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Thu, 05 May 2022 08:00:00 +0200Annual 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 +0200Respirators no longer required at Czech hospitals from Thursday
Respirators no longer required at Czech hospitals from Thursday
Wed, 04 May 2022 14:00:00 +0200Court 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 +0200Beskids 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 +0200Czech 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 +0200The 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 +0200Blažek 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 +0200Respirators 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 +0200Industry 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 +0200Czech 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 +0200Weather forecast
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Wed, 04 May 2022 10:45:00 +0200Anifilm winner to qualify for Oscars consideration
Anifilm winner to qualify for Oscars consideration
Wed, 04 May 2022 10:43:00 +0200Opposition MPs’ filibustering prevents debate in lower house
Opposition MPs’ filibustering prevents debate in lower house
Wed, 04 May 2022 09:46:00 +0200Škoda'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 +0200Czechs overwhelmingly support humanitarian aid for Ukraine, survey shows
Czechs overwhelmingly support humanitarian aid for Ukraine, survey shows
Tue, 03 May 2022 15:35:00 +0200Case 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 +0200Internationally 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 +0200Art 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 +0200Expert: 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 +0200Czechia up 20 places in World Press Freedom Index
Czechia up 20 places in World Press Freedom Index
Tue, 03 May 2022 12:50:00 +0200Czechia 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 +0200Finance Ministry freezes Vítkovice Steel assets
Finance Ministry freezes Vítkovice Steel assets
Tue, 03 May 2022 12:37:00 +0200Business 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 +0200Weather
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Tue, 03 May 2022 12:19:00 +0200Eurostat: Unemployment in Czechia lowest in EU
Eurostat: Unemployment in Czechia lowest in EU
Tue, 03 May 2022 12:04:00 +0200Czech citizen reported missing in Ukraine
Czech citizen reported missing in Ukraine
Tue, 03 May 2022 11:52:00 +0200Industry 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 +0200State 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 +0200Art collector, patron Meda Mládková dies at 102
Art collector, patron Meda Mládková dies at 102
Mon, 02 May 2022 13:54:00 +0200Pork 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 +0200Czech 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 +0200Weather forecast
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Mon, 02 May 2022 12:08:00 +0200Brno to donate trams and trolleybuses to Kharkiv
Brno to donate trams and trolleybuses to Kharkiv
Mon, 02 May 2022 12:06:00 +0200Czech 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 +0200Interior 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 +0200Central 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 +0200Saint 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 +0200State school-leaving exams begin across Czechia
State school-leaving exams begin across Czechia
Mon, 02 May 2022 07:54:00 +0200Czechs 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 +0200Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz
Test your knowledge of things Czech!
Sun, 01 May 2022 17:21:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Sun, 01 May 2022 16:40:00 +0200Political parties and other groups mark May Day
Political parties and other groups mark May Day
Sun, 01 May 2022 14:59:00 +0200Number 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 +0200Jude Thaddeus Okolo appointed new apostolic nuncio to Czechia
Jude Thaddeus Okolo appointed new apostolic nuncio to Czechia
Sun, 01 May 2022 13:09:00 +0200Industry 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 +0200Czechs 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 +0200Firefighters responded to around ninety witch-burning fires
Firefighters responded to around ninety witch-burning fires
Sun, 01 May 2022 00:05:00 +0200May 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 +0200Tears 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 +0200Czechs mark witch-burning night around country
Czechs mark witch-burning night around country
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:45:00 +0200Miloš 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 +0200Weather forecast
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Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:16:00 +0200Czechia 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 +0200Prague 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 +0200Josef Středula re-elected as trade union leader
Josef Středula re-elected as trade union leader
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 08:37:00 +0200Czech Covid weekly incidence drops below 100
Czech Covid weekly incidence drops below 100
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:31:00 +0200Defence 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 +0200Fiala: 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 +0200Morawiecki: 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 +0200Ukrainian 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 +0200Czech 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 +0200Czech 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 +0200Seznam 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 +0200Czechia 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 +0200Fiala: 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 +0200Czech 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 +0200Weather
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Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:39:00 +0200Třinec 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 +0200Deník 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 +0200Website of Czech Television hit by cyber attack
Website of Czech Television hit by cyber attack
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:29:00 +0200Czech 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 +0200President 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 +0200Czechs mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
Czechs mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:07:00 +0200As 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 +0200Febiofest film festival gets underway
Febiofest film festival gets underway
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:20:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:19:00 +0200Nearly 314,600 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas
Nearly 314,600 Ukrainian refugees now have special visas
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:17:00 +0200Experts: 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 +0200Households 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 +0200Charles 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 +0200Tučková’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 +0200Radio 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 +0200Cases of disinformation over Ukraine uncovered in Czech schools
Cases of disinformation over Ukraine uncovered in Czech schools
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:36:00 +0200David Stypka takes three posthumous Anděl awards
David Stypka takes three posthumous Anděl awards
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:04:00 +0200Czech 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 +0200Prague 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 +0200Heating 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 +0200Zeman backs Poland over Russia gas supply spat
Zeman backs Poland over Russia gas supply spat
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:12:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:08:00 +0200Czech 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...
