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Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:14:00 +0100PM negotiating with governors on country’s pandemic strategy after state of emergency expires
PM negotiating with governors on country’s pandemic strategy after state of emergency expires
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +0100Czech Gema Art head on helping restore ancient archaeological treasures
The Czech company Gema Art has helped to rescue and restore cultural heritage sites at home and abroad. Among the larger projects, which it has undertaken in the Czech Republic are restoration work at the Municipal House in Prague, the Cathedral of ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 23:09:00 +0100State of emergency to end on February 14
State of emergency to end on February 14
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:51:00 +0100South Moravian Crisis Staff asks regional governor to request new state of emergency
South Moravian Crisis Staff asks regional governor to request new state of emergency
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:02:00 +0100Chamber of Commerce: Most companies preparing to re-open under strict rules
Chamber of Commerce: Most companies preparing to re-open under strict rules
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:31:00 +0100Ipsos: PM Babiš’s ANO polling at 27 pct, opposition coalitions at 23, 22 pct
Ipsos: PM Babiš’s ANO polling at 27 pct, opposition coalitions at 23, 22 pct
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:17:00 +0100Weather
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Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:27:00 +0100Australian Open: Vondroušová beats Cîrstea to reach round 16
Australian Open: Vondroušová beats Cîrstea to reach round 16
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:34:00 +0100Bookings suggest Czechs are hyped for summer holidays, despite pandemic
Despite the pandemic, Czechs are busy preparing for the summer holidays. Travel agencies have already sold thousands of tickets to warm destinations such as Greece, Egypt, Spain and Turkey. Aware of the situation, providers have accustomed their tra...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:30:00 +0100Czechia in 30 Minutes - February 12, 2021
Lower house refuses to extend state of emergency raising fears of a set-back in the fight against Covid-19; Brno archaeologists reveal early Slavs used Germanic runes prior to Glagolitic script; Looking back at 30 years of the Visegrad Group
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:10:00 +0100Brno archaeologists reveal early Slavs used Germanic runes prior to Glagolitic script
Archeologists at the Masaryk University in Brno have announced a groundbreaking discovery. The researchers have found a fragment of an inscribed bone which proves that the oldest writing system used by the ancient Slavs were Germanic runes, not the ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:05:00 +0100Looking back at 30 years of the Visegrád Group
This coming Monday, the partnership between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, known as the Visegrád Group will celebrate 30 years of existence. The V4, as the group is commonly referred to, reached the goals it originally set out ac...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:21:00 +0100Czechia authorises temporary use of Bamlanivimab for Covid-19 patients
Czechia authorises temporary use of Bamlanivimab for Covid-19 patients
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:40:00 +0100Analysts: food prices drove unexpected January rise in inflation
Analysts: food prices drove unexpected January rise in inflation
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:10:00 +0100Friday morning coldest this winter, as low as -30 degrees Celsius
Friday morning coldest this winter, as low as -30 degrees Celsius
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:03:00 +0100Czechia has second highest Covid-19 infection rate in EU
Czechia has second highest Covid-19 infection rate in EU
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:52:00 +0100MPs refuse to extend state of emergency raising fears of a set-back in the fight against Covid-19
The Czech lower house on Thursday rejected a government proposal to extend the state of emergency beyond February 14, despite the worsening coronavirus epidemic in some regions. The decision will effectively end the validity of the restrictions in p...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:08:00 +0100President’s chancellor accused of damaging EU's financial interests
President’s chancellor accused of damaging EU's financial interests
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:04:00 +0100Germany to reinstate border controls with Czech Republic
Germany to reinstate border controls with Czech Republic
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:27:00 +0100Czechia in 30 Minutes - February 11, 2021
Large segment of Czechs disregard recommended COVID-19 precautions; Brno launches pilot project to house seniors alongside kindergartens; Interview with Czech anthropologist Zdenka Sokolíčková who is studying how local people perceive the effec...
