Number of new Covid cases dropping, but pressure on hospitals remains

PM: We need to speed up the inoculation process

Government to review ongoing coronavirus measures

The Krkonoše Mountains in North Bohemia proved a fateful place for skier Bohumil Hanč. The sun was shining when he set off, lightly dressed, in a race on 24 March 1913. A new Czech film entitled Poslední závod The Last Race is being made in the ...

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Police disperse illegal party in Prague

Deputy PM: Shops will not reopen before Easter

Vaccinologists recommend extending interval between Covid vaccines

Weekend marks drop in number of new Covid cases registered

Rážová leaves office as chief hygiene officer

Palestinians, Arab League condemn opening of Czech diplomatic office in Jerusalem

Marta Krásová is one of the bright lights of Czech opera. In her days the mezzo-soprano, who combined a brilliant technique with a natural acting talent and unforgettable charm, had the world at her feet. She is one of the icons of Czech opera of ...

The Art Nouveau glass and steel building opened to visitors on March 15, 1891 on the occasion of the General State Exhibition.

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National census to take place despite pandemic

Demand for Covid self-testing kits skyrockets

GPs may prescribe invermectin for Covid

Czech Republic and four other EU members call for “fair distribution of vaccines“

Germany to decide on border regime with Czech Republic next week

Covid numbers up again in week-over-week comparison

Covid-19: Czech food, agricultural companies struggling to test employees

A new film depicting the events of the 1968 Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion in Czechoslovak Radio is set to be made within the next two years. The author of the screenplay is the famous Czech artist Jiří Mádl.

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Iuridicum Remedium announces Big Brother anti-prize winners

Eight percent of Czechs, almost exclusively men, have invested in some cryptocurrency, according to the results of a survey carried out by the agency STEM/MARK, published this week.

Education Ministry to give free lunches, snacks to poor Karlovy Vary, Ústí region pre-schoolers

Prague aims to swap land for dilapidated Vyšehrad railway station

Czech violinist headlines Prague concert celebrating Ástor Piazzolla centenary

Covid: nearly 1 million doses to date

Czechia should get Johnson & Johnson vaccine by end-April

Football: Slavia Prague tie Glasgow Rangers 1-1 at home

Czech construction slowed decline in January

Crowdfunding, the practice of funding a project by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, is becoming an increasingly popular and versatile tool in today’s digital world. For the past several years, it has also been making i...

Most people from the arts world say that the coronavirus crisis does not inspire creativity and they can’t wait for it to be over. Photographer Radek Drbohlav says that, hard as these days are, he had an urge to capture these strange times, other ...

Man shoots himself in the head outside Ministry of Health

Czech health authorities say no reason to suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations

Emergency medical services in the Czech Republic are becoming overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients. Ambulance workers have been  under enormous pressure for several months now and with the recent upsurge in serious Covid-19 cases, they are often str...

President Miloš Zeman is calling for the county’s health minister and state drug agency director to be removed from office for rejecting the use of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, which has not yet received EU approval. In an intervie...

Fuel prices continue to rise

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Saxony wants to create Covid buffer zone on border with Czech Republic

The Krteček (Little Mole) cartoon character has been a favourite of not only Czech children for several generations now. The black-furred creature with a bright red nose was created by Kladno native Zdeněk Miler.

Covid data: Record number of people in serious condition

PM announces new Czech drug against Covid in final stage of approval

Record high 47,000 vaccines administered Wednesday

Meeting fails to resolve dispute over Russian involvement in nuclear tender

Babiš: Cabinet reshuffle not on agenda at present

Year-on-year consumer price growth in the Czech Republic slowed down to 2.1 percent in February, down from 2.2 percent in the previous month, according to data released by the Czech Statistics Office on Tuesday. The annual growth of consumer prices ...

The state prosecutor’s office in Prague has shelved a new investigation into the death of Czechoslovak foreign minister Jan Masaryk in March 1948. The case, which remains shrouded in mystery despite several investigations, was reopened for the f...

Covid tests start at Czech public authorities

Czech Senate hangs Tibetan flag for first time

Czech researchers at the Central European Institute of Technology in Brno have developed a new way to test for Covid-19 based on isothermal amplification. They say their method, known at RT-LAMP for short, detects the virus faster than PCR tests and...

President wants removal of health minister over stance on Russian vaccine

Babiš: CR to get 80,000 extra doses of Pfizer vaccine in March

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Babiš to discuss vaccines in Israel Thursday

Week-on-week Covid tally decline, reproduction number down

Marie Tumlířová was among the first women ever to graduate from the Czech Technical University, a century ago, a year after equal rights for all were enshrined in the constitution. She earned her doctorate defending a thesis that would serve as a...

Czech MP Jiří Ventruba dies of Covid

 Czech Railways have recorded a huge slump in passenger numbers caused by the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, the state-owned passenger train operator transported 117.7 million passengers, 64 million fewer than in the prev...

