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Sat, 07 May 2022 08:22:00 +0200
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Sat, 07 May 2022 08:21:00 +0200
Friday sees lowest weekday Covid tally since September
Friday sees lowest weekday Covid tally since September

Sat, 07 May 2022 08:20:00 +0200
Covid measures had CZK 306 billion impact on Czech economy in 2021
Covid measures had CZK 306 billion impact on Czech economy in 2021

Sat, 07 May 2022 08:19:00 +0200
Prague to strip Red Army commander Konev of honorary citizenship
Prague to strip Red Army commander Konev of honorary citizenship

Sat, 07 May 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Jan Patočka, philosopher who “had huge impact on direction of country”
Jan Patočka is regarded as perhaps the greatest Czech philosopher of the 20th century. A new book makes several of his writings available in English for the first time.

Fri, 06 May 2022 17:00:00 +0200
New monument to honour teenage girl who helped Heydrich assassins
Prague 8 has chosen the winner of a public tender for a memorial to Jindřiška Nováková, the 14-year old “girl with the bike” whose family hid the paratroopers that assassinated high-ranking Nazi Reinhard Heydrich. The memorial will be in the...

Fri, 06 May 2022 14:28:00 +0200
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Fri, 06 May 2022 14:02:00 +0200
Prague can start building new bridge across Vltava River
Prague can start building new bridge across Vltava River

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:52:00 +0200
Economist: Domestic trends also to blame for Czechia’s high inflation rate
The Czech National Bank (ČNB) has chosen to raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage points to 5.75 percent, the highest rate since 1999. The hike is also slightly higher than most analysts expected and some have even warned of a stagflation effect ...

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Major facelift for centrepiece of Karlovy Vary spa
After a six-year renovation, the main hall of the Spring Colonnade in Karlovy Vary reopened to the public. The Functionalist structure is located right in the heart of the picturesque spa town and houses its warmest and most popular spring, called V...

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:58:00 +0200
People in Need collection for Ukraine reaches CZK 1.7 billion
People in Need collection for Ukraine reaches CZK 1.7 billion

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:35:00 +0200
Slavia Prague punished over fans’ behaviour during Feyernoord tie
Slavia Prague punished over fans’ behaviour during Feyernoord tie

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:12:00 +0200
Interior minister: large accommodation facilities to be available for Roma refugees from Ukraine within days
Interior minister: large accommodation facilities to be available for Roma refugees from Ukraine within days

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:04:00 +0200
Reuters: EC offers Czechia exemption from Russian oil embargo until mid 2024
Reuters: EC offers Czechia exemption from Russian oil embargo until mid 2024

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:41:00 +0200
Czech EU presidency to open with composition “Stronger Than Yesterday” at Rudolfinum
The Czech Republic is due to take up the rotating presidency of the European Council in July of this year. Alongside preparations for the daunting tasks ahead at a difficult time for Europe and the world at large, there are plans for a series of cul...

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:40:00 +0200
PM Fiala: Czech EU presidency to focus on energy security
PM Fiala: Czech EU presidency to focus on energy security

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:03:00 +0200
Czech ice hockey team wins first game of Swedish Games
Czech ice hockey team wins first game of Swedish Games

Thu, 05 May 2022 21:23:00 +0200
Olaf Scholz: Germany to help Czechia replace equipment provided to Ukraine
Olaf Scholz: Germany to help Czechia replace equipment provided to Ukraine

Thu, 05 May 2022 15:53:00 +0200
Czech National Bank raises main interest rate to 5.75 percent, highest level since 1999
Czech National Bank raises main interest rate to 5.75 percent, highest level since 1999

Thu, 05 May 2022 14:40:00 +0200
Czechia to provide additional EUR 18 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Czechia to provide additional EUR 18 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Thu, 05 May 2022 14:17:00 +0200
Czech government seeks exemption from Russian oil ban
The Czech Republic is one of the countries that have called for a two-to-three-year transition period from the EU’s plan to ban Russian oil imports. Within this timeframe, the government hopes to enlarge alternate delivery systems such as the TAL ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 13:52:00 +0200
Economists: Raising minimum wage would be economic suicide
The head of the Czech Confederation of Trade Unions, Josef Středula, has threatened a general strike or even a blockade of the capital if his demands to increase the minimum wage and the frozen salaries of civil servants are not met. But economists...

