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Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:20:00 +0200
Sunday brings slight increase in Covid numbers
Sunday brings slight increase in Covid numbers

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:17:00 +0200
PM hopes his coalition government will survive until general elections
PM hopes his coalition government will survive until general elections

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:15:00 +0200
State of emergency will not be extended beyond April 11
State of emergency will not be extended beyond April 11

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:47:00 +0200
Weather forecast
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Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:46:00 +0200
Some doctors reportedly refusing to see Covid positive patients
Some doctors reportedly refusing to see Covid positive patients

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:45:00 +0200
Facebook data leak concerns 1.4 million Czech users
Facebook data leak concerns 1.4 million Czech users

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:42:00 +0200
PM mulling Moscow’s offer of vaccines after EU fallout
PM mulling Moscow’s offer of vaccines after EU fallout

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:17:00 +0200
Covid epidemic gradually slowing
Covid epidemic gradually slowing

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:14:00 +0200
Health Ministry issues new travel regulation
Health Ministry issues new travel regulation

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:12:00 +0200
Czech Republic to get additional 80,000 vaccines from Hungary, Austria and Slovenia
Czech Republic to get additional 80,000 vaccines from Hungary, Austria and Slovenia

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 00:05:00 +0200
Easter music composed by literary fraternities in the late 16th and early 17th centuries
A rare collection of Easter songs from the late 16th and early 17th century composed by literary fraternities was recorded by Czech Madrigalists, a vocal ensemble established in 1929.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:29:00 +0200
Weather forecast
Weather forecast

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:26:00 +0200
Ice warning extended to whole country
Ice warning extended to whole country

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:18:00 +0200
Czech National Heritage Institute preparing to launch special podcasts
Czech National Heritage Institute preparing to launch special podcasts

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:16:00 +0200
Twenty thousand left out of nationwide census due to glitch
Twenty thousand left out of nationwide census due to glitch

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:15:00 +0200
More health workers seeking psychotherapy
More health workers seeking psychotherapy

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:05:00 +0200
Ancient legend comes true for lottery winner
Ancient legend comes true for lottery winner

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:04:00 +0200
Covid epidemic gradually slowing
Covid epidemic gradually slowing

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:29:00 +0200
Czech PM under fire over EU vaccine deal
Czech PM under fire over EU vaccine deal

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:31:00 +0200
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Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:29:00 +0200
Sole survivor of helicopter crash in Alaska recovering
Sole survivor of helicopter crash in Alaska recovering

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:27:00 +0200
Snow and ice warning for coming days
Snow and ice warning for coming days

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:21:00 +0200
Communist Party to decide on continued support for minority government
Communist Party to decide on continued support for minority government

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:19:00 +0200
Government to decide on reopening of schools after Easter
Government to decide on reopening of schools after Easter

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:18:00 +0200
Covid epidemic gradually slowing
Covid epidemic gradually slowing

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:14:00 +0200
Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia excluded from EU vaccine redistribution agreement
Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia excluded from EU vaccine redistribution agreement

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Tracing the many Czech Easter traditions
Czechs have a plethora of Easter traditions that take place every year including the whipping of women with willow branches, painting eggs, or baking sweetbreads that look like a lamb. Some of these are based on the Christian celebration itself, oth...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:05:00 +0200
Traditional Czech Easter Foods: recipes for each day
Easter, the most important of Christian holidays, symbolizes redemption, hope, and the resurrection of Christ. As is true for all big holidays, food is a big part of it.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Czech authorities encourage Covid ‘vaccination tourism’, criticise registration system
So-called coronavirus “vaccination tourism” is spreading rapidly in the Czech Republic. People who face long waits for an appointment at a nearby site to get the jab are registering elsewhere. Some regions are now officially recommending this su...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Czech Technical University students design robot that plays Beethoven’s Für Elise
Two Masters students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague have designed a robot called RHPv2. Made out of Lego pieces, it can play Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous Für Elise piano composition. I spok...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:33:00 +0200
Health minister appeals for discipline over the Easter holidays
Health minister appeals for discipline over the Easter holidays

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:25:00 +0200
Czech defence minister on working visit to Mali
Czech defence minister on working visit to Mali

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:16:00 +0200
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Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:01:00 +0200
Tourist season at Czech castles and chateaus delayed
Tourist season at Czech castles and chateaus delayed

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:59:00 +0200
March brings highest death toll since epidemic hit
March brings highest death toll since epidemic hit

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:56:00 +0200
Czech economy sees steepest slide in country’s modern history
Czech economy sees steepest slide in country’s modern history

