Starbucks now charging for single-use paper cups in the Czech Republic
The coffee chain wants to encourage reusable cups, and will support the planting of trees in the Czech landscape.
The right to bear arms in self-defense is embedded in the Czech constitution
The Senate, the upper house of Czech parliament, has approved the right to use arms to defend oneself and others.
Czech daily news in brief: top headlines for July 21, 2021
Czech media ownership under fire, Czech drowning deaths exceed those of coastal countries, Czech Olympic trainer tests positive for Covid.
Coronavirus update, July 21, 2021: Czech foreign minister won't rule out further border measures
Five foreign ministers from Central Europe met in Mělník yesterday to discuss a coordinated strategy against the Delta variation of coronavirus.
Give your old stuff new life: Prague's re-use project expands its activities
The city’s long-term environmental plan counts on finding new homes not only for furniture but toys, appliances, and other gently loved goods.
Three-quarters of Czechs use dating apps: these are the most popular, says a new poll
Czechs were notable in the global poll for their willingness to meet face-to-face during a worldwide pandemic.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 20, 2021
Czech Republic must eliminate conflict of interest to receive EU funds, Mucha's 'Slav Epic' moves to Moravský Krumlov, Czech wages highest in V4.
Coronavirus update, July 20, 2021: Delta variant accounts for 80 percent of new Czech Covid cases
Plus: New Delta plus strain detected, walk-in vaccination centers to open in all regional capitals, tests won't be free as of September.
A secret Soviet Cold War bunker hidden deep in the Czech forest reopens to the public
The only one of its kind in the world that's open to the public, only the Soviet military was allowed inside this bunker storing armed nuclear missiles.
Coronavirus update, July 19, 2021: Prague's Kotva nightclub linked to new Covid outbreak
Plus: R number drops back under 1.0 for first time since June, people can now change date for second dose, police checked clubs for Covid rule violations.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 19, 2021
EC President Ursula von der Leyen visits Prague today, another graffiti attack on the Charles Bridge, and Krejčíková wins the Prague Open.
Russia blocks access to Czech Radio website over Jan Palach article
Russia's consumer rights office has blacklisted Czech Radio's Russian-language website due to a 2001 article about Jan Palach.
Prague to fund Olympic Festival Park in Stromovka to watch the 2021 games
The city won't be installing screens at Prague squares this year for spectators to watch the games, but will instead support a Festival park in Prague 7.
Czech weekend news in brief: top stories for July 18, 2021
Dozens protest vaccination of children in Prague, member of Czech Olympics group tests positive for Covid-19, and more headlines from this weekend.
Prague Open final to feature Czech vs. Czech showdown
Tomorrow's Prague Open final sees Barbora Krejčíková face Tereza Martincová after the Czech tennis stars both won in semifinal action today.
France and Greece go orange in latest Czech Covid-19 travel map
Belgium, Denmark, and Finland also turn orange, Luxembourg, Malta, and the Netherlands red, and Cyprus dark red in the latest Czech travel map.
Walk-in vaccination centers to open in Brno and Ostrava
Another walk-in vaccination center in Prague's Nový Smíchov shopping mall will open following high interest in the new walk-in centers this week.