Thu, 05 May 2022 13:49:00 +0200
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Thu, 05 May 2022 13:38:00 +0200
Shop with classic Czech designs opens in building with history
Bohéma is the name of a new Prague shop selling T-shirts and other items featuring classic Czech images, from Sokol gymnasts to writer Karel Čapek. The company, previously online only, has opened the outlet in a building associated with major figu...

Thu, 05 May 2022 13:18:00 +0200
Prague Uprising recalled on 77th anniversary at Czech Radio building
Prague Uprising recalled on 77th anniversary at Czech Radio building

Thu, 05 May 2022 13:03:00 +0200
Czech PM Fiala pays tribute to Nazi victims at Berlin’s Plötzensee prison
Czech PM Fiala pays tribute to Nazi victims at Berlin’s Plötzensee prison

Thu, 05 May 2022 12:45:00 +0200
Over 326,750 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas
Over 326,750 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas

Thu, 05 May 2022 11:47:00 +0200
Prague part of Febiofest closes with award ceremony
Prague part of Febiofest closes with award ceremony

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:31:00 +0200
Should second foreign language be voluntary for Czech primary school students?
As part of a number of educational reforms, the government has proposed making the learning of a second foreign language in Czech primary schools voluntary for students rather than compulsory as it is at present, sparking criticism, controversy and ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:00:00 +0200
Annual celebrations of anniversary of end of WWII start in Plzeň
Annual celebrations of anniversary of end of WWII start in Plzeň

Wed, 04 May 2022 19:22:00 +0200
Respirators no longer required at Czech hospitals from Thursday
Respirators no longer required at Czech hospitals from Thursday

Wed, 04 May 2022 14:00:00 +0200
Court reopens treason case against Czechoslovakia’s Munich-era prime minister
The High Court in Prague has decided to reopen the cases of General Jan Syrový and Rudolf Beran, who served as prime ministers during Czechoslovakia’s tumultuous turn from First Republic to occupied Nazi protectorate. The two men were originally ...

Wed, 04 May 2022 13:30:00 +0200
Beskids study finds lynxes and wolves but no sign of bears
Beskids study finds lynxes and wolves but no sign of bears

Wed, 04 May 2022 12:36:00 +0200
Czech Wikipedia celebrates its 20th anniversary
The online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has been around for more than two decades – and the Czech language version is not far behind, celebrating its 20th anniversary on Tuesday. We take a look at its humble beginnings, and where it’s got to today.

Wed, 04 May 2022 12:36:00 +0200
The Bohemian Druid whose bust became face of Celtic art
The head of Mšecké Žehrovice is one of the best known surviving pieces of Celtic art not just in the Czech Republic, but in the whole of Europe. Discovered during the Second World War, it took years before its existence was unveiled to the world ...

Wed, 04 May 2022 12:34:00 +0200
Blažek to discuss war crimes in Ukraine at ICC in Hague
Blažek to discuss war crimes in Ukraine at ICC in Hague

Wed, 04 May 2022 12:20:00 +0200
Respirators in hospitals to end in one week at latest
Respirators in hospitals to end in one week at latest

Wed, 04 May 2022 12:14:00 +0200
Industry minister: EU Russia oil ban lacks distribution method in case of shortage
Industry minister: EU Russia oil ban lacks distribution method in case of shortage

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:54:00 +0200
Czech Radio’s fundraising project to pay for musical instruments for children in need
Czech Radio has launched a new fundraising project which aims to provide musical instruments to children of Ukrainian refugees but also to Czech children whose parents don’t have the means to buy them. The project, called If a Thousand Clarinets i...

Wed, 04 May 2022 10:46:00 +0200
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Wed, 04 May 2022 10:45:00 +0200
Anifilm winner to qualify for Oscars consideration
Anifilm winner to qualify for Oscars consideration

Wed, 04 May 2022 10:43:00 +0200
Opposition MPs’ filibustering prevents debate in lower house
Opposition MPs’ filibustering prevents debate in lower house

Wed, 04 May 2022 09:46:00 +0200
Škoda's operating profit down by a quarter in Q1 2022
Škoda's operating profit down by a quarter in Q1 2022

Wed, 04 May 2022 09:31:00 +0200
Czechs overwhelmingly support humanitarian aid for Ukraine, survey shows
Czechs overwhelmingly support humanitarian aid for Ukraine, survey shows

Tue, 03 May 2022 15:35:00 +0200
Case of Czechoslovak PMs sentenced for collaborating with Nazis to be reopened
Case of Czechoslovak PMs sentenced for collaborating with Nazis to be reopened

Tue, 03 May 2022 13:52:00 +0200
Internationally renowned athletes to compete at this year’s Golden Spike Ostrava
Internationally renowned athletes to compete at this year’s Golden Spike Ostrava

Tue, 03 May 2022 13:29:00 +0200
Art collector and patron Meda Mládková dies aged 102
Art collector, patron and founder of the Museum Kampa in Prague, Meda Mládková, died on Tuesday at the age of 102. Mrs. Mládková spent more than half of her life in the United States, where she and her husband established a collection of modern ...

