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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0100Covid data: Record number of people in serious condition
Covid data: Record number of people in serious condition
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:29:00 +0100PM announces new Czech drug against Covid in final stage of approval
PM announces new Czech drug against Covid in final stage of approval
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:03:00 +0100Record high 47,000 vaccines administered Wednesday
Record high 47,000 vaccines administered Wednesday
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:53:00 +0100Meeting fails to resolve dispute over Russian involvement in nuclear tender
Meeting fails to resolve dispute over Russian involvement in nuclear tender
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:29:00 +0100Babiš: Cabinet reshuffle not on agenda at present
Babiš: Cabinet reshuffle not on agenda at present
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:57:00 +0100Annual consumer price growth slows down for seventh consecutive month
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 ...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:31:00 +0100Police shelve investigation into mysterious death of Jan Masaryk
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...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:24:00 +0100Covid tests start at Czech public authorities
Covid tests start at Czech public authorities
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:03:00 +0100Czech Senate hangs Tibetan flag for first time
Czech Senate hangs Tibetan flag for first time
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:57:00 +0100Covid-19: Brno scientists’ test faster than PCR, more accurate than antigen
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...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:50:00 +0100President wants removal of health minister over stance on Russian vaccine
President wants removal of health minister over stance on Russian vaccine
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:57:00 +0100Babiš: CR to get 80,000 extra doses of Pfizer vaccine in March
Babiš: CR to get 80,000 extra doses of Pfizer vaccine in March
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:49:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:44:00 +0100Babiš to discuss vaccines in Israel Thursday
Babiš to discuss vaccines in Israel Thursday
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:43:00 +0100Week-on-week Covid tally decline, reproduction number down
Week-on-week Covid tally decline, reproduction number down
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:38:00 +0100Marie Tumlířová – a pioneering Czech agronomist, feminist and RFE journalist in exile
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...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:58:00 +0100Czech MP Jiří Ventruba dies of Covid
Czech MP Jiří Ventruba dies of Covid
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:17:00 +0100Czech Railways report huge slump in passenger numbers
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...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:16:00 +0100Anti-Covid restrictions group planning to stand in general elections
Anti-Covid restrictions group planning to stand in general elections
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:15:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:43:00 +0100Anti-Covid restrictions group planning to stand in general elections
Anti-Covid restrictions group planning to stand in general elections
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:30:00 +0100Much of donated Koudelka archive arrives in Prague
Much of donated Koudelka archive arrives in Prague
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:25:00 +0100Number of Covid patients in intensive care reaches new record
Number of Covid patients in intensive care reaches new record
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:02:00 +0100Frustrated by travel restrictions, Czechs welcome debate on EU vaccine passport
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...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:02:00 +0100Slavia Prague invite medics to Rangers game
Slavia Prague invite medics to Rangers game
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:31:00 +0100Czech student rapping about atmospheric processes wins Science magazine contest
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...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:21:00 +0100Government approves bonuses for health workers, compensation for entrepreneurs
Government approves bonuses for health workers, compensation for entrepreneurs
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:18:00 +0100Additional PCR test for people with “South African” mutation
Additional PCR test for people with “South African” mutation
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:45:00 +0100“Flowers aren’t enough”: Changing views of International Women’s Day
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...
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0100Role of Czech “lay judges” may be limited to criminal cases under Justice Ministry proposal
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...
