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Bolt builds up speed ahead of Rio

Usain Bolt’s famous signature gesture, arm extended shooting for the stars, is one his olympic rivals will be hoping they do not see this summer, but who can stop the double Olympic sprint champion Us

Sport

Russia batters Ukraine in a medieval dust up in Prague

Armour, weapons, men and women from all over the world fight in Prague in the Battle of Nations. The aim to recreate the drama of medieval combat

World News

Bringing space technology down to earth at the Living Planet Symposium

Orbiting the earth are some of the most important tools to human understanding of the earth. Satellites are not only important to scientists but are

Czech Republic

Czech Republic wants to adopt new name of Czechia

The Czech Republic should introduce an official shortening of the name to use in English and other foreign languages, the country’s foreign minister

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Sport

Klopp Kops a draw in Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund welcomed back former boss Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool took on Dortmund in the quarter-final of the Europa League. DESCANSO: Dortmund

Czech Republic

Pro-Tibet activists deface Chinese flags as President Xi arrives in Prague

Czech police have arrested 12 people in Prague for defacing Chinese flags and replacing them with Tibetan ones, as Chinese President Xi Jinping

Business Planet

Boost your business and the environment with the European Ecolabel system

This week, Business Planet has been to the Czech capital, Prague, to find out more about the European Ecolabel system: how it works and how it businesses can benefit from it.

Austria

Five killed in 'massive' avalanche in Austrian Alps

Five people have been killed in what has been described as a “massive” avalanche in the Austrian Alps. Police say it struck skiiers from the Czech

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Warm weather cuts short tough Czech dogsled race

The Sedivackuv Long, one of the toughest dogsled races in Europe, has been hindered by warm weather. The 20th edition began on Wednesday with more

Czech Republic

Greece recalls its Czech ambassador after Eurozone comments

Sport

Fed Cup pits Czech and German women in final in Prague

It is Federation Cup Final weekend and the two teams, defending champions the Czech Republic and challengers Russia have met up in Prague. The draw

Czech Republic

Czech Republic: far-right demonstrations attract thousands

Anti-migrant and anti-Islam demonstrations across the Czech Republic have attracted up to 5,000 people. Organised to coincide with the Czech national

Sport

Dutch down and out of Euro 2016

The Netherlands highlighted, in bright orange, their rapid fall grace on Tuesday night as they failed to qualify for next year’s European

Sport

Iceland and Czech Republic secure qualification for the European Championships but Wales must wait

Turkey dealt a huge blow to the Netherlands in Group A of the Euro qualifiers. The home side took the lead in the eighth minute and ran out 3-0

Czech Republic

Czech police marking refugees directly on their skin

Officials in the Czech Republic are facing an outcry from human rights activists over their police writing on refugees’ arms. The refugees were

Czech Republic

Handling of migrants 'reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps'

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Two people die in Czech train smash

Cinema

Karlovy Vary hands out the Crystal Globes to an eclectic selection

American actor Harvey Keitel attended the closing awards ceremony of the 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival. http://t.co/kcVX4pkg0bIncontro con

Cinema

Beware 'The Red Spider' and heed 'The Sound of Trees' at Karlovy Vary

Polish director Marcin Koszałka took to the red carpet at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival to present his feature film, ‘The Red Spider,’ in

Cinema

All 'Heil' Karlovy Vary a platform for young film directors

The Karlovy Vary Festival has cemented its reputation as Central and Eastern Europe’s biggest cinematic event and celebrates its 50th anniversary