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:56:00 +0200Biden to speak at funeral of Madeleine Albright in Washington
Biden to speak at funeral of Madeleine Albright in Washington
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:48:00 +0200US backs Czech stance on Ukraine in Lipavský-Blinken talks
US backs Czech stance on Ukraine in Lipavský-Blinken talks
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:41:00 +0200Czech foreign minister discusses defence, energy security and human rights with Secretary Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the Czech Republic’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine at a Tuesday meeting with Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský in Washington D.C. Both heads of diplomacy reiterated the importance of maintaining Uk...
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0200New map helps Ukrainian refugees find free accommodation and jobs
For the Ukrainian war refugees newly arrived in Czechia, finding long-term housing, work or a school for their children is becoming increasingly difficult. A new map by the NGO People in Need and Charles University’s Faculty of Sciences wants to m...
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:41:00 +0200Christian Democrats want lower house to label Russian crimes in Ukraine as genocide
Christian Democrats want lower house to label Russian crimes in Ukraine as genocide
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:39:00 +0200Chamber of Deputies approves temporary VAT cut on petrol and diesel
Chamber of Deputies approves temporary VAT cut on petrol and diesel
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:30:00 +0200PM: Suspension of gas supplies to Poland breach of contracts
PM: Suspension of gas supplies to Poland breach of contracts
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:31:00 +0200Interior minister: Security will be important topic of Czech EU presidency
Interior minister: Security will be important topic of Czech EU presidency
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:11:00 +0200Czechs stock up on firewood in fear of rising energy prices
Despite the heating season having just finished, Czechs are already stocking on firewood for the next one, fearing the rising energy prices, Czech Television reported on Monday.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:33:00 +0200Poll finds Central Europeans “very concerned about media freedom”
A new study suggests that about half the populations of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary are concerned about media freedom – and a majority in the Visegrad Four support national or EU legislation to safeguard it.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:30:00 +0200Wartime Czechoslovak spymaster František Moravec’s remains brought back from US
The remains of Czechoslovakia’s World War II head of intelligence, General František Moravec, are being ceremonially reburied in his home town of Čáslav this Tuesday. The spy chief died in exile in the United States and was buried for decades i...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:15:00 +0200Children-only press conference on Ukraine held at Czech Radio
A special conference for children addressing the war in Ukraine took place at Czech Radio’s building in Prague on Monday. Among the speakers, who answered the children’s questions was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Vít Rakušan...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:57:00 +0200Billions to be spent on adaptation measures to fight drought
Billions to be spent on adaptation measures to fight drought
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:55:00 +0200Bolek Polívka to receive President’s Award at KVIFF
Bolek Polívka to receive President’s Award at KVIFF
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:52:00 +0200Constitutional Court to address complaint about Czech-Polish agreement on Turow mine
Constitutional Court to address complaint about Czech-Polish agreement on Turow mine
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:49:00 +0200Prime Minister Fiala to hold talks with Chancellor Scholz in Berlin next week
Prime Minister Fiala to hold talks with Chancellor Scholz in Berlin next week
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:57:00 +0200Czech Institute of Archaelogy hopes to discover "hidden worlds“ in remote area of Sudan
The Mesolithic-Neolithic site of Shaqadud in Sudan is one of the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences’ flagship sites. First found in the early 1960s by German archaeologist Karl-Heinz Otto, Shaqadud became known as a famous p...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:28:00 +0200Czech Republic reopens consulate in Ukraine’s Lviv
Czech Republic reopens consulate in Ukraine’s Lviv
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:23:00 +0200Remains of General František Moravec taken to Czech Republic for reburial
Remains of General František Moravec taken to Czech Republic for reburial
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:11:00 +0200Many Czech businesses hoping to fill job applications gap by hiring Ukrainian refugees
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the energy crisis, inflation and the war in Ukraine are all affecting the Czech labour market, writes news site Aktuálně.cz. Worried about an upcoming economic crisis, employees are now more relucta...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:52:00 +0200Reliquary of Emperor Charles I placed within Prague’s Saint Vitus Cathedral
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death, a reliquary of Charles I, the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary and thus also the last King of Bohemia, was ceremonially placed within the Cathedral of Saint Vitus at Prague Castle on Sunday. Char...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:43:00 +0200Talks on new defence deal with US to start in May
Talks on new defence deal with US to start in May
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:31:00 +0200Okamura party politician found guilty of Holocaust denial over Lety remark
Okamura party politician found guilty of Holocaust denial over Lety remark
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:21:00 +0200Political analyst: President Macron’s victory is great news for Europe and the Czech Republic
Czech politicians have welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s election victory over his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, hailing it as good news for Europe and a signal of stability in turbulent times. I spoke to Zuzana Šimek from the Prague-...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:11:00 +0200Plzeň top of football league after surprise defeat for Slavia
Plzeň top of football league after surprise defeat for Slavia
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:11:00 +0200Weather forecast
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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:10:00 +0200Bakers: Margins checks won’t keep prices down, businesses under threat
Bakers: Margins checks won’t keep prices down, businesses under threat
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:10:00 +0200Sunday sees lowest Covid tally since October 10
Sunday sees lowest Covid tally since October 10