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Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:57:00 +0100
Government declares new state of emergency
Government declares new state of emergency

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:53:00 +0100
Government to declare new state of emergency
Government to declare new state of emergency

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:14:00 +0100
Government issues ban on travel to extreme-risk states
Government issues ban on travel to extreme-risk states

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:54:00 +0100
Cardinal Duka on the covid lockdown: all must make sacrifices for the greater good
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Republic has a higher per capita death toll than any other EU country. The nation is on the verge of another lockdown as cases soar, including of new, more aggressive mutations. Cardinal Dominika Duka ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:53:00 +0100
Living without hair focus of new award-winning novel
The Czech Republic’s annual Muriel Award for best comic book of the year was given to the graphic novel Bez vlasů or Without Hair. The autobiographical novel is a joint endeavour by writer Tereza Drahoňovská and Štěpánka Jislová and describ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:51:00 +0100
Czechs increasingly fond of audiobooks
Sales of audiobooks in the Czech Republic continue to grow. In 2020, sales of audiobooks reached nearly CZK 230 million, an increase of over 12 percent on the previous year, suggest the newly published data by the Audiobook Publishers Association.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:41:00 +0100
“I love to approach a story from several different angles” - David Vaughan on his new radio series
No Night So Dark is a new radio series set to premiere this Saturday. It tells the story of the Wels family, which lived in Western Bohemia and later Prague. Their past has since been brought back into memory thanks to the discovery of their archiv...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:17:00 +0100
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Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:10:00 +0100
Covid drug Bamlanivimab administered to first patient
Covid drug Bamlanivimab administered to first patient

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:49:00 +0100
Justice minister intervenes in case of homeless man who stole five bread rolls
Justice minister intervenes in case of homeless man who stole five bread rolls

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:47:00 +0100
Teachers and people over 70 to be able to register for vaccination in coming days
Teachers and people over 70 to be able to register for vaccination in coming days

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:46:00 +0100
Number of patients in serious condition reaches new high
Number of patients in serious condition reaches new high

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:32:00 +0100
Slavia overcome England’s Leicester in Europa League sensation
Slavia overcome England’s Leicester in Europa League sensation

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:13:00 +0100
Govt wants to restrict movement, shut kindergartens and some shops
Govt wants to restrict movement, shut kindergartens and some shops

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:30:00 +0100
South African Covid mutation confirmed in CR
South African Covid mutation confirmed in CR

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:28:00 +0100
Czech puppet masters Hermína Týrlová and Jiří Trnka
In 1946, in the very first year of the famous Cannes Film Festival, the award for best short film went to the animated children’s short Animals and Bandits (Zvířátka a Petrovští). The film was the first international success not only for its ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:26:00 +0100
National Theatre to host live concert to be broadcast on Czech TV
A live three-hour concert is due to take place on Saturday in the historic building of the National Theatre in Prague. Called Nation for Us – Culture for You, it will bring more than 200 performers to six different stages. The event will be broadc...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:24:00 +0100
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Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:04:00 +0100
Czech researchers develop unique method for early detection of pancreatic cancer
Czech researchers have developed a unique method to detect pancreatic and other forms of cancer that often go undiagnosed in time to be treated. Their method, based on the lipidomic profiling of human serum, can detect the disease by testing a sin...

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:51:00 +0100
MPs to mull government call for further state of emergency Friday
MPs to mull government call for further state of emergency Friday

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:41:00 +0100
France to supply CR with 100,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
France to supply CR with 100,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:23:00 +0100
Zeman expresses support for democracy in Myanmar
Zeman expresses support for democracy in Myanmar

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:21:00 +0100
Wednesday Covid numbers see jump from previous week
Wednesday Covid numbers see jump from previous week

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:20:00 +0100
Covid drug bamlanivimab arrives in Czech Republic
Covid drug bamlanivimab arrives in Czech Republic

