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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:43:00 +0100Heavy snow complicating traffic
Heavy snow complicating traffic
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:41:00 +0100Covid-19 epidemic gradually slowing
Covid-19 epidemic gradually slowing
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:33:00 +0100838,000 now in priority Covid vaccination group
838,000 now in priority Covid vaccination group
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:25:00 +0100Blatný denies triage decisions being made over Covid patients
Blatný denies triage decisions being made over Covid patients
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:00:01 +0100Broadcast in English - 01/13/2021
Broadcast in English - 01/13/2021
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:10:00 +0100PM: Up to 75,000 already vaccinated in CR
PM: Up to 75,000 already vaccinated in CR
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:20:00 +0100National census may be postponed
National census may be postponed
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:19:00 +0100Prague Integration Centre adds several new features to its Praguer app for foreigners
Since 2017, foreigners living in the Czech Republic have been able to download the Praguer app, which offers important information for anyone getting started in the capital. The app, which is run by the Integration Centre in Prague and co-financed b...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:08:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:05:00 +0100Hamáček: No danger of insufficient medical supplies
Hamáček: No danger of insufficient medical supplies
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:12:00 +0100Report: Test reservation system sharing data with online firms
Report: Test reservation system sharing data with online firms
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:06:00 +0100Czech researchers heading to Antarctica despite Covid-19 pandemic
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Czech scientists from Masaryk University in Brno are heading for their annual expedition to Antarctica. Due to the complicated situation, the university has reduced the number of team members to a minimum. Their main g...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:58:00 +0100Senators want fast-tracking of complaint over early election date declaration
Senators want fast-tracking of complaint over early election date declaration
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:57:00 +0100CR on list of regions from which Germany will demand negative test on entry
CR on list of regions from which Germany will demand negative test on entry
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:22:00 +0100Inflation in Czechia reached eight year high in 2020
Inflation in Czechia reached eight year high in 2020
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:55:00 +0100Coronavirus cases on a downward trend, data indicates
Coronavirus cases on a downward trend, data indicates
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:22:00 +0100European Commission dismisses criticism that it “overslept” on vaccine procurement
European Commission dismisses criticism that it “overslept” on vaccine procurement
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:04:00 +0100Petříček meets with Israeli ambassador to discuss health and science cooperation
Petříček meets with Israeli ambassador to discuss health and science cooperation
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:10:00 +0100Broadcast in English - 01/12/2021
Broadcast in English - 01/12/2021
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Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:41:00 +0100Jewish community calls on protesters not to use Star of David
Jewish community calls on protesters not to use Star of David
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:12:00 +0100Nearly 100,000 self-employed persons in Czechia quit their business last year
Nearly 100,000 self-employed persons in Czechia quit their business last year
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:41:00 +0100Marks and Spencer to close its Czech branches from January 15 due to supply issues
Marks and Spencer to close its Czech branches from January 15 due to supply issues
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:16:00 +0100International study claims face masks do work
International study claims face masks do work
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:03:00 +0100Ikea records strong sales despite Covid-19 pandemic
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Czech sales of Swedish furniture giant Ikea have remained strong. The biggest player on the Czech furniture market posted sales of CZK 10.3 billion for the period between September 2019 and August 2020, a drop by CZ...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:03:00 +0100Felix Maria Davídek - founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia
January 12 marks the centenary of the birth of Felix Maria Davídek a secretly ordained bishop and founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia. His community, the Koinotés, which was founded in the 1960s, created an alternative to the offic...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:47:00 +0100Škoda reports car deliveries fell by a fifth in 2020
Škoda reports car deliveries fell by a fifth in 2020
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:22:00 +0100Worries about lack of syringes as vaccines arrive in Czech Republic
Worries about lack of syringes as vaccines arrive in Czech Republic
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:58:00 +0100Monday saw number of new coronavirus cases fall
Monday saw number of new coronavirus cases fall
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:36:00 +0100No easing of coronavirus measures until at least end of January, says health minister
No easing of coronavirus measures until at least end of January, says health minister
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:02:00 +0100Interior minister suggests using voting locations for vaccinations
Interior minister suggests using voting locations for vaccinations
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Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:50:00 +0100Hospitals resort to extraordinary measures due to full capacity
Hospitals resort to extraordinary measures due to full capacity
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:35:00 +0100Bird count in Czechia
The annual census of birds on feeders, organized by the Czech Ornithological Society, is underway. Pictured are common goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis).