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:49:00 +0100Large segment of Czechs disregard recommended COVID-19 precautions, WHO survey shows
Despite recommendations, 46 percent of Czechs with coronavirus symptoms choose to venture outside their homes, a new survey initiated by the World Health Organisation in Europe indicates. Close to a half believe that the pandemic is largely a media ...
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:21:00 +0100Brno launches pilot project to house seniors alongside kindergartens
Brno, the second-largest Czech city, has launched a pilot project to bring seniors and kindergarten children together in one building. Studies show similar initiatives have greatly improved the mental health and physical wellbeing of the elderly, wh...
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:41:00 +0100Work from home phenomenon leading to lower office rents
Many people in the Czech Republic have become accustomed to working from home due to the coronavirus situation. With many offices empty, some companies have become subletting space – and offering lower rents and other incentives, Hospodářské no...
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:55:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:43:00 +0100Constitutional Court head Rychetsky tightlipped on president’s decision to withhold award
Constitutional Court head Rychetsky tightlipped on president’s decision to withhold award
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:31:00 +0100Death of terminally ill patient investigated in connection with Covid vaccine
Death of terminally ill patient investigated in connection with Covid vaccine
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:18:00 +0100Wednesday brings third highest daily increase of Covid cases in three weeks
Wednesday brings third highest daily increase of Covid cases in three weeks
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:11:00 +0100EU lists Czech blue poppy in protected geographical indication (PGI) register
EU lists Czech blue poppy in protected geographical indication (PGI) register
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:00 +0100Lower house debating extending state of emergency
Lower house debating extending state of emergency
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:48:00 +0100Three districts under lockdown
Three districts under lockdown
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:34:00 +0100Bavaria tightens conditions for Czech cross-border workers
Bavaria tightens conditions for Czech cross-border workers
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:57:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 10, 2021)
News, Czech film Charlatan on shortlist for Best International Film in Academy Awards, new website celebrates legacy of Sir Nicholas Winton, Prague's Jewish Quarter
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:21:00 +0100Czech film Charlatan makes Oscar shortlist for Best International Film
The Czech film Charlatan, a biographical drama about a controversial healer in communist-era Czechoslovakia, directed by Agnieszka Holland, has made the shortlist of 15 films in the running for Best International Film in this year’s Academy Award...
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:54:00 +0100Tennis - Australian Open: Kvitová out, Vondroušová qualifies for third round
Tennis - Australian Open: Kvitová out, Vondroušová qualifies for third round
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:46:00 +0100President Zeman in Poland to mark 30th anniversary of Visegrád Group
President Zeman in Poland to mark 30th anniversary of Visegrád Group
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:34:00 +0100PM Babiš: Czechia will not administer Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before EU approval, but may buy doses
PM Babiš: Czechia will not administer Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before EU approval, but may buy doses
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:14:00 +0100“His story is a how-to manual”: New Winton website launched
A freshly launched website celebrates the legacy of Sir Nicholas Winton, who in 1939 saved 669 mainly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia by helping them get to his native UK. The site showcases a wealth of material from the Sir Nicholas Winton Memo...
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:07:00 +0100Poll: Majority favour Constitutional Court move to scrap aspect of proportional voting system
Poll: Majority favour Constitutional Court move to scrap aspect of proportional voting system
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:49:00 +0100AAA Auto plans to expand used car sales to Western Europe
AAA Auto plans to expand used car sales to Western Europe
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:42:00 +0100Ex-Central Bohemia governor David Rath to work as a prison doctor while an inmate
Ex-Central Bohemia governor David Rath to work as a prison doctor while an inmate
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:31:00 +0100Weather
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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:21:00 +0100State of emergency talks continue; school closures, compensation sticking points
State of emergency talks continue; school closures, compensation sticking points
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:09:00 +0100Football: Slavia Prague permitted to play Europa League match vs Leicester City at home
Football: Slavia Prague permitted to play Europa League match vs Leicester City at home
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:59:00 +0100Covid-19: new cases exceeds 10,000 per day for first time since mid-January
Covid-19: new cases exceeds 10,000 per day for first time since mid-January
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:02:00 +0100Blatný: No use of unapproved Sputnik V as long as I am minister
Blatný: No use of unapproved Sputnik V as long as I am minister
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:52:00 +0100Czech film Charlatan makes Oscars shortlist
Czech film Charlatan makes Oscars shortlist
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:01:00 +0100Zeman and other V4 presidents mark 30 years of cooperation at Poland summit
Zeman and other V4 presidents mark 30 years of cooperation at Poland summit
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:58:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 9, 2021)
ČTU students’ open-source balancing robot, Erasmus+ in the coronavirus era, fascinating book on a Prague Jewish family at the brink of WWII
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100More snow due in southeast, freezing conditions expected around state
More snow due in southeast, freezing conditions expected around state
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100Number of foreign Erasmus+ students in Czech Republic at 75 percent of normal rate last semester
The EU’s Erasmus+ is a popular study abroad programme which gives hundreds of thousands of students every year the opportunity to study, or gain work experience in another EU member state. The programme is also very popular among Czech students, w...