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:30:00 +0100
Morcheeba star name for National Theatre concert supporting arts
Morcheeba star name for National Theatre concert supporting arts

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:34:00 +0100
Former political prisoner, advocate František Šedivý dies at age 93
Former political prisoner, advocate František Šedivý dies at age 93

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:52:00 +0100
Covid-19: Govt debating stricter measures on movement, closing schools and shops
Covid-19: Govt debating stricter measures on movement, closing schools and shops

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:15:00 +0100
Football: Sparta Prague team quarantined due to positive Covid-19 tests
Football: Sparta Prague team quarantined due to positive Covid-19 tests

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:49:00 +0100
Rockaway Capital becomes Karlovy Vary film fest sponsoring partner
Rockaway Capital becomes Karlovy Vary film fest sponsoring partner

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:52:00 +0100
Czech Republic’s historic airline announces plans for major downsizing
Czech Airlines have told the Labour Office that they are preparing to sack up to all of its 430 employees, the daily Hospodářské noviny wrote on Wednesday. The national carrier has been impacted heavily by the coronavirus crisis, is in deep debt,...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:49:00 +0100
Radka Denemarková: “Life always brings me topics to explore”
Radka Denemarková is one of the most widely translated contemporary Czech authors. She has received Magnesia Litera Awards for prose, non-fiction and best translation and, most recently, Book of the Year, for her latest novel Hours of Lead. Her boo...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:33:00 +0100
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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:28:00 +0100
Prague theatre to stage play written by AI, on 100th anniversary of Čapek’s R.U.R.
To mark the centenary of the premiere of Karel Čapek’s famous play R.U.R., which first used the word “robot”, Prague’s Švanda Theatre is rehearsing a play written by artificial intelligence. The play, entitled ‘AI: When a Robot Writes a ...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:23:00 +0100
Six injured in Ostrava apartment building fire caused by explosion
Six injured in Ostrava apartment building fire caused by explosion

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:06:00 +0100
Czech cynologist: sniffer dogs over 90 pct effective in identifying Covid-19
Czech cynologist: sniffer dogs over 90 pct effective in identifying Covid-19

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:30:00 +0100
Clown Doctors find new ways to bring joy to patients in Covid time
Clown Doctors (Zdravotní klaun in Czech) have been delivering laughter and joy to children and seniors at Czech health care facilities for two decades. Now, with the Covid situation, the organisation is having to meet fresh challenges – and doing...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0100
Covid-19: Czechia third most affected country in the world, worst in EU
Covid-19: Czechia third most affected country in the world, worst in EU

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:36:00 +0100
Babiš: students cannot return to school at start of March
Babiš: students cannot return to school at start of March

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:04:00 +0100
Babiš to ask MPs to extend state of emergency beyond Feb 28
Babiš to ask MPs to extend state of emergency beyond Feb 28

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:56:00 +0100
Czech Airlines announces major round of downsizing
Czech Airlines announces major round of downsizing

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:46:00 +0100
Number of new coronavirus cases rose sharply on Tuesday
Number of new coronavirus cases rose sharply on Tuesday

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:10:00 +0100
Former president Václav Klaus tests positive for COVID-19
Former president Václav Klaus tests positive for COVID-19

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:04:00 +0100
South African coronavirus mutation suspected in three samples taken in Czechia
South African coronavirus mutation suspected in three samples taken in Czechia

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:56:00 +0100
Coronavirus: stricter facemask rules coming as Czech legislators rush to adopt special Pandemic Law
Due to the worsening coronavirus situation, as of Thursday new protective facemask rules go into effect, as parliament rushes to adopt a special Pandemic Law. The government is also looking to implement mandatory testing in workplaces and planning f...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:54:00 +0100
Leaked photographs show convicted Czech lobbyist at ski resort
Leaked photographs show convicted Czech lobbyist at ski resort

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:36:00 +0100
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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:30:00 +0100
Czech freediver breaks world record after swimming 80m under ice
Czech freediver breaks world record after swimming 80m under ice