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:21:00 +0200
The New Faces of Czech Animation
The films Alois Nebel (2011) and Dcera (The Daughter, 2019) are two of the most successful Czech animated films of the last decade. Both were made using innovative animation techniques, and their plots centre around characters that have to deal with...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:32:00 +0200
Forty percent of over 70s vaccinated at least once
Forty percent of over 70s vaccinated at least once

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:25:00 +0200
Blatný: Behaviour over Easter could influence return to schools
Blatný: Behaviour over Easter could influence return to schools

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0200
Czech Made: The Jawa motorcycle
Few Czechoslovak products have been as internationally successful as the Jawa motorcycle. For a period of more than a decade the company’s models dominated their respective international markets, while at the same time helping Czechoslovak racers ...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Česká zbrojovka Group saw record revenues in 2020
The Czech small arms producer Česká zbrojovka Group SE (CZG) saw year-on-year profits rise by 14.6 percent to CZK 6.8 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the holding’s operating profit increased by 11.9 percent compared to the year to more than 1.056 bi...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Božena Němcová Museum to celebrate a rebirth, milestone anniversary
Some special events planned to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the writer last year were muted due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. But a literary museum dedicated the memory of the “mother of Czech literature” in Česká Ska...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:11:00 +0200
No special Easter measures on roads, says police chief
No special Easter measures on roads, says police chief

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:49:00 +0200
No Colours of Ostrava festival this summer
No Colours of Ostrava festival this summer

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:05:00 +0200
Prague police deploy more officers as people gather in sun
Prague police deploy more officers as people gather in sun

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:54:00 +0200
Prague transport authority to check vehicles for presence of coronavirus
Prague transport authority to check vehicles for presence of coronavirus

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:44:00 +0200
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Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Tuesday first in nearly two months with fewer than 10,000 new Covid cases
Tuesday first in nearly two months with fewer than 10,000 new Covid cases

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:41:00 +0200
Easter goes from boisterous to spiritual as Czechs enter second year of tight restrictions
Czechs are heading for a second Easter marked by coronavirus restrictions. Although people will have more time to dwell on the spiritual aspects of the holiday, there are concerns that for many the loss of loved ones and fears of what the future wil...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:34:00 +0200
Czechs lose 1:0 to Wales in first World Cup qualifying defeat
Czechs lose 1:0 to Wales in first World Cup qualifying defeat

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:15:00 +0200
Nuclear options: Czechs bar Chinese firm from tender but not equal Russian ‘security risk’
On Monday, the State Security Council formally agreed on tasking the security services with conducting a detailed risk assessment of four potential bidders to expand the country’s Dukovany nuclear power plant. The government announced previously t...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Death of Petr Kellner opens debate on his legacy and future of PPF business empire
The death of Petr Kellner, a reclusive Czech billionaire and the head of PPF group, came as a big shock in the Czech Republic on Monday morning. As further details of his death in a helicopter crash in Alaska emerge, Czechs are looking back at the b...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:13:00 +0200
Poll puts Pirates and Mayors three points ahead of ANO
Poll puts Pirates and Mayors three points ahead of ANO

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:59:00 +0200
Kúdela travels to Wales for World Cup qualifier despite controversy
Kúdela travels to Wales for World Cup qualifier despite controversy

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:55:00 +0200
Second doses of Pfizer and Moderna jabs now after 42 days
Second doses of Pfizer and Moderna jabs now after 42 days

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:47:00 +0200
Minister Maláčová contracts Covid-19
Minister Maláčová contracts Covid-19

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:47:00 +0200
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Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:46:00 +0200
Security checks on all visitors to Prague Castle end after five years
Security checks on all visitors to Prague Castle end after five years

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:07:00 +0200
Covid cases, hospitalisations continue decline
Covid cases, hospitalisations continue decline

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:22:00 +0200
Tennis: Kvitová, Vondroušová exit Miami Open
Tennis: Kvitová, Vondroušová exit Miami Open

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:31:00 +0200
Czechs forbid travel to Peru, Colombia over Covid risk from April 12-May 31
Czechs forbid travel to Peru, Colombia over Covid risk from April 12-May 31

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:23:00 +0200
Social Dems outline post-Covid recovery plan
Social Dems outline post-Covid recovery plan

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:15:00 +0200
Deadline for online census submissions extended to May 11
Deadline for online census submissions extended to May 11

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:59:00 +0200
Educators reject PM’s proposal for “official” diploma without final exams
Educators reject PM’s proposal for “official” diploma without final exams