Tue, 03 May 2022 13:23:00 +0200
Expert: Negative billboards “do right thing from ANO’s perspective”
“Things were better under Babiš!” declare billboards that have been popping up around the Czech Republic. ANO’s name does not appear on the ads – depicting people complaining about how they’ve lost out under the Fiala government – and t...

Tue, 03 May 2022 13:10:00 +0200
Czechia up 20 places in World Press Freedom Index
Czechia up 20 places in World Press Freedom Index

Tue, 03 May 2022 12:50:00 +0200
Czechia among 10 EU states calling on Brussels to help with refugee funding
Czechia among 10 EU states calling on Brussels to help with refugee funding

Tue, 03 May 2022 12:40:00 +0200
Finance Ministry freezes Vítkovice Steel assets
Finance Ministry freezes Vítkovice Steel assets

Tue, 03 May 2022 12:37:00 +0200
Business daily: Long Shanghai lockdown could be another nightmare for Skoda Auto
The leading Czech carmaker Skoda Auto has been plagued by production problems in recent years. First because of closures during the Covid pandemic, then due to a lack of components because of the war in Ukraine and most recently because of the stric...

Tue, 03 May 2022 12:22:00 +0200
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Tue, 03 May 2022 12:19:00 +0200
Eurostat: Unemployment in Czechia lowest in EU
Eurostat: Unemployment in Czechia lowest in EU

Tue, 03 May 2022 12:04:00 +0200
Czech citizen reported missing in Ukraine
Czech citizen reported missing in Ukraine

Tue, 03 May 2022 11:52:00 +0200
Industry Minister: Czechia would support ending Russial oil imports under certain conditions
Industry Minister: Czechia would support ending Russial oil imports under certain conditions

Tue, 03 May 2022 09:27:00 +0200
State budget deficit crosses 100 billion crown mark in April
State budget deficit crosses 100 billion crown mark in April

Tue, 03 May 2022 08:54:00 +0200
Art collector, patron Meda Mládková dies at 102
Art collector, patron Meda Mládková dies at 102

Mon, 02 May 2022 13:54:00 +0200
Pork production in Czechia threatened by rising costs
Czechs consume over 84kg of meat per person per year on average, over half of which is pork, according to data from the Czech Statistics Office. However, last year alone, the number of pigs on Czech farms fell by around ten thousand. Farmers blame r...

Mon, 02 May 2022 13:45:00 +0200
Czech state looking for place to store nuclear waste as EU deadline shortens
The Ministry of Industry is looking for ways to speed up the planned construction of a nuclear waste facility in the Czech Republic, which would enable the country to fulfil the EU’s taxonomy plan for using nuclear energy as a clean source. Howeve...

Mon, 02 May 2022 12:09:00 +0200
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Mon, 02 May 2022 12:08:00 +0200
Brno to donate trams and trolleybuses to Kharkiv
Brno to donate trams and trolleybuses to Kharkiv

Mon, 02 May 2022 12:06:00 +0200
Czech Republic has sent 3 billion crowns worth of military equipment to Ukraine
Czech Republic has sent 3 billion crowns worth of military equipment to Ukraine

Mon, 02 May 2022 12:05:00 +0200
Interior Ministry issues over 320,000 humanitarian visas to Ukrainian nationals
Interior Ministry issues over 320,000 humanitarian visas to Ukrainian nationals

Mon, 02 May 2022 12:04:00 +0200
Central bank revokes Sberbank’s license
Central bank revokes Sberbank’s license

Mon, 02 May 2022 11:49:00 +0200
“Of course I feel co-responsibility” says Zeman over Russia stance
President Zeman says that in the past he misjudged Russia but has now changed his view of the Kremlin. The Czech head of state said in an interview that Putin was destroying his own country with the war on Ukraine – and scoffed at suggestions he o...

Mon, 02 May 2022 11:11:00 +0200
Saint Walpurgis Night celebrated by traditional witch burning
The night of April 30th, halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, is associated with warding off evil spirits. In the Czech Republic, the occasion is traditionally observed by lighting a bonfire on a hill and burning an effigy of ...