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:33:00 +0100Czech gov’t weighs opening ski resorts, other venues if Covid-19 risk drops to level 4
Over the past week, fresh snowfall led to Czechs to take to the mountains in droves, despite ski resorts and trails being closed due to anti-coronavirus restrictions. Against that backdrop, the government is looking at opening the slopes – and oth...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:28:00 +0100Record manufacturer GZ Media saw profits rise in 2020
Record manufacturer GZ Media saw profits rise in 2020
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:24:00 +0100Emotions running high in Czech Republic as epidemic worsens
As the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic deepens, emotions are running high in the Czech Republic. While several thousand people demonstrated against the government restrictions on Prague’s Old Town Square on Sunday, some members of the oppos...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:12:00 +0100Cyber attacks on Central European hospitals rose by 145 percent, says security company
Cyber attacks on Central European hospitals rose by 145 percent, says security company
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:52:00 +0100Constitutional Court rules against foreign same-sex partner adoptions of Czech children
Constitutional Court rules against foreign same-sex partner adoptions of Czech children
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:39:00 +0100Czech arms manufacturer CZG negotiating purchase of 100 percent stake in Colt Holding Company
Czech arms manufacturer CZG negotiating purchase of 100 percent stake in Colt Holding Company
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:28:00 +0100David Ondráčka: Politics is a contest – not a cartel
As the long-term director of the Czech branch of corruption monitors Transparency International, David Ondráčka headed legal challenges to Andrej Babiš that resulted in the European Parliament finding the billionaire Czech prime minister in confl...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:09:00 +0100Trade Minister: Ski lifts may open after 22 January, compensation package coming
Trade Minister: Ski lifts may open after 22 January, compensation package coming
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 07:46:00 +0100Moderna vaccine delivery delayed until Tuesday
Moderna vaccine delivery delayed until Tuesday
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:59:00 +0100Prague protest over Covid-19 restrictions draws thousands
Prague protest over Covid-19 restrictions draws thousands
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:15:00 +0100Prague rents for small flats down 11.8 pct in annual terms
Prague rents for small flats down 11.8 pct in annual terms
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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:14:00 +0100Award-winning Czech singer-songwriter David Stypka dies aged 41
Award-winning Czech singer-songwriter David Stypka dies aged 41
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:52:00 +0100Covid-19 death toll in Czech Republic tops 13,000
Covid-19 death toll in Czech Republic tops 13,000
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:09:00 +0100Covid-19: MPs to discuss extending State of Emergency, fines for violating measures
Covid-19: MPs to discuss extending State of Emergency, fines for violating measures
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:57:00 +0100Prague Castle plans to open Deer Moat this spring
Prague Castle plans to open Deer Moat this spring
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:29:00 +0100Czech president asks Israeli counterpart for help organising Covid-19 vaccinations
Czech president asks Israeli counterpart for help organising Covid-19 vaccinations
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +0100Asrael symphony - Josef Suk’s emotional tribute to Antonín Dvořák and his wife Otílie
Born in 1874 this week, Josef Suk was a highly accomplished composer and violinist who was one of the chief representatives of Czech Modernism. He was also one of the favorite pupils of Antonín Dvořák. Suk began writing the Asrael Symphony in 190...
Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +010050 years since document signaling end of Prague Spring
A document entitled Lessons from the Crisis Situation appeared in the in the Czechoslovak press on 14.1.1971. Definitively bringing the events of 1968 – when reform Communists sought to follow a new path – to an end, it laid the foundations for ...
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:59:00 +0100Weather
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Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:40:00 +0100Police close roads to overwhelmed Czech mountain resorts
Police close roads to overwhelmed Czech mountain resorts
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:59:00 +0100Third annual national Czech bird census underway
Third annual national Czech bird census underway
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 12:50:00 +0100Bankrupt publisher Mladá fronta online unit sold to Internet Into in auction
Bankrupt publisher Mladá fronta online unit sold to Internet Into in auction
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:58:00 +0100Czech folk singer Antonín ‘Tony’ Linhart of Pacifik dies aged 80
Czech folk singer Antonín ‘Tony’ Linhart of Pacifik dies aged 80
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:24:00 +01001,241 Covid-19 cases recorded in Prague on Friday, fewest this week
1,241 Covid-19 cases recorded in Prague on Friday, fewest this week
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:07:00 +0100Czech health authorities foresee especially mild flu season
Czech health authorities foresee especially mild flu season
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 23:04:00 +0100Blatný: Cultural and social events could be conditioned by negative COVID-19 test
Blatný: Cultural and social events could be conditioned by negative COVID-19 test
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:54:00 +0100Petříček: Czechia supports EU call for rule of law in Hong Kong after protestors arrested
Petříček: Czechia supports EU call for rule of law in Hong Kong after protestors arrested
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:40:00 +0100Weather
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Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:35:00 +0100Škoda and OKD want to inoculate workers, but lack access to vaccine
Škoda and OKD want to inoculate workers, but lack access to vaccine
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:33:00 +0100Prague Metro marks 55 years since construction began
This week marks exactly 55 years since the construction of Prague’s Metro began, although at the time, the plan envisaged just building a tunnel for an underground tramway. The Metro went into service eight years later, in May 1974. The first unde...