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:38:00 +0100International gang robbed Czech banks of CZK 1.4 billion
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.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:56:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:54:00 +0100Average monthly wage reaches 38, 525 Czech crowns
Average monthly wage reaches 38, 525 Czech crowns
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:53:00 +0100Dukovany receives green light for expansion
Dukovany receives green light for expansion
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:51:00 +0100Car industry employee sends government imposed order for mandatory testing to court
Car industry employee sends government imposed order for mandatory testing to court
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:49:00 +0100Czech banks and one insurance company robbed of 1.4 billion
Czech banks and one insurance company robbed of 1.4 billion
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:34:00 +0100Poll: Two-thirds of Czechs want vaccine, almost fifth strongly against
Poll: Two-thirds of Czechs want vaccine, almost fifth strongly against
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:24:00 +0100Number of Covid patients in ICUs up ahead of “critical week”
Number of Covid patients in ICUs up ahead of “critical week”
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:04:00 +0100Czech apple tree nominated in international poll
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/
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:43:00 +0100State likely to put back deadline for income tax returns by month
State likely to put back deadline for income tax returns by month
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:09:00 +0100Police prevent protesters from gathering in downtown Prague
Police prevent protesters from gathering in downtown Prague
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 13:14:00 +0100Blatný: Coming week most critical for ICUs
Blatný: Coming week most critical for ICUs
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:22:00 +0100Prague café offers “vaccine cakes”
Prague café offers “vaccine cakes”
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:43:00 +0100Third highest weekend tally of new Covid cases registered
Third highest weekend tally of new Covid cases registered
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:02:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:02:00 +0100Charlatan takes top prizes at Czech Lion film awards
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...
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 06:59:00 +0100Charlatan takes top prizes at Czech Lion film awards
Charlatan takes top prizes at Czech Lion film awards
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0100Remembering rebel rocker Jiří Schelinger
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...
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:05:00 +0100Václav Brožík – Painter of Czech History
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.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 18:27:00 +0100Kvitová takes trophy in Doha for second time
Kvitová takes trophy in Doha for second time
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 13:26:00 +0100Night freezes to continue in CR for next month
Night freezes to continue in CR for next month
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 10:39:00 +0100New Covid cases figure for Friday down on previous week
New Covid cases figure for Friday down on previous week
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:37:00 +0100Shot putter Staněk wins first major title at European Indoor Championships
Shot putter Staněk wins first major title at European Indoor Championships
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:37:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:36:00 +0100Plaque unveiled to Mejla Hlavsa for 70th anniversary of birth
Plaque unveiled to Mejla Hlavsa for 70th anniversary of birth
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:35:00 +0100CR extradites two to US on suspicion of cybercrime
CR extradites two to US on suspicion of cybercrime
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:34:00 +0100Babiš discusses range of issues with US secretary of state Blinken
Babiš discusses range of issues with US secretary of state Blinken
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:48:00 +0100Government orders testing of public sector employees, imposes work duty on medical students
Government orders testing of public sector employees, imposes work duty on medical students
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:01:00 +0100Czechia asks Germany, Poland and Switzerland to accept a number of Covid-19 patients
Czechia asks Germany, Poland and Switzerland to accept a number of Covid-19 patients
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:32:00 +0100Czech archaeologists say 5th century tomb near Hradec Králové truly an ‘extraordinary’ find
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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Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:14:00 +0100Middle classes will soon be most at risk from debt collection, bailiff says
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...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:12:00 +0100President approves bonus for people in quarantine
President approves bonus for people in quarantine
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:07:00 +0100Over million Covid-19 vaccines to be delivered to Czechia in March
Over million Covid-19 vaccines to be delivered to Czechia in March
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:06:00 +0100Remains of Czech national kidnapped in Libya reportedly discovered
Remains of Czech national kidnapped in Libya reportedly discovered
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:10:00 +0100Unemployment remains at 4.3 percent in February
Unemployment remains at 4.3 percent in February