Mon, 02 May 2022 08:23:00 +0200
State school-leaving exams begin across Czechia
State school-leaving exams begin across Czechia

Mon, 02 May 2022 07:54:00 +0200
Czechs win home Games with 4:1 victory over Austria
Czechs win home Games with 4:1 victory over Austria

Sun, 01 May 2022 22:00:00 +0200
Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!

Sun, 01 May 2022 17:21:00 +0200
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Sun, 01 May 2022 16:40:00 +0200
Political parties and other groups mark May Day
Political parties and other groups mark May Day

Sun, 01 May 2022 14:59:00 +0200
Number of people hospitalised with Covid lowest since mid-October
Number of people hospitalised with Covid lowest since mid-October

Sun, 01 May 2022 13:23:00 +0200
Jude Thaddeus Okolo appointed new apostolic nuncio to Czechia
Jude Thaddeus Okolo appointed new apostolic nuncio to Czechia

Sun, 01 May 2022 13:09:00 +0200
Industry and Trade Minister: Gas storage tanks in Czechia 30 percent full
Industry and Trade Minister: Gas storage tanks in Czechia 30 percent full

Sun, 01 May 2022 08:19:00 +0200
Czechs defeat Sweden in second match of Czech Hockey Games
Czechs defeat Sweden in second match of Czech Hockey Games

Sun, 01 May 2022 08:18:00 +0200
Firefighters responded to around ninety witch-burning fires
Firefighters responded to around ninety witch-burning fires

Sun, 01 May 2022 00:05:00 +0200
May 1942: All-time gymnastics great Věra Čáslavská is born
Gymnast Věra Čáslavská was born on May 3, 1942 and went on to become Czechoslovakia’s most successful Olympian ever.

Sun, 01 May 2022 00:05:00 +0200
Tears of joy and sadness as David Stypka takes three posthumous Anděl awards
The late singer-songwritter David Stypka dominated the Anděl Music Awards (the Czech equivalent to a Grammy) handed out at a gala ceremony in Prague’s Veletrzni Palace on Wednesday night.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:17:00 +0200
Czechs mark witch-burning night around country
Czechs mark witch-burning night around country

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:45:00 +0200
Miloš Zeman calls on union leader Středula to run for president
Miloš Zeman calls on union leader Středula to run for president

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:18:00 +0200
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Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:16:00 +0200
Czechia only candidate so far to replace Russia on UN Human Rights Council
Czechia only candidate so far to replace Russia on UN Human Rights Council

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:10:00 +0200
Prague refugee centre processed over 3,750 people on Friday
Prague refugee centre processed over 3,750 people on Friday

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 08:57:00 +0200
Josef Středula re-elected as trade union leader
Josef Středula re-elected as trade union leader

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 08:37:00 +0200
Czech Covid weekly incidence drops below 100
Czech Covid weekly incidence drops below 100

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:31:00 +0200
Defence Ministry: Czechia has provided nearly CZK 3 billion in military support to Ukraine
Defence Ministry: Czechia has provided nearly CZK 3 billion in military support to Ukraine

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:19:00 +0200
Fiala: Czechia and Poland to pursue further Russia sanctions and support Ukraine’s bid for candidate status
Fiala: Czechia and Poland to pursue further Russia sanctions and support Ukraine’s bid for candidate status

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:53:00 +0200
Morawiecki: Czechia and Poland to propose EU funding programme for countries taking in Ukrainian refugees
Morawiecki: Czechia and Poland to propose EU funding programme for countries taking in Ukrainian refugees

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:22:00 +0200
Ukrainian Roma struggling to find accommodation in Czechia
Many Ukrainian refugees of Roma origin are having trouble finding accommodation in the Czech Republic, amid allegations that Czechia is employing double standards. The interior minister denies racial segregation and announced that accommodation fo...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:57:00 +0200
Czech Republic’s trade unions demand increase in minimum wage
The Czech Republic’s trade unions are calling for an extraordinary increase in the minimum wage. Speaking at a congress of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions in Prague on Friday, union leader Josef Středula said monthly wages should...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:43:00 +0200
Czech soprano Kateřina Kněžíková wins BBC Music Magazine Award
Czech soprano singer Kateřina Kněžíková has received the highly acclaimed BBC Music Magazine’s Vocal Award for 2022 for her album Phydilé. The jury praised the collection of fin de siècle orchestral songs for showcasing the singer’s “ra...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Seznam Zprávy: Prague Orthodox Diocese to fire 40 percent of its employees
Seznam Zprávy: Prague Orthodox Diocese to fire 40 percent of its employees