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:30:00 +0100Babiš to discuss vaccinations in Serbia, user of Sputnik V
Babiš to discuss vaccinations in Serbia, user of Sputnik V
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:28:00 +0100Czech Republic sending Covid aid to Moldova and Peru
Czech Republic sending Covid aid to Moldova and Peru
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:16:00 +0100Karolína Plíšková reaches second round at Australian Open
Karolína Plíšková reaches second round at Australian Open
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:06:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:04:00 +01002020 tourism numbers down by half
2020 tourism numbers down by half
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:34:00 +0100Parties begin discussing electoral law changes
Parties begin discussing electoral law changes
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +0100Monday Covid numbers up on same day last week
Monday Covid numbers up on same day last week
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:21:00 +0100Czech students develop inexpensive experimental robot, will make it available to anyone
Graduate students at the Czech Technical University in Prague have developed a balancing robot, which they dubbed “SK8O” (Skate-O). Thanks to its relatively low price (50,000 Czech crowns) and open-source design, the device can be built in schoo...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:27:00 +0100Government approves quarantine payments as stay-home incentive
Government approves quarantine payments as stay-home incentive
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:14:00 +0100Ministers seek state of emergency extension to mid-March
Ministers seek state of emergency extension to mid-March
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:37:00 +0100Bohemians fans get innovative to catch game amid coronavirus restrictions
Stadiums are currently closed in the Czech Republic. This has led many fans to look for alternative ways in which to follow their team's performances. Bohemians 1905, which boasts one of the most loyal and seemingly innovative fanbases, saw its sup...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 8,2021)
News, EU vaccine strategy, Czech Film Critics’ Awards, Jakub Hlávka, a young Czech academic focused on health policy who’s building an impressive career in the US
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0100EC president on Covid-19 snags: “Czechia could support, speed up or help” at any time
An unprecedented joint procurement initiative led by Brussels to secure coronavirus vaccines and make them equally available to all 27 EU member states has fallen well short of the mark. To date, just over 3 percent of the bloc’s population of 450...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:41:00 +0100Shadow Country chosen by critics as best Czech film of 2020
Director Bohdan Sláma’s Shadow Country (Krajina ve stínu) won the 2020 annual Czech Film Critics’ Awards on Saturday. The black and white film which depicts life in a Czech border village during the most tumultuous period in twentieth century ...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:05:00 +0100Marked fall in new apartment construction recorded in 2020
Marked fall in new apartment construction recorded in 2020
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:28:00 +0100Jewish Museum chief slams minister over Covid-WWII comparison
Jewish Museum chief slams minister over Covid-WWII comparison
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:44:00 +0100Petra Kvitová advances at Australian Open
Petra Kvitová advances at Australian Open
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:30:00 +0100High-flyer Jakub Hlávka: I don’t get bored easily – I get fascinated by things
The young US-based Czech academic Jakub Hlávka is an expert on health policy, working on government projects focused on the Covid pandemic as well as studying the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. But as we shall hear, the high-flyer also has exp...