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:58:00 +0200
Covid death toll over 26,000, March deadliest month so far
Covid death toll over 26,000, March deadliest month so far

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:28:00 +0200
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Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:59:00 +0200
New project brings VR theatre to Praguers’ homes
An innovative new project is helping Prague theatres hit hard by the Covid situation, bringing productions by top companies via “take-away” virtual reality headsets delivered to people’s homes by courier. I discussed Brejlando – which is sup...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:16:00 +0200
Jesuit, ex-political prisoner František Pevný dies at 100
Jesuit, ex-political prisoner František Pevný dies at 100

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:03:00 +0200
FAMUfest student film showcase set for April 28-May 2
FAMUfest student film showcase set for April 28-May 2

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0200
Czech health minister revises strategy: Extending interval between Covid vaccines will save lives
The Czech Republic which started inoculating people against Covid -19 late last year, has thus far respected the recommended interval between the first and second dose. Now the health minister says the country must extend the interval in order to sa...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:40:00 +0200
Covid vaccine open to ‘indispensable’ workers police and firefighters
Covid vaccine open to ‘indispensable’ workers police and firefighters

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:27:00 +0200
Up to 50,000 volunteers took part in Czech spring-cleaning campaign
Up to 50,000 volunteers took part in Czech spring-cleaning campaign

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0200
Czech New York pt. 2: “Émigrés were accused of being Communist spies”
In Český New York (Czech New York), Martin Nekola describes how the community in Manhattan dissipated after the war, as many Czechs moved out to Astoria and elsewhere. However, the book also documents the fresh influx of notable post-war émigrés...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:13:00 +0200
Petr Kellner, huge figure in post-89 Czech business, dies in helicopter crash
Billionaire Petr Kellner, a dominant figure in Czech business in the country’s post-1989 period, died in a helicopter crash in Alaska at the weekend. Tributes have been paid to the 56-year-old, whose business empire extended around the globe.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:09:00 +0200
Ferries on Vltava River back after winter break
Prague’s public ferry service is back in operation after the winter break. There are currently seven ferry lines on the Vltava River accessible with Prague public transport tickets and passes. Last year the ferry service was used by 694,000 passen...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:07:00 +0200
Brno lab discovers new Covid-19 mutation
Brno lab discovers new Covid-19 mutation

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:35:00 +0200
Czech billionaire Petr Kellner dies in helicopter accident
Czech billionaire Petr Kellner dies in helicopter accident

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:09:00 +0200
Czechs draw 1:1 with Belgium in home World Cup qualifier
Czechs draw 1:1 with Belgium in home World Cup qualifier

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:33:00 +0200
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Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:43:00 +0200
Tennis: Kvitová and Vondroušová through to Miami Open fourth round
Tennis: Kvitová and Vondroušová through to Miami Open fourth round

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:33:00 +0200
Price of apartments in panel houses up by nearly 20 percent
Price of apartments in panel houses up by nearly 20 percent

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:17:00 +0200
2021 national census: some 300,000 online forms submitted so far
2021 national census: some 300,000 online forms submitted so far

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:10:00 +0200
Over 1.1 million Czechs have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Over 1.1 million Czechs have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:52:00 +0200
Number of hospitalised lowest since end of February
Number of hospitalised lowest since end of February

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:05:00 +0100
Restitution law came into force 30 years ago. Property disputes continue to this day
Property restitution became one of the cornerstones of the transformation of the Czech economy after the fall of communism in 1989. The law was intended to right the wrongs committed by the communist regime as far as possible.  

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:05:00 +0100
Rusalka – 120 years of Dvořák’s most popular opera
Antonín Dvořák’s famous and much loved opera Rusalka received its world premiere 120 years ago, on March 31, 1901.

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 15:58:00 +0100
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Sat, 27 Mar 2021 15:55:00 +0100
Czechs to mark Earth Hour on Saturday evening
Czechs to mark Earth Hour on Saturday evening

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:08:00 +0100
Czechia saw record number of Covid-19 deaths in March
Czechia saw record number of Covid-19 deaths in March

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:59:00 +0100
National census: website crashes hours after launch
National census: website crashes hours after launch

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:05:00 +0100
Covid: new cases down, reproduction number lowest since mid-January
Covid: new cases down, reproduction number lowest since mid-January

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:51:00 +0100
Spring clean-up of Czech countryside gets underway on Saturday
Spring clean-up of Czech countryside gets underway on Saturday

