Czechia needs more homes. Can a new Building Act help solve the housing crisis?
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Senators will debate a controversial Building Act amendment today that aims to speed up construction and ease the housing shortage.
Czech news in brief for August 20: Thursday's top morning headlines
Defense budget to hit NATO target, Kratom crackdown finds violations in 900 stores, and the public can vote to send something Czech into orbit.
Czech news in brief for August 19: Wednesday's top afternoon headlines
Okamura vs. Czech Railways over toilet paper, iPhone spyware alert hits Czech users, and new Prague hospital to rise on Vinohrady site.
6,500-year-old sanctuary older than Stonehenge uncovered in Czechia
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The 230-meter enclosure has 12 entrances and evidence of rituals, while its layout appears to track important solar and lunar cycles.
Czech news in brief for August 19: Wednesday's top morning headlines
Drought marks a record dry spell in Czechia, sanctuary near Nymburk predates Stonehenge, and Cold War thriller films across Prague streets.
Czech news in brief for August 18: Tuesday's top afternoon headlines
Norovirus suspected in Czech spa illness outbreak, Czechia opens largest battery storage, and Czech library count dips, but stays Europe's densest.
Czech news in brief for August 18: Tuesday's top morning headlines
Storms batter Czechia, hundreds of calls to firefighters, rents dip in Prague, and Prague marks '68 Invasion with Ukraine rally.
Czech news in brief for August 17: Monday's top afternoon headlines
President signs CZK 50,000 parental allowance bump, government moves to shutter Eurocenters, Czech state galleries free every first Sunday.
Czech news in brief for August 17: Monday's top morning headlines
New tunnel bus cuts Prague commute times from today, storms return this week, heatwave over, and Wenceslas Square generates about a ton of trash daily.
Czech news in brief for August 16: Sunday's top afternoon headlines
Strong storms forecast across Czechia Monday, private partner planned for Prague airport rail link, and more Sunday headlines.
Czech news in brief for August 16: Sunday's top morning headlines
Severe drought covers most of Czechia, cyanobacteria found at popular Czech lakes, over-the-counter medication recalled, and more Sunday headlines.
Czech news in brief for August 15: Saturday's top afternoon headlines
Czechia faces extreme heat and health warnings, water use banned on Klenice River as drought worsens, and more Saturday headlines.
Czech news in brief for August 15: Saturday's top morning headlines
Czech tourists describe Croatian fires, Prague Airport returns flights to main runway, Czechia braces for hot weekend, and more Saturday headlines.
Czech news in brief for August 14: Friday's top afternoon headlines
Hundreds of Czechs evacuated from Croatia, Havel human rights prize gets new organizers, and Israeli mother, daughter missing after Prague trip.
Czech news in brief for August 14: Friday's top morning headlines
Education minister asks if summer break is too long, bat bites are on the rise across Czechia, and two Czech tennis legends meet and break the internet.
Czech news in brief for August 13: Thursday's top afternoon headlines
Babiš plans to revive Czech drought coalition, age discrimination starts in Czech job market at 40, and Prague hospitals urgently seek blood donors.
Why was a Mexican drug cartel shopping for weapons in Czechia?
Four suspected cartel members were arrested in Czechia over an alleged arms-for-drugs deal, drawing US charges and questions over the Czech weapons link.