Anti-Covid restrictions group planning to stand in general elections

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Anti-Covid restrictions group planning to stand in general elections

Much of donated Koudelka archive arrives in Prague

Number of Covid patients in intensive care reaches new record

As EU member states forge ahead with vaccinations, EU leaders are preparing to discuss an instrument that would facilitate travel within the alliance in the summer months – a common vaccine  passport or the “Digital Green Pass” to use the off...

Slavia Prague invite medics to Rangers game

A team of students from the University of Helsinki, led by Czech PhD researcher Jakub Kubečka, has won this year’s annual contest Dance Your PhD, organised by the prestigious US magazine Science. The winning video, called Molecular Clusters, feat...

Government approves bonuses for health workers, compensation for entrepreneurs

Additional PCR test for people with “South African” mutation

Monday is International Women’s Day, celebrating women’s achievements and focusing attention on rights and equality issues. In this part of the world March 8 was a major celebration under the Communists – and there have been mixed feelings abo...

A number of key reforms of the Czech judicial system aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in the selection procedure for judges are under debate. Meanwhile, MPs have passed an amendment aimed at reducing the presence of so-called “l...

An international gang has reportedly robbed two Czech banks and an insurance company of CZK 1.4 billion, using fictitious steel trades, the Czech News Agency reported.

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Average monthly wage reaches 38, 525 Czech crowns

Dukovany receives green light for expansion

Car industry employee sends government imposed order for mandatory testing to court

Czech banks and one insurance company robbed of 1.4 billion

Poll: Two-thirds of Czechs want vaccine, almost fifth strongly against

Number of Covid patients in ICUs up ahead of “critical week”

The Czech Republic’s candidate for the international Tree of the Year competition is an apple tree in the garden of the pub U Lidmanů in Machov, South Bohemia. You can find out more at https://www.treeoftheyear.org/

State likely to put back deadline for income tax returns by month

Police prevent protesters from gathering in downtown Prague

Blatný: Coming week most critical for ICUs

Prague café offers “vaccine cakes”

Third highest weekend tally of new Covid cases registered

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Charlatan triumphed in the Czech Lion national film awards in Prague on Saturday night, picking up gongs for Best Film as well as Best Director for Agnieszka Holland, a Polish filmmaker who has close ties to the Czech Republic. In addition, Charlata...

Charlatan takes top prizes at Czech Lion film awards

Jiří Schelinger was among the most popular Czech performers of the 1970s. A talented singer-songwriter, he looked and sounded every bit the hard rocker. His raspy voice was unmistakable. Thanks to his flowing mane and full lips, he was often liken...

Václav Brožík was a leading Czech representative of the style of historicism from the so-called "generation of the National Theatre" and the most famous Czech artist in Europe towards the end of the 19th century.

Kvitová takes trophy in Doha for second time

Night freezes to continue in CR for next month

New Covid cases figure for Friday down on previous week

Shot putter Staněk wins first major title at European Indoor Championships

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Plaque unveiled to Mejla Hlavsa for 70th anniversary of birth

CR extradites two to US on suspicion of cybercrime

Babiš discusses range of issues with US secretary of state Blinken

Government orders testing of public sector employees, imposes work duty on medical students

Czechia asks Germany, Poland and Switzerland to accept a number of Covid-19 patients

Initial analysis of a burial ground in the Hradec Králové region from the late 5th century – a time of great migration of peoples – has confirmed the uniqueness of site, first discovered in 2019. Archaeologists say the tomb of one woman in par...

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With ongoing lockdowns and the wide ranging economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic in the Czech Republic, there is concern that large segments of the population could fall into debt. This would leave them vulnerable to the cycle of enforced deb...

President approves bonus for people in quarantine

Over million Covid-19 vaccines to be delivered to Czechia in March

Remains of Czech national kidnapped in Libya reportedly discovered

Unemployment remains at 4.3 percent in February

Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, in E minor, “From the New World”, is among the most widely beloved and performed pieces of classical music today. It premiered in December 1893, less than a year after the famous Czech composer became head o...

Catholic priest and former dissident František Lízna dies at 79

Over 14,500 new Covid cases recorded Thursday

Compulsory testing starts at medium-sized Czech firms

The soft contact lens

A new document has been discovered in the archives of the National Library in Prague’s Klementinum which contains fragments of six two-voice musical compositions from the 13th century. They are believed to have been originally composed by the Notr...

A growing number of Czechs are using car sharing services, the daily Hospodářské noviny has reported. One of the factors behind the popularity of car sharing in the Czech Republic is the coronavirus pandemic. Many people who would normally travel...

The year 1956 saw the premiere of Invention for Destruction, a fantasy adventure by Czech director Karel Zeman, loosely inspired by Jules Verne’s novel of the same name. The film became a global success, selling to more than 70 countries, and made...

Apollo music prize goes to Dye My Hair by Amelie Siba

Babis: Discussion of easing restrictions unlikely before Easter

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Over quarter million in Czech Republic now vaccinated against Covid