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Czech Republic tests nanotechnology for disinfecting public transport

Czech Republic transit workers have been spraying trams and buses with different types of disinfectant nano-polymers in the fight against COVID-19.

Czech Republic

Prague set to rile Moscow by naming square after Boris Nemtsov

To make matters worse, the square is near the Russian embassy in Prague.

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Europeans drop their trousers on public transport for annual event

Organisers want commuters to stop looking at their phones.

Hungary

Meet the central European capitals fighting their populist governments

It's a move that says as much about Europe's political polarisation along urban and rural lines as it does about the four countries involved.

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Czech Republic

Tens of thousands protest against Czech PM after damning EU report

The latest protest against Andrej Babis was called after Czech prosecutors reopened a probe into Babis's business dealings.

Czech Republic

At least 200,000 protest in Prague against Czech PM Andrej Babis

It's claimed to be one of the biggest protests since the fall of communism 30 years ago.

Czech Republic

Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution 30 years on

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Hundreds of thousands of Czechoslovakian citizens took part in peaceful protests, demanding the end of the communist regime. It took only a few weeks before the ruling party surrendered and democracy was installed in the country.

Czech Republic

Czech police investigate claims Hitler mask was on sale in Prague shop

The German ambassador to the Czech Republic posted a picture of the shop stock to Twitter, asking why "such trash" was being sold in central Prague.

Czech Republic

300,000 mourners pay respects to Karel Gott, 'Sinatra of the East'

Czechs bid a final farewell on Friday to singer Karel Gott, standing in line for hours to pay their respects to the man whose popularity in former communist Europe earned him the nickname the “Sinatra of the East”.

Czech Republic

Andrej Babis probe: Czech lawyers drop fraud charges

The Prague state attorney has halted a criminal investigation into whether Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis abused EU subsidies.

Czech Republic

Soap opera? Prague music fans watch Don Giovanni from the bath

The stunt was based around an anagram – Don Giovanni in Czech is 'John do vany' which also means 'John into the tub'.

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Listening to opera from a rooftop bathtub: Czech!

Czech opera singer Adam Plachetka sang arias from the opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on Thursday( August 29) to people lying in bathtubs at the rooftop of Lucerna building in Prague.

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French tightrope walker wows Czech crowd with Vltava River crossing

World-renowned French tightrope walker Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga crossed Prague's Vltava River in a performance to open an international circus festival.

Israel

Watch: Wealth of unpublished Kafka manuscripts unveiled

Before his death in 1924, Kafka left all of his work to his friend and editor Max Brod, instructing him to burn every manuscript without reading it.

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Operalia celebrates Adriana Gonzalez and Xabier Anduaga

The annual competition, Operalia, serves as a springboard for young talent in the world of opera. Euronews spoke to the winners, as well as the founder Plácido Domingo to find out more.

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Robotic bartender serves up cocktails for Prague clubbers

For revellers at one Prague megaclub, gone are the days of being squashed at the bar waiting to get a watered-down cocktail.

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Sprinkler truck sprays people in Prague with water in 37C temperatures

Tourists in Prague's Old Town Square got a slight reprieve from the scorching heat on Tuesday when a city worker parked a sprinkler truck in the public plaza and sprayed water into the air.

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Huge protests in Prague demand resignation of Czech PM Andrej Babiš

Organisers say up to 120,000 people have protested in the Czech capital Prague calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

Czech Republic

Czechs protest for the prime minister’s resignation

The government survived a vote of no-confidence over fraud allegations implicating the Prime Minister which he denies.

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Booming bags: how EU Special Financing has helped a Czech company take on the world

In partnership with The European Commission

A major weapon in the fight against single-use plastic is coming out of the Czech Republic, in part thanks to an EU scheme freeing up finance for small companies where banks fear to go.

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