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:41:00 +0100
US writer Paul Polansky who brought attention to Lety concentration camp has died
US writer Paul Polansky who brought attention to Lety concentration camp has died

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:35:00 +0100
MPs approve two-week extension of state of emergency to April 11
MPs approve two-week extension of state of emergency to April 11

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:20:00 +0100
Health Minister: free movement after Easter possible
Health Minister: free movement after Easter possible

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0100
Small flats becoming increasingly popular in Czech Republic
Interest in small one, or two bedroom flats is growing in the Czech Republic. Experts believe that the cause is a mix of high property prices together with the phenomenon of couples living separately.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:37:00 +0100
Visit by Queen Elisabeth II to Czechia remembered 25 years on
This Saturday marks exactly 25 years since the visit of the British monarch to the Czech Republic. Elizabeth II, accompanied by her husband Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, came at the invitation of the late president Václav Havel and was the first B...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:34:00 +0100
Czechia, five other states seek EU support for nuclear energy
Czechia, five other states seek EU support for nuclear energy

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:27:00 +0100
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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:22:00 +0100
First Regeneron doses for use by Covid patients arrive in Czechia
First Regeneron doses for use by Covid patients arrive in Czechia

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:46:00 +0100
Czech airline Smartwings secures EUR 72 mn lifeline loan
Czech airline Smartwings secures EUR 72 mn lifeline loan

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:28:00 +0100
Czech national census begins on Saturday
Czech national census begins on Saturday

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:06:00 +0100
Thursday’s Covid case tally lowest for working day since Feb 8
Thursday’s Covid case tally lowest for working day since Feb 8

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:57:00 +0100
Average consumer credit rate rose to 6.2 pct in February
Average consumer credit rate rose to 6.2 pct in February

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:51:00 +0100
Czechs mourn their dead, personalizing a sea of crosses on Old Town Square
A year after the Covid pandemic hit the country, the Czech Republic has the highest number of Covid deaths per capita in the world. On the sad anniversary of the first Covid death-on March 22-  bells tolled around the country and close to 25, 000 c...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:35:00 +0100
Czech tick-borne encephalitis cases rose, Lyme disease cases fell
Czech tick-borne encephalitis cases rose, Lyme disease cases fell

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:50:00 +0100
Footballer Kúdela to miss Wales trip over security concerns
Footballer Kúdela to miss Wales trip over security concerns

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:48:00 +0100
Kupka painting sells for stunning GBP 7.5 million in London
Kupka painting sells for stunning GBP 7.5 million in London

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:35:00 +0100
Decision on Dukovany contract matter for next government, says minister
Decision on Dukovany contract matter for next government, says minister

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0100
Brno buildings stripped of protective status under Communism at risk
A group of prominent art historians, architects, conservationists and others in Brno have joined forces to stop what they call the rampant demolition of historic city buildings. Due to registration errors before the Velvet Revolution, and new zoning...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:55:00 +0100
Communists look set to back extension of state of emergency
Communists look set to back extension of state of emergency

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:40:00 +0100
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Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:35:00 +0100
Old Town Sq. becomes unofficial place of remembrance for Covid dead
Old Town Sq. becomes unofficial place of remembrance for Covid dead

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:26:00 +0100
Minister: Younger elementary pupils will alternate classroom and home
Minister: Younger elementary pupils will alternate classroom and home

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:18:00 +0100
Analysis: Prague rooftops could provide solar energy for 120,000 households
Solar panels installed on the roofs of Prague houses could provide electricity for some 120,000 households, suggests an analysis carried out by the company EkoWATT. Rooftop energy could therefore significantly increase the overall amount of electric...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:37:00 +0100
“Bob and Bobek – the Rabbits from a Hat” and other Czech cartoon classics for children
Zdeněk Miler’s famous Krteček (Little Mole) is not the only cartoon character to come out of the country’s animated film studios. Bob and Bobek – the Rabbits from a Hat, The Tales of Moss and Fern, Maxipes Fík and The Oddsockeaters are cart...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:36:00 +0100
Police officers and hygienists to check compliance with quarantine rules
Up until now people in quarantine with Covid -19 or those ordered to self-isolate as a preventive measure have been very much “on their honour” in complying with the regulation. Now hygiene officials and police officers have been tasked with mak...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:57:00 +0100
Babiš says he believes Czechs will be able to travel abroad in summer
Babiš says he believes Czechs will be able to travel abroad in summer

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:42:00 +0100
Wednesday Covid figures down, total known cases almost 1.5 million
Wednesday Covid figures down, total known cases almost 1.5 million



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