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:06:00 +0200
Czechia to receive liquefied natural gas supplies from May 1
Czechia to receive liquefied natural gas supplies from May 1

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:24:00 +0200
Fiala: Europe facing more pressing questions than whether Poland is upholding EU rules
Fiala: Europe facing more pressing questions than whether Poland is upholding EU rules

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:56:00 +0200
Czech U-18s crush Switzerland to reach World Championships semi-finals
Czech U-18s crush Switzerland to reach World Championships semi-finals

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:44:00 +0200
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Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:39:00 +0200
Třinec beats Sparta to win Czech hockey league and complete golden hattrick
Třinec beats Sparta to win Czech hockey league and complete golden hattrick

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:01:00 +0200
Deník N: Czech energy giant ČEZ joins OIL insurance fund
Deník N: Czech energy giant ČEZ joins OIL insurance fund

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:45:00 +0200
Website of Czech Television hit by cyber attack
Website of Czech Television hit by cyber attack

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:29:00 +0200
Czech economy up by 4.6 percent year-on-year in Q1
Czech economy up by 4.6 percent year-on-year in Q1

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:12:00 +0200
President Miloš Zeman again rejects promoting BIS head Koudelka to rank of general
President Miloš Zeman again rejects promoting BIS head Koudelka to rank of general

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:59:00 +0200
Czechs mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
Czechs mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:07:00 +0200
As world bids farewell to Madeleine Albright, Czechs mourn loss of compatriot and friend
More than 1,400 people, including several foreign leaders, attended the funeral service for the former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday. Among those present were representatives of the Czech Repu...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:20:00 +0200
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:20:00 +0200
Febiofest film festival gets underway
Febiofest film festival gets underway

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:19:00 +0200
Nearly 314,600 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas
Nearly 314,600 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:17:00 +0200
Experts: minimum decent wage in Czechia should be CZK 33,909
Experts: minimum decent wage in Czechia should be CZK 33,909

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:16:00 +0200
Households and critical infrastructure to receive gas if supplies cut
If there were an extreme shortage of natural gas in the Czech Republic supplies would only be maintained to households and critical infrastructure such as hospitals, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade told the Czech News Agency.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:56:00 +0200
Charles University hit by Russian disinformation about student expulsions
In recent days, European universities have been the target of a Russian disinformation campaign claiming that they are expelling Russian students in a wave of Russophobia. Charles University this week categorically denied claims that it was expellin...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:29:00 +0200
Tučková’s biggest novel gets English publication as Last Goddess
The most successful novel to date by leading Czech writer Kateřina Tučková is coming out in English this Sunday. Tracing the story of a community of women in the White Carpathians, The Last Goddess is – characteristically for the author – bas...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0200
Radio Prague International is celebrating its 85th birthday
Radio Prague International is celebrating its 85th birthday today! We would like to thank all our listeners, readers and folowers for staying with us. As a little present, here is a tour of where we work – the Czech Radio Building on Vinohradská ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:39:00 +0200
Cases of disinformation over Ukraine uncovered in Czech schools
Cases of disinformation over Ukraine uncovered in Czech schools

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:36:00 +0200
David Stypka takes three posthumous Anděl awards
David Stypka takes three posthumous Anděl awards

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:04:00 +0200
Czech online delivery giant Rohlik Group sees profits rise by more than 50 percent
Czech online food delivery company Rohlik Group has announced that it registered 53 percent growth within its past fiscal year running from May 2021 to April 2022. The company now has close to a million permanent customers spread over four Central E...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:54:00 +0200
Prague braces for worst-case scenario as Moscow cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria
Russia’s decision to suspend gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria has raised concerns about the consequences of a cut in deliveries to this country. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that while there were no immediate signals that Czechia was at risk ...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:43:00 +0200
Heating chief: Czechs couldn’t fill shortfall if Russia cuts off gas
Heating chief: Czechs couldn’t fill shortfall if Russia cuts off gas

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:21:00 +0200
Zeman backs Poland over Russia gas supply spat
Zeman backs Poland over Russia gas supply spat

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:12:00 +0200
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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:08:00 +0200
Czech Republic has Neolithic structures older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian Pyramids
Almost everyone has heard of the Great Egyptian Pyramids of Giza, the oldest-known of which was built around 2600 BC; most people in the West have heard of England’s Stonehenge, believed to have been constructed somewhere between 3000 BC to 2000 B...



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