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Prague puts the brakes on beer bikes, with new signs banning the vehicles going up
Beer bikes have joined Segways in being banned form most Prague streets
Record high winds measured atop Czech Republic's Sněžka mountain
Winds of 223 km/h were measured a the top of the Sněžka mountain, which borders the Czech Republic and Poland
Confirmed: Prague square outside Russian Embassy to be renamed after slain opposition leader Nemtsov
The Prague square in which the Russian embassy is seated will be renamed after the murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov this Thursday, February 27
Czech forestry agency launches app so people can help plