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Czech Republic

Meet the Czech volunteers helping out in hospitals amid COVID-19 surge

Hundreds of Czechs are in training to become healthcare volunteers as a new wave of COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

29/10/2020

Czech Republic

Czech army sets up 500-bed field hospital anticipating COVID-19 surge

The Czech army has sett up the first COVID-19 field hospital in Prague with a capacity of 500 beds and 10 intensive care units.

24/10/2020

Czech Republic

Can Czech Republic really cut energy emissions in line with Brussels?

Prime Minister Andrej Babis surprised many when he said his government will now support the European Union’s new planned target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 55%. But is it realistic?

23/10/2020

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Anti-lockdown demonstration turns violent in Prague

Czech police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters, some of whom attacked them after a protest in Prague against government restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus infections.

18/10/2020

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Dozens gather in Prague for outdoor Catholic mass

Dozens of people gathered in Prague's Old Town Square on Sunday for an outdoor Catholic mass, due to coronavirus rules limiting numbers allowed inside.

18/10/2020

Czech Republic

Czech hospitals under pressure as coronavirus cases surge

The number of new COVID-19 cases rose by 50% in September, Europe’s second-largest spike in cases.

06/10/2020

Czech Republic

Czech Republic is officially called Czechia. Why hasn't it caught on?

The country's prime minister, Andrej Babiš, has previously said he thinks Czechia is a stupid idea.

05/10/2020

Czech Republic

Czech Republic: Andrej Babis' party wins big in regional elections

The elections were the first held in the Czech Republic during the coronavirus pandemic.

03/10/2020

Czech Republic

Czech Republic appoints new health minister amid COVID-19 spike

The country was an early success story but is now seeing a jump in infections.

22/09/2020

Czech Republic

Football’s ‘new normal’: Czech side lose after whole team quarantined

The makeshift Czech side, featuring nine debutants, was put together at the last minute after a coronavirus outbreak in the squad.

08/09/2020

Czech Republic

Oscar-winning Czech film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Jiri Menzel was a figure of the 'Czechoslovak New Wave' - films that touched on the topics of freedom and protest against the communist regime.

07/09/2020

Czech Republic

Czech Senate president meets Taiwan leader amid fury from Beijing

China says the Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil had overstepped the line with his visit to Taiwan amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between the two countries.

03/09/2020

Czech Republic

Taiwan furore exposes Czech divisions over East-West direction

The controversial visit of @Vystrcil_Milos to #Taiwan has exposed #Czech divisions over which way the country should look: to Russia and China or to the West.

01/09/2020

Czech Republic

China threatens retaliation after Czech delegation visits Taiwan

The Czech Foreign Ministry will summon the Chinese ambassador to Prague after threatening statements were made by Beijing against the visit.

31/08/2020

Czech Republic

Eleven dead in Czech building fire

Authorities said the fire might have been set deliberately. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident.

09/08/2020

Czech Republic

Eleven people killed in Czech Republic apartment building fire

At least 11 people have been killed in a fire in an apartment building in the northeastern Czech Republic, police and firefighters said Saturday.

08/08/2020

Czech Republic

Former Soviet military base turned into wildlife sanctuary

Bison and horses are re-establishing a natural balance in the area by eating dangerous and invasive plants.

08/08/2020

Czech Republic

Huge hangover as Czech beer sector's revenues drop €179m amid pandemic

The Czech beer industry weathered communism and Nazi occupation with scarcely a dent during the last century – but it may prove less bulletproof in the wake of COVID 19 impacts, according to brewers.

31/07/2020

Czech Republic

1 dead, 35 injured after two trains collide near Czech capital

The driver of the train was killed and dozens more are believed to be injured after a collision between two trains near Czech capital, Prague.

15/07/2020

Czech Republic

Two killed after passenger trains collide near Czech-German border

Police say one person has already been detained as an investigation has been launched in the cause of the crash.

08/07/2020

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Banquet in Prague to celebrate the end of the lockdown

Thousands of Czechs celebrated the coming end of most COVID-19 restrictions in the country with a dinner in the capital on Tuesday night.

01/07/2020

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Czechs celebrate end of lockdown with giant dinner party in Prague

The country has fared relatively well, registering fewer than 12,000 coronavirus cases and under 350 deaths. However, a sharp rise in infections has been observed in recent days.

01/07/2020

Czech Republic

Coronavirus: Czech Republic reports record spike in daily cases

It comes just days before the country lifts the obligation to wear face-protection, exception made for Prague.

27/06/2020

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This 3D-printed floating house took 48 hours to build

The Czech eco-home comes with reduced carbon emissions.

21/06/2020

Czech Republic

Prague expels two Russian diplomats over fake mayor murder plot claim

“The whole case was a result of infighting between staffers at the Russian Federation Embassy in Prague,” claimed Czech PM Andrej Babis.

05/06/2020

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Starved for culture, Czechs hold drive-in festival

A Prague festival producer said the coronavirus pandemic has forced him turn his festival into a drive-in event.

10/05/2020