Most Czechs use Norwegian app for local weather forecasts, though Czech data is reportedly better
Most Czechs use a mobile app that relies on data from Norway when checking for weather conditions, although data provided by the local CHMU are more precise
Vladimir Putin wants Czech President Miloš Zeman to attend WWII Victory celebrations in Moscow
The Russian president would like to see Zeman at the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the WWII end in Moscow next year
Supporters and opponents of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev statue verbally clash in Prague
Around 60 supporters of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev (1897-1973) met at his memorial in Prague 6 on Saturday to remember the 122nd anniversary of his birth
Death toll in 2019 Czech railway accidents higher than in 2018
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A total of 219 people died in railway accidents in the Czech Republic through the end of November 2019
Czech Christmas carp springs back to life, nearly scares driver to death
A Czech woman suffered serious injuries in a crash after the Christmas carp she was transporting jumped into her lap
One in five Czechs suffers from a mental illness, according to health officials
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Every fifth Czech suffers from some form of mental disorder according to the Government Council on Mental Health
Czech Scouts to carry Light of Bethlehem to Prague and around the Czech Republic
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The Bethlehem Light, one of the symbols of the Christmas season, will arrive to Prague on Saturday
Czech senators push to move Czech Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Twenty-six senators have called for the moving of the Czech embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Series of events in Prague marks anniversary of death of former Czech president Václav Havel
A plaque commemorating late president Václav Havel (1936-2011) was unveiled on the apartment where he was born and lived for 40 years
More than a third of a million non-EU foreigners now legally reside in the Czech Republic
As of September 2019, about 350,000 foreigners from outside the EU, the European Economic Area and Switzerland were legally staying in the Czech Republic
15,000 demonstrate against Czech PM Andrej Babiš on Prague's Wenceslas Square
Several thousand people gathered at another rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
Prague stops supporting events involving single-use packaging
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Prague City Hall will stop supporting events at which one-use packaging or products are used
Czech Republic names new star, exoplanet after Czech writer Karel Čapek's works
The exoplanet and star the IAU have allotted to the Czech Republic will bear the names Makropulos and Absolutno after writer Karel Čapek
Only 20% of Czech train stations are wheelchair accessible
Only one-fifth of railway stations in the Czech Republic, or 504 of them, are a least partly accessible to wheelchair users
One-third of Czechs are at least occasional smokers
Official statistics say one quarter of Czechs smoke cigarettes regularly, but a recent survey shows that the absolute number of smokers is much higher
Fundraisers for families of victims of Ostrava shooting have raised 2.6 million crowns so far
Two separate fund raisers planned to run through March 31 will donate money to the shooting victims' families
Kazakh, not Czech, national anthem accidentally played at Czech-Sweden hockey match in Moscow
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While the Swedish national anthem was played without any problems in the CSKA Moscow arena, Czech players were waiting for their anthem in vain