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:14:00 +0100Czech schools weigh whether to issue standard marks in distance-learning era
Schoolchildren and teachers are nearing the end of difficult semesters of intermittent distance learning due to the coronavirus crisis. The Ministry of Education is recommending teachers prepare assessments of students rather than give out tradition...
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:50:00 +0100Police: Last year saw the lowest number of road fatalities in history, mainly thanks to restrictions
Police: Last year saw the lowest number of road fatalities in history, mainly thanks to restrictions
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:28:00 +0100Blatný: Easing of measures currently out of the question due to pressure on health system
Blatný: Easing of measures currently out of the question due to pressure on health system
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:08:00 +0100Václav Havel Prize selects finalists
Václav Havel Prize selects finalists
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:52:00 +0100Unemployment rose to 4 percent in December
Unemployment rose to 4 percent in December
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:31:00 +0100Third public bird census gets underway in Czechia
Third public bird census gets underway in Czechia
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:30:00 +0100Covid-19 risk remain at highest level, number of cases drops slightly
Covid-19 risk remain at highest level, number of cases drops slightly
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:42:00 +0100Czech foreign ministry to open Consulate General in Peterborough
Czech foreign ministry to open Consulate General in Peterborough
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:36:00 +0100Economist: despite record 2020 deficit, Czech outlook rosier than most in coming years
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Czech economy was enjoying greater economic growth than most of its European Union peers, due to sound economic policies, openness to foreign direct investment and global value chains helped to lift productivity, ...
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:57:00 +0100Weather
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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:56:00 +0100CRIF: Over 60,000 started businesses in CR in 2020
CRIF: Over 60,000 started businesses in CR in 2020
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:26:00 +0100Czech leaders condemn Trump mob Washington rampage
Top officials in Prague have condemned the storming of the Capitol building in Washington by supporters of President Trump. The Czech prime minister described the incident as an unprecedented attack on democracy, while the president said election re...
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:21:00 +0100Škoda to release new SUV Kushaq in India
Škoda to release new SUV Kushaq in India
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:21:00 +01002020 fifth warmest year recorded at Prague’s Clementinum
2020 fifth warmest year recorded at Prague’s Clementinum
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:20:00 +0100Free antigen Covid testing to continue in Czechia
Free antigen Covid testing to continue in Czechia
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:19:00 +0100EP6: Marie Tomanová
Based in New York since the early 2010s, Marie Tomanová is one of the most successful young Czech photographers. Her biggest impact to date has been with the portrait series Young American, focused on a new generation for whom old gender stereotype...
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:55:00 +0100Current 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 +0100Current 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 +0100Fresh record number of Covid cases registered Wednesday
Fresh record number of Covid cases registered Wednesday
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:59:00 +0100Babiš: Washington events unprecedented attack on democracy
Babiš: Washington events unprecedented attack on democracy
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:49:00 +0100Ministry not to propose easing as Covid numbers rise
Ministry not to propose easing as Covid numbers rise
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:59:00 +0100Three 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 +0100Charlatan and Shadow Country dominate Czech Critics’ Awards shortlists
Charlatan and Shadow Country dominate Czech Critics’ Awards shortlists
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:24:00 +0100Ministry 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 +0100Czech 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 +0100Bodies moved as crematoriums exceed capacity in North Moravia
Bodies moved as crematoriums exceed capacity in North Moravia
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:25:00 +0100Czech 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 +0100Weather forecast
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:42:00 +0100Snow 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 +01002021 Three Kings Day takes different form
2021 Three Kings Day takes different form
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:45:00 +01002020 Czech budget deficit largest in country’s history
2020 Czech budget deficit largest in country’s history
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:37:00 +0100Charles 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 +0100Tuesday saw another record rise in coronavirus cases
Tuesday saw another record rise in coronavirus cases
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:21:00 +0100Blatný: 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 +0100Health Ministry announces changes to coronavirus emergency level system
Health Ministry announces changes to coronavirus emergency level system
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:20:00 +0100Health Ministry presents details of vaccination plan
Health Ministry presents details of vaccination plan
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:48:00 +0100Aktuálně: 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 +0100Petřín 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.
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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:12:00 +0100Church 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 +0100Babiš: EU is too slow in approving coronavirus vaccines
Babiš: EU is too slow in approving coronavirus vaccines
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:40:00 +0100Czech 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 12:40:00 +0100Current 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 12:20:00 +0100Jesuits propose beatification of persecuted Czech priest Adolf Kajpr
Jesuits propose beatification of persecuted Czech priest Adolf Kajpr
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:05:00 +0100Historic Petřín cableway to be revamped
Historic Petřín cableway to be revamped
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:05:00 +0100Education 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 +0100Covid-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 +0100Covid-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 +0100Medical 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 +0100ČHMÚ: Air quality in Moravian-Silesian region worsens
ČHMÚ: Air quality in Moravian-Silesian region worsens
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:45:00 +0100Babiš: 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 +0100Czech 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 +0100Eurostat: 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 +0100Poll: 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 +0100Weather
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