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:14:00 +0100No change in Covid risk index or reproduction number
No change in Covid risk index or reproduction number
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 06:59:00 +0100Heavy snow causes transport problems
Heavy snow causes transport problems
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:43:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:42:00 +0100Czech Senate shows support for Belarus opposition
Czech Senate shows support for Belarus opposition
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:46:00 +0100Risk index at 71, reproduction number increases
Risk index at 71, reproduction number increases
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:44:00 +0100Sláma’s Shadow Country wins at Czech Film Critics’ Awards
Sláma’s Shadow Country wins at Czech Film Critics’ Awards
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:42:00 +0100Czech leaders mull antigen tests at schools
Czech leaders mull antigen tests at schools
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:41:00 +0100Prague and Central Bohemia leaders against restrictions on movement
Prague and Central Bohemia leaders against restrictions on movement
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:40:00 +0100Hamáček: Pubs that breach Covid rules could face year’s closure
Hamáček: Pubs that breach Covid rules could face year’s closure
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +010090 years since birth of world football legend Josef Masopust
Global soccer great Josef Masopust, a World Cup runner-up with Czechoslovakia and the first Czech recipient of the Ballon d’Or, was born on 9 February 1931.
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +0100Singer Ida Kellarová – an ambassador for Romany culture
Ida Kelarová is a singer, musician and choirmaster, who performs some of the best Romany music to come out of the Czech Republic. On the occasion of Ida’s 65th birthday we are offering you some of the best of Ida Kellarová’s music.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:34:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 6, 2021)
Interview with ballet dancer Miřenka Čechova, history of Rudolfinum concert hall
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:57:00 +0100Insurance-covered Covid testing at firms may start this month
Insurance-covered Covid testing at firms may start this month
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:33:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +01002020 Czech TV audiences highest in decades
2020 Czech TV audiences highest in decades
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:32:00 +0100Snow and temperatures as low as -15C due next week
Snow and temperatures as low as -15C due next week
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:31:00 +0100Communists confirm decision to cease supporting state of emergency
Communists confirm decision to cease supporting state of emergency
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:29:00 +0100Registered Covid deaths in CR pass 17,000 mark
Registered Covid deaths in CR pass 17,000 mark
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:28:00 +0100AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine arrives in CR
AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine arrives in CR
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:37:00 +0100Czech crown at highest level against Euro since March
Czech crown at highest level against Euro since March
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:30:00 +0100Defence Ministry fined CZK 550mn for errors in Bell helicopter contract
Defence Ministry fined CZK 550mn for errors in Bell helicopter contract
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:06:00 +0100Finance Ministry to propose again tapping EBRD loans, to speed economy recovery
Finance Ministry to propose again tapping EBRD loans, to speed economy recovery
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:15:00 +0100Weather
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Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:51:00 +0100“The situation is bad”, Blatný calls on Czechs to maintain discipline amid struggling health system
In a televised address to the public on Thursday, Czech Health Minister Jan Blatný called on Czechs to maintain discipline and not break coronavirus rules in order to help contain the coronavirus epidemic. He also raised the seriousness of the more...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:22:00 +0100Brno Philharmonic rehearses Thomas Larcher’s symphony inspired by mountains
The Brno Philharmonic Orchestra is currently recording the world premiere of a symphony written by Austrian composer Thomas Larcher, one of the world’s most renowned contemporary musicians. The title of the symphony, A Line above the Sky, refers...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:14:00 +0100Unemployment climbs to 3.4 percent in January
Unemployment in the Czech Republic rose to 4.3 percent in January, up from 4 percent in December, according to data released by the Czech Labour Office on Friday. A month-on-month increase was recorded in all 77 of the country’s districts in Janua...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:14:00 +0100PM Babiš warns of healthcare system ‘collapse’ if state of emergency not extended
PM Babiš warns of healthcare system ‘collapse’ if state of emergency not extended
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:59:00 +0100Freight trains collide in Zlín region, damage estimated at CZK 31.1 mn