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:54:00 +0100Antonín Dvořák’s ‘New World Symphony’ – an ‘American’ anthem that delighted, divided a nation (pt.2)
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...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:29:00 +0100Catholic priest and former dissident František Lízna dies at 79
Catholic priest and former dissident František Lízna dies at 79
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:10:00 +0100Over 14,500 new Covid cases recorded Thursday
Over 14,500 new Covid cases recorded Thursday
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:23:00 +0100Compulsory testing starts at medium-sized Czech firms
Compulsory testing starts at medium-sized Czech firms
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:41:00 +0100Cech Made
The soft contact lens
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0100Medieval manuscript that could redefine understanding of medieval music in Bohemia found in Prague
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...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:45:00 +0100Covid-19 fuels popularity of car sharing in Czechia
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...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:33:00 +0100Karel Zeman – wizard of the big screen
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...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:13:00 +0100Apollo music prize goes to Dye My Hair by Amelie Siba
Apollo music prize goes to Dye My Hair by Amelie Siba
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:05:00 +0100Babis: Discussion of easing restrictions unlikely before Easter
Babis: Discussion of easing restrictions unlikely before Easter
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:05:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:03:00 +0100Over quarter million in Czech Republic now vaccinated against Covid
Over quarter million in Czech Republic now vaccinated against Covid
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:42:00 +0100Hard-hit Czech Republic to receive 100,000 additional Covid vaccines from better-off EU members
As the Czech Republic struggles to deal with one of the highest rates of Covid infections and deaths per capita in the world, EU member states have come to its assistance, offering to take over patients from the overburdened Czech health care system...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:34:00 +0100Karlovy Vary IFF to take place in second half of August
Karlovy Vary IFF to take place in second half of August
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:33:00 +0100Czech Covid deaths now exceed 21,000
Czech Covid deaths now exceed 21,000
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:40:00 +0100Czech Made: The soft contact lens
The contact lens – a tiny, soft, see-through thing, weighing next to nothing, yet it makes a huge difference in our lives. Hundreds of millions of people around the world wear contacts every day, but they may not be aware that the invention of the...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:27:00 +0100Education: PM Babiš suggests issuing official diploma for high school grads
Education: PM Babiš suggests issuing official diploma for high school grads
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:02:00 +0100Covid-19: Czech president requests supply of Chinese vaccine Sinopharm
Covid-19: Czech president requests supply of Chinese vaccine Sinopharm
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:35:00 +0100Czech PM to visit Israel to discuss Covid vaccination
Czech PM to visit Israel to discuss Covid vaccination
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:01:00 +0100Central Bohemian hospitals in Benešov, Mladá Boleslav declare state of mass disability
Central Bohemian hospitals in Benešov, Mladá Boleslav declare state of mass disability
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:28:00 +0100Record number of Covid patients, fourth highest number of new cases seen
Record number of Covid patients, fourth highest number of new cases seen
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:05:00 +0100Japanese conductor Chuhei Iwasaki to lead Pilsen Philharmonic
Japanese conductor Chuhei Iwasaki to lead Pilsen Philharmonic
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0100Despite pandemic number of foreign students studying full-time in Czechia grew in 2020
New data from the Ministry of Education shows that while there were fewer Erasmus students in the Czech Republic last year, the number of foreign students studying full-time degrees grew by more than 8 percent. I asked Jakub Tesař, the head of the ...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:54:00 +0100Charlatan seen as film to beat at Saturday’s Czech Lions
The 28th edition of the main national film awards, the Czech Lions, takes place in Prague on Saturday night, which Charlatan, Shadow Country and Havel among the main contenders. But what is the favourite to win? I discussed the 2021 Czech Lion Award...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:48:00 +0100Opposition party proposes new rules for remote work
Due to the record numbers of new Covid-19 cases in the Czech Republic, the government has called on companies to allow their employees to work from home where possible. However, under the current legislation, home office is only voluntary and cannot...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:38:00 +0100CRIF: February saw most Czech company bankruptcies since June 2020
CRIF: February saw most Czech company bankruptcies since June 2020
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:46:00 +0100Weather
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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:24:00 +0100MPs to address lack of Covid beds in Pardubice, as foreign countries offer help
MPs to address lack of Covid beds in Pardubice, as foreign countries offer help
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:25:00 +0100STEM: 40 pct of Czech internet users believe false info about Covid-19
