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Now playing Next Czech Republic Czechs have fourth new health minister in a year amid COVID-19 fallout Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis fired Jan Blatny on Wednesday, the third health minister who has lost the job in the pandemic. 07/04/2021
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Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech PM Babis defies MPs to extend COVID-19 state of emergency "The end of the state of emergency would mean a de facto easing (of restrictions) and we cannot afford that," Babis said. 15/02/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech MPs refuse to extend pandemic-related state of emergency Government ministers have warned the move will further worsen the country's COVID-19 situation and might cause the struggling health system to collapse. 12/02/2021
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Now playing Next Czech Republic Russia denies plot to assassinate Prague's mayor It’s alleged that a Russian agent was sent to Prague to poison the mayor with ricin, a highly potent toxin. 29/04/2020
Now playing Next Czech Republic Andrej Babis: Czech PM fraud investigation to continue The ruling reverses an earlier decision to drop the case that the PM had received European Union subsidies. 04/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment 298/5000 This Sunday the Czech Republic celebrated the 30th anniversar Thirty years after November 17, 1989, the Czech Republic sees perhaps the largest commemoration of the Velvet Revolution this Sunday. One of the commemorative events was video mapping at Narodni street in Prague. 17/11/2019
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech Social Democrats threaten government over culture ministry The Social Democrats want the current culture minister to be dismissed but the president is refusing to approve the dismissal, creating a standoff that could topple the government. 16/07/2019
Now playing Next World Czech protest organisers call for new political movement in wake of Sunday’s Prague demo The Million Moments for Democracy group is calling for Andrej Babis to quit over allegations that he fraudulently uses his power as Prime Minister to boost his own business interests. 24/06/2019
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