Freight trains collide in Zlín region, damage estimated at CZK 31.1 mn
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:50:00 +0100Basketball: Czech women face Danes on Saturday in final European Championship qualifier
Basketball: Czech women face Danes on Saturday in final European Championship qualifier
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:30:00 +0100Labour Office: unemployment hit 4.3 pct in January, up 1.2 pp in annual terms
Labour Office: unemployment hit 4.3 pct in January, up 1.2 pp in annual terms
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:20:00 +0100Škoda Transportation Group to deliver another 23 trams to Helsinki
Škoda Transportation Group to deliver another 23 trams to Helsinki
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:13:00 +0100Covid-19: first 20,000 AstraZenka vaccine doses arrive in Czech Republic on Saturday
Covid-19: first 20,000 AstraZenka vaccine doses arrive in Czech Republic on Saturday
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:03:00 +0100New book maps fascinating history of Namibian children raised in communist Czechoslovakia
A new book by Czech anthropologist Kateřina Mildnerová called ‘Namibian Czechs’ maps a fascinating and little known chapter in Czechoslovakia’s history. In 1985, the communist authorities enabled 56 children of Namibian war refugees to live ...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:45:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 5, 2021)
News, health minister warns Covid situation is bad, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra recording symphony by Austrian composer Thomas Larcher, story of Czech-Namibian children focus of new book
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:10:00 +0100Stach and Koubský receive Peroutka Prize
Stach and Koubský receive Peroutka Prize
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:08:00 +0100Czech Covid numbers largely unchanged
Czech Covid numbers largely unchanged
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:25:00 +0100Blatný: Strict Covid measures no longer working
Blatný: Strict Covid measures no longer working
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:21:00 +0100Czechia in 30 minutes (Feb 4, 2021)
News, court ruling on election law, assistance dogs, one-man workshop makes perfume bottles for Europe, US, Czech freediver aims to set new record swimming under ice
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:20:00 +0100Pomocné tlapky celebrates 20 years of training assistance, guide and signal dogs
Pomocné tlapky, a non-profit group that breeds, trains and hands over assistance dogs to people with disabilities, celebrates its twentieth anniversary this week. When established back in February 2001, it was the first such organisation in the Cze...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100Analyst: When emotions subside people will come to see that the present election system is unjust
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday issued a verdict invalidating articles of the election law that it said discriminated against small parties. In future, blocs of parties running together will need to gain only 5 percent of the vote to enter t...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:26:00 +0100Hundreds suspect Covid vaccine side effects
Hundreds suspect Covid vaccine side effects
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:14:00 +0100Blatný rules out transfer of Cheb patients to Germany
Blatný rules out transfer of Cheb patients to Germany
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:06:00 +0100Police investigate care home vaccine deaths online lie
Police investigate care home vaccine deaths online lie
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:50:00 +0100Hand-crafted perfume bottles from small Czech workshop draw on hundred-year old tradition
At the beginning of the 20th century, glass and especially glass perfume bottles made by small local craftsmen in Josefuv Důl in the Jizera Mountains, generated a lot of interest, selling not only in the fashion capitals of Europe but overseas as w...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:43:00 +0100Czech freediver will attempt to set world record in swimming under ice
David Vencl, a freediver from Teplice, will attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest swim under ice this month. The current record stands at 76,2 meters, and Vencl says that he aims to swim 80, which comes to about 1 minute and 40 ...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:35:00 +0100Judge: Voting can go ahead even if legislators haven’t ratified change
Judge: Voting can go ahead even if legislators haven’t ratified change
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:17:00 +0100New daily Covid cases jump by over 1,000 week-on-week
New daily Covid cases jump by over 1,000 week-on-week
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:29:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:24:00 +0100Vrba takes reigns at Sparta Prague
Vrba takes reigns at Sparta Prague
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:30:00 +0100Czech Made: the Veverkas' revolutionary ‘Ruchadlo’ plough
The Veverkas invented a revolutionary plough in 1827 that cut, lifted and turned the soil in one go.
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:29:00 +0100Babiš attacks Constutional Court over electoral law ruling
Babiš attacks Constutional Court over electoral law ruling