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:15:00 +0100
Transfer of Czech coronavirus patients to Germany gets green light
Transfer of Czech coronavirus patients to Germany gets green light

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:42:00 +0100
Majority of Czech industry companies made profit in 2020, according to survey
Majority of Czech industry companies made profit in 2020, according to survey

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:53:00 +0100
Czech Republic to sue Poland over Turów coal mine expansion
The Czech Republic will sue Poland over the expansion of the Turów brown coal mine located in the close proximity to the Czech border. The expansion –which should enable mining to continue until 2044 -was approved by the Polish authorities, despi...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:51:00 +0100
Hospital bed capacity close to limit, says deputy health minister
Hospital bed capacity close to limit, says deputy health minister

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:37:00 +0100
Roman Vondrouš wins Pictures of the Year International award
Roman Vondrouš wins Pictures of the Year International award

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:02:00 +0100
Govt. still planning on Monday school reopening – if some conditions met
Govt. still planning on Monday school reopening – if some conditions met

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:55:00 +0100
Respirator requirement to start Thursday
Respirator requirement to start Thursday

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:27:00 +0100
Senators set to amend pandemics law, spelling potential delay
Senators set to amend pandemics law, spelling potential delay

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0100
New office of Czech Embassy in Tel Aviv to open in Jerusalem March 1
New office of Czech Embassy in Tel Aviv to open in Jerusalem March 1

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:29:00 +0100
Government approves two variants of required new electoral law
Government approves two variants of required new electoral law

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:57:00 +0100
“Up to 80 percent of infected may have ‘British’ coronavirus mutation”, says mathematician
The Czech Republic has lost the battle with the British mutation of the coronavirus, which may be present in up to 80 percent of those currently infected in the country, mathematician René Levínský, who is the director of the Czech Centre for Mod...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:40:00 +0100
Boat rentals and caravan salespeople profiting from pandemic restrictions
While hotels owners are fighting for survival, boat rentals and caravan salespeople have seen a huge upsurge in business in recent months. People eager to make plans for the summer, and worried about travel restrictions and closed hotels, are opting...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:15:00 +0100
Czech scientists report growing levels of ground-level ozone
Czech scientists have discovered growing concentrations of ground-level ozone around the Czech Republic. The phenomenon, typical mainly for the summer months, now occurs even during winter. It is caused mainly by global climate change, but surprisin...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:43:00 +0100
High demand for respirators but stocks being replenished
High demand for respirators but stocks being replenished

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:33:00 +0100
No return to schools without tests but winner of tender in spotlight
No return to schools without tests but winner of tender in spotlight

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:12:00 +0100
Industry body wants shops reopened and compensation for lost revenues
Industry body wants shops reopened and compensation for lost revenues

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:51:00 +0100
Cross-country skier on Charles Bridge
The heavy blanket of snow, which is a rare occurrence in Prague, was a welcome diversion for people hankering for action in the coronavirus lockdown.  

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:36:00 +0100
Muchová climbs in rankings after impressive Melbourne run
Muchová climbs in rankings after impressive Melbourne run

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:23:00 +0100
Constitutional Court overrules regulation closing retailers
Constitutional Court overrules regulation closing retailers

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:08:00 +0100
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:06:00 +0100
Hamáček to stand again for head of Social Democrats
Hamáček to stand again for head of Social Democrats

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:11:00 +0100
Edita Kudláčová: Meet the Czech taking over as Europe’s head of public radio
At the start of March, Edita Kudláčová will assume one of the most important jobs in her field: Head of Radio and Audio at the European Broadcasting Union, the Geneva-based body that brings together public service stations all around the continen...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:41:00 +0100
Percentage of positive tests exceeds 40 percent
Percentage of positive tests exceeds 40 percent

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:23:00 +0100
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Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:21:00 +0100
Demonstration against government restrictions held on Wenceslas Square
Demonstration against government restrictions held on Wenceslas Square

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:04:00 +0100
Covid-19: Czechia third most affected country in the world
Covid-19: Czechia third most affected country in the world

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:06:00 +0100
Health Ministry to tighten Covid-19 measures if situation in hospitals worsens
Health Ministry to tighten Covid-19 measures if situation in hospitals worsens

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:32:00 +0100
Survey: Nine out of ten Czechs in favour of school reopening
Survey: Nine out of ten Czechs in favour of school reopening

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:34:00 +0100
Record-high temperatures registered across Czechia
Record-high temperatures registered across Czechia

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:18:00 +0100
Number of people requiring intensive care continues to grow
Number of people requiring intensive care continues to grow

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +0100
Animator Zdeněk Miler, creator of the famous Little Mole, born 100 years ago
The great Czech illustrator and animator Zdeněk Miler, creator of the famous Krtek or Krteček (Little Mole) enjoyed by children worldwide, was born 100 years ago, on February 21. 1921.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +0100
Leoš Janáček’s opera “Káťa Kabanová” at the Metropolitan Opera in NY, 30 years on
Leoš Janáček is among the twenty most-played opera composers in the world. Even so, one of his major works, “Káťa Kabanová”, was not included on the programme of the New York Metropolitan Opera until seventy years after its premiere at the...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:36:00 +0100
People protest government restrictions outside deputy PM’s house
People protest government restrictions outside deputy PM’s house

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:21:00 +0100
Poland considers introducing more restrictions at Czech borders
Poland considers introducing more restrictions at Czech borders

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:43:00 +0100
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:28:00 +0100
Czech Republic to acquire anti-Covid drug Regeneron
Czech Republic to acquire anti-Covid drug Regeneron

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:27:00 +0100
Respirators sales soar after government tightens rules on nose and mouth protection
Respirators sales soar after government tightens rules on nose and mouth protection

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:38:00 +0100
Rest of February to see unseasonably warm weather
Rest of February to see unseasonably warm weather

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:13:00 +0100
Covid-19 deaths in Czechia pass 19,000 mark
Covid-19 deaths in Czechia pass 19,000 mark

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:58:00 +0100
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Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:51:00 +0100
Czech NGO takes part in new initiative calling for ban on biometric mass surveillance in EU
Earlier this week, a group of EU-watchdogs launched a European Citizens' Initiative calling for a ban on biometric mass surveillance.If the petition manages to gather at least one million signatures from seven EU member states it will force a debate...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:12:00 +0100
Czech Film Archive begins unboxing treasures from director Ivan Passer’s estate
The National Film Archive announced this week that it has acquired the estate of Ivan Passer, one of the leading lights of cinema’s Czechoslovak New Wave. The archive received boxes stuffed with Passer’s diaries, letters and photographs, alongsi...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:48:00 +0100
GPs to start vaccinating their patients as of March
GPs to start vaccinating their patients as of March

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:46:00 +0100
Government preparing crisis scenario for hospitals
Government preparing crisis scenario for hospitals

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:44:00 +0100
Number of Covid cases continues to rise
Number of Covid cases continues to rise

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:45:00 +0100
Health Ministry to order use of respirators as epidemic worsens
Health Ministry to order use of respirators as epidemic worsens

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:37:00 +0100
New podcast focuses on how culture can be used as an instrument of positive diplomacy
Can art be used as a tool towards achieving international peace, or is cultural diplomacy just another tool of international propaganda? How has art been used by great powers in the past? And how can the Czech Republic channel its rich cultural heri...