STEM: 40 pct of Czech internet users believe false info about Covid-19
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:15:00 +0100Smartwings, Czech Airlines to require negative Covid-19 tests from passengers
Smartwings, Czech Airlines to require negative Covid-19 tests from passengers
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:23:00 +0100Record number of Covid patients, fourth highest number of new cases seen
Record number of Covid patients, fourth highest number of new cases seen
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:17:00 +0100Compulsory Covid tests begin at large Czech companies
Compulsory Covid tests begin at large Czech companies
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:12:00 +0100Moravia Silesia projected to lose quarter of inhabitants by 2070
Moravia Silesia projected to lose quarter of inhabitants by 2070
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:40:00 +0100Driving tests suspended over Covid situation
Driving tests suspended over Covid situation
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:10:00 +0100Sons of Saint Ludmilla: faces of Prague Castle founder, father of Czech patron saint revealed
A team of scientists has reconstructed in glorious detail the faces of two sons of Saint Ludmila who left an indelible mark on Czech history: Spytihněv I, founder of Prague Castle, and Vratislav I, father of “good king Wenceslas”. Using state-o...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:54:00 +0100German donation of vaccines arrives in Karlovy Vary
German donation of vaccines arrives in Karlovy Vary
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:49:00 +0100Online food retailer Rohlik raises EUR 190 million from investors, plans expansion into Germany
The online food retail store Rohlik Group has raised EUR 190 million from investors. The company plans to use the money to speed up expansion in existing and new markets as well as for investments into new technologies and service improvement, Rohli...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:07:00 +0100Ex-vaccination chief says politics governing PM’s allotment of vaccines
Ex-vaccination chief says politics governing PM’s allotment of vaccines
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0100Government orders blanket testing of employees in ten thousand companies
With the coronavirus epidemic threatening to spiral out of control, the Czech government on Monday ordered blanket testing of employees in companies around the country. The decision has seen thousands of firms scrambling to secure tests for over two...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:57:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:56:00 +0100Czech hospitals see record number of critical Covid patients
Czech hospitals see record number of critical Covid patients
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:40:00 +0100Rohlík operator gets major investment, plans move onto German market
Rohlík operator gets major investment, plans move onto German market
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:21:00 +0100Amb. Cliona Manahan: If I don’t sound authentic, nobody’s going to listen
Cliona Manahan, Ireland’s ambassador to the Czech Republic, says that her approach to the post is based on reaching out and making connections – and that she see her embassy in Prague’s Malá Strana as a kind of informal “Ireland House”. ...
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:33:00 +0100Government reactivates project on Czech vaccine against Covid
Government reactivates project on Czech vaccine against Covid
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:31:00 +0100Government to provide respirators to socially disadvantaged groups
Government to provide respirators to socially disadvantaged groups
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +0100150 years since first civic marriage in Old Town Hall
The wedding took place March 5, 1871. Until then only church weddings had been allowed.
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:01:00 +0100Government approves blanket testing in companies, full wage for people in quarantine
Government approves blanket testing in companies, full wage for people in quarantine
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:34:00 +0100A year into Covid-19 pandemic, Czech ‘success story’ becomes cautionary tale
One year ago today, on March 1, 2020, the Czech Republic reported its first three confirmed cases of Covid-19. The government reacted quickly and resolutely to the threat of a pandemic, and for a time, the Czech Republic was considered a success sto...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:23:00 +0100Czech Republic opens embassy office in Jerusalem
The Czech Republic has confirmed its friendly relations with Israel, becoming only the second EU country to open a branch of its embassy in Jerusalem. The office, staffed by a diplomat and an administrator, started operating on Monday, March 1. I di...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:17:00 +0100Mental pressure, stoicism and dating apps - Foreigners on life in Czechia during Covid pandemic
Living as a foreigner in the Czech Republic during the coronavirus pandemic, does have its downsides. Those who spoke to Radio Prague International particularly stress the difficulty in visiting their families, but many also say that they have gotte...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:36:00 +0100Weather forecast
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Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:34:00 +0100Number of Covid cases continues to rise
Number of Covid cases continues to rise
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:33:00 +0100People over 70 registering for vaccination
People over 70 registering for vaccination
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:13:00 +0100Czech data consumption skyrockets – and may climb further
Mobile network operators in the Czech Republic report a rise of between 66 and 71 percent in their customers’ data consumption in 2020 compared to the previous year.