Government declares new state of emergency

Government to declare new state of emergency

Government issues ban on travel to extreme-risk states

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 ...

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...

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.

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...

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Covid drug Bamlanivimab administered to first patient

Justice minister intervenes in case of homeless man who stole five bread rolls

Teachers and people over 70 to be able to register for vaccination in coming days

Number of patients in serious condition reaches new high

Slavia overcome England’s Leicester in Europa League sensation

Govt wants to restrict movement, shut kindergartens and some shops

South African Covid mutation confirmed in CR

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 ...

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...

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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...

MPs to mull government call for further state of emergency Friday

France to supply CR with 100,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Zeman expresses support for democracy in Myanmar

Wednesday Covid numbers see jump from previous week

Covid drug bamlanivimab arrives in Czech Republic

Morcheeba star name for National Theatre concert supporting arts

Former political prisoner, advocate František Šedivý dies at age 93

Covid-19: Govt debating stricter measures on movement, closing schools and shops

Football: Sparta Prague team quarantined due to positive Covid-19 tests

Rockaway Capital becomes Karlovy Vary film fest sponsoring partner

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,...

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...

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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 ...

Six injured in Ostrava apartment building fire caused by explosion

Czech cynologist: sniffer dogs over 90 pct effective in identifying Covid-19

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...

Covid-19: Czechia third most affected country in the world, worst in EU

Babiš: students cannot return to school at start of March

Babiš to ask MPs to extend state of emergency beyond Feb 28

Czech Airlines announces major round of downsizing

Number of new coronavirus cases rose sharply on Tuesday

Former president Václav Klaus tests positive for COVID-19

South African coronavirus mutation suspected in three samples taken in Czechia

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...

Leaked photographs show convicted Czech lobbyist at ski resort

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Czech freediver breaks world record after swimming 80m under ice

Transfer of Czech coronavirus patients to Germany gets green light

Majority of Czech industry companies made profit in 2020, according to survey

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...

Hospital bed capacity close to limit, says deputy health minister

Roman Vondrouš wins Pictures of the Year International award

Govt. still planning on Monday school reopening – if some conditions met

Respirator requirement to start Thursday

Senators set to amend pandemics law, spelling potential delay

New office of Czech Embassy in Tel Aviv to open in Jerusalem March 1

Government approves two variants of required new electoral law

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...

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...

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...

High demand for respirators but stocks being replenished

No return to schools without tests but winner of tender in spotlight

Industry body wants shops reopened and compensation for lost revenues

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.  

Muchová climbs in rankings after impressive Melbourne run

Constitutional Court overrules regulation closing retailers

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Hamáček to stand again for head of Social Democrats

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...

Percentage of positive tests exceeds 40 percent

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Demonstration against government restrictions held on Wenceslas Square

Covid-19: Czechia third most affected country in the world

Health Ministry to tighten Covid-19 measures if situation in hospitals worsens

Survey: Nine out of ten Czechs in favour of school reopening

Record-high temperatures registered across Czechia

Number of people requiring intensive care continues to grow

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.

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...

People protest government restrictions outside deputy PM’s house

Poland considers introducing more restrictions at Czech borders

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Czech Republic to acquire anti-Covid drug Regeneron

Respirators sales soar after government tightens rules on nose and mouth protection

Rest of February to see unseasonably warm weather

Covid-19 deaths in Czechia pass 19,000 mark

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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...

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...

GPs to start vaccinating their patients as of March

Government preparing crisis scenario for hospitals

Number of Covid cases continues to rise

Health Ministry to order use of respirators as epidemic worsens

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...

Shops will not reopen on Monday

PM’s advisor Roman Prymula dismissed for attending football match

Lower house approves 2021 state budget deficit

Czech hospitals see record number of people in critical condition

Electricity production in Czechia lowest in 18 years

Covid-19 vaccination: some 182,000 Czechs received two doses

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...

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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...

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.

Government and opposition parties agree on pandemics law

Muchová fails to reach Australian Open final

National Film Archive acquires Ivan Passer’s estate

Medical Chamber chief: Easing Covid restrictions insane

Slavia readying to face Leicester in Europa League

Senate group to challenge state of emergency at Constitutional Court

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...

Volume of coal mined in CR last year lowest since 1960s

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...

Babiš: V4 more economic than political grouping

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! 

PM: Cabinet ready to accept most opposition ideas on pandemics law

Blatný: Whole country could face higher Covid levels within weeks

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...

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Muchová stuns world number one to reach Melbourne final