodology of vaccination plan by January 5

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:55:00 +0100
Czech regions begin to receive coronavirus vaccines
Czech regions begin to receive coronavirus vaccines

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:31:00 +0100
Health minister: First week of January will be key in development of epidemic
Health minister: First week of January will be key in development of epidemic

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:20:00 +0100
Social Democrats to negotiate with other Parliamentary parties in order to sink new tax legislation
Social Democrats to negotiate with other Parliamentary parties in order to sink new tax legislation

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0100
Pavel Gruber at MSF: We must deal with the pandemic as a cross-cutting issue through our missions
As the coronavirus spread in 2020, touching virtually every country in the world, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) adapted or scaled up its ongoing activities and started new activities wherever a pressing need arose. The Czech branch of MSF also launc...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:58:00 +0100
Mf Dnes: Czech police to strengthen night patrols during New Year’s celebrations
Mf Dnes: Czech police to strengthen night patrols during New Year’s celebrations

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:51:00 +0100
Czech monarchists raise money to give the grandson of the last King of Bohemia a crown
The Association for the Restoration of the Czech Kingdom has raised money to make a copy of the St. Wenceslas Crown for Charles Habsburg. The grandson of the last Austrian Emperor Charles I, who was also the king of Bohemia and Hungary, will celebra...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:22:00 +0100
Covid-19 risk at highest level, with record number of cases, positive tests on Tuesday
Covid-19 risk at highest level, with record number of cases, positive tests on Tuesday

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:10:00 +0100
Czechia to send material aid to earthquake-hit Croatia
Czechia to send material aid to earthquake-hit Croatia

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:51:00 +0100
Czech Republic formally confirms EU-Britain agreement
Czech Republic formally confirms EU-Britain agreement

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:45:00 +0100
Czech volume of cryptocurrency trading up a third
Czech volume of cryptocurrency trading up a third

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:15:00 +0100
Education Minister requests priority vaccination for preschool, special school staff
Education Minister requests priority vaccination for preschool, special school staff

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:35:00 +0100
31 years since Václav Havel was first elected Czechoslovak president
It is exactly 31 years since Václav Havel became Czechoslovak president. The dissident was unanimously elected by a Federal Assembly largely thanks to the country’s then Communist prime minister and opinion polls at the time did not suggest that ...

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:13:00 +0100
Three Kings Charity Collection goes online
The annual Three Kings Collection, the biggest fundraiser in the country, organised by the Catholic charity Caritas, has been forced to go online in 2021 due to the strict coronavirus measures in place. Nevertheless, its organizers hope that it will...

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:55:00 +0100
Covid-19 vaccinations start in Ostrava after logistics snag in Belgium
Covid-19 vaccinations start in Ostrava after logistics snag in Belgium

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:47:00 +0100
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Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:39:00 +0100
Zeman returns tax package to lower house without signing it
Zeman returns tax package to lower house without signing it

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:34:00 +0100
Confidence in the Czech economy rose in December after 2-month decline
Confidence in the Czech economy rose in December after 2-month decline

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:08:00 +0100
Czech parliamentary elections set for October 8-9
Czech parliamentary elections set for October 8-9

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:57:00 +0100
Covid-19: Record number of new infections on Monday
Covid-19: Record number of new infections on Monday

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:36:00 +0100
Three Kings Collection to be held online
Three Kings Collection to be held online

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:35:00 +0100
President and PM to meet for traditional New Year’s lunch
President and PM to meet for traditional New Year’s lunch

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:17:00 +0100
UNICEF in the year of coronavirus
UNICEF works in over 190 countries of the world to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential. This year its efforts have been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic which has worsened the situation in p...

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:01:00 +0100
Fire at Veolia power plant following explosion
Fire at Veolia power plant following explosion

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:27:00 +0100
Covid-19: Czech PM, health minister and WWII vet among first to get vaccinated
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and a 95-year-old veteran of the Second World War were among the first people in the Czech Republic on Sunday to receive a coronavirus vaccine. In the coming days, some 10,000 people, mainly medical professionals and sen...

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:15:00 +0100
“It will help the Czech economy a lot”, says economist on new Brexit deal
After nearly five years of negotiations, Britain and the European Union have reached an agreement on trade relations after Brexit. The announcement came on Christmas Eve, the traditional day when Czechs give each other presents. But was it a welcome...

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:24:00 +0100
Ice Hockey: Czechs beat Russia 2-0 at Junior World Cup
Ice Hockey: Czechs beat Russia 2-0 at Junior World Cup

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:06:00 +0100
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Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:54:00 +0100
Customs officials confiscate over 400 kilos of psychostimulant drug Khat
Customs officials confiscate over 400 kilos of psychostimulant drug Khat

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:21:00 +0100
Czech Development Agency head: our goal is to plug Czech aid into European aid projects 
The Czech Development Agency was set up in 2008, under the Czech Foreign Affairs Ministry, with the aim to help eradicate poverty in the world and contribute to sustainable development. Where is it helping today, how are the countries for developmen...

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:56:00 +0100
Czech hardy men and women enjoy traditional Polar bear dip in Vltava
The 74th Alfréd Nikodém Memorial event, an annual swim in the Vltava River on December 26th ,was allowed to go ahead despite the strict coronavirus measures in place.

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:08:00 +0100
Tatra Around the World 2 expedition will continue
Tatra Around the World 2 expedition will continue

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:06:00 +0100
Covid-19 risk index drops to fourth level over Christmas holidays
Covid-19 risk index drops to fourth level over Christmas holidays



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