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:25:00 +0100
Shops will not reopen on Monday
Shops will not reopen on Monday

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:07:00 +0100
PM’s advisor Roman Prymula dismissed for attending football match
PM’s advisor Roman Prymula dismissed for attending football match

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:05:00 +0100
Lower house approves 2021 state budget deficit
Lower house approves 2021 state budget deficit

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:13:00 +0100
Czech hospitals see record number of people in critical condition
Czech hospitals see record number of people in critical condition

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100
Electricity production in Czechia lowest in 18 years
Electricity production in Czechia lowest in 18 years

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:37:00 +0100
Covid-19 vaccination: some 182,000 Czechs received two doses
Covid-19 vaccination: some 182,000 Czechs received two doses

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:35:00 +0100
Eurovision contend Benny Cristo: ‘Ain’t no apocalypse as long as you’re here on my lips’
The Czech pop idol finalist Benny Cristo is representing the Czech Republic at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest - again. The 2020 international competition, like most events that normally draw huge audiences, was cancelled due to the coronaviru...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:56:00 +0100
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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:31:00 +0100
Government facing huge dilemma as epidemic worsens
The coronavirus epidemic in the Czech Republic has severely worsened. The more contagious British mutation of the virus is spreading like wildfire in some regions and hospitals are dangerously near their capacity limit. At the height of the crisis t...

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:23:00 +0100
Czech Made - Zetor tractor
The Zetor tractor, which was first produced in Brno’s Zbrojovka plant nearly 75 years ago, has become one of the most famous Czech trademarks and one of Czechoslovakia’s greatest export articles.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:58:00 +0100
Government and opposition parties agree on pandemics law
Government and opposition parties agree on pandemics law

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:47:00 +0100
Muchová fails to reach Australian Open final
Muchová fails to reach Australian Open final

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:47:00 +0100
National Film Archive acquires Ivan Passer’s estate
National Film Archive acquires Ivan Passer’s estate

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:13:00 +0100
Medical Chamber chief: Easing Covid restrictions insane
Medical Chamber chief: Easing Covid restrictions insane

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:03:00 +0100
Slavia readying to face Leicester in Europa League
Slavia readying to face Leicester in Europa League

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:38:00 +0100
Senate group to challenge state of emergency at Constitutional Court
Senate group to challenge state of emergency at Constitutional Court

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:32:00 +0100
Czech Tatra trams in Berlin still in operation after nearly 50 years of service thanks to Covid
The KT4 tram, designed and manufactured by the famous Czech vehicle designer Tatra, has been operating on the streets of Berlin since 1976. The last models were supposed to be withdrawn this month, but thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the city au...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:20:00 +0100
Volume of coal mined in CR last year lowest since 1960s
Volume of coal mined in CR last year lowest since 1960s

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:18:00 +0100
Australian Open: Czech star Muchová upsets No.1 seed, home favourite Barty
Czech tennis player Karolína Muchová has scored a major upset at the ongoing Australian Open. The No. 25 seed mounted a stunning comeback to oust World No.1 Ashleigh Barty – who had the homecourt advantage. After besting the Australian, Muchová...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:49:00 +0100
Babiš: V4 more economic than political grouping
Babiš: V4 more economic than political grouping

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:43:00 +0100
Czech Made: Zetor – one of Czechoslovakia’s greatest export articles
The Zetor tractor, which started to be produced nearly 75 years ago, is one of the most famous Czech trademarks and one of Czechoslovakia’s greatest export articles. Find out more about the iconic tractor in this edition of Czech Made! 

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:54:00 +0100
PM: Cabinet ready to accept most opposition ideas on pandemics law
PM: Cabinet ready to accept most opposition ideas on pandemics law

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:16:00 +0100
Blatný: Whole country could face higher Covid levels within weeks
Blatný: Whole country could face higher Covid levels within weeks

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:15:00 +0100
Shops prepare to reopen under strict hygiene conditions
Shops and shopping centres around the country are preparing to reopen on February 22 within an easing of the lockdown agreed on by the government and opposition. The vast majority of them have been closed since October, with a brief exception in t...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:07:00 +0100
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Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:05:00 +0100
Muchová stuns world number one to reach Melbourne final
Muchová stuns world number one to reach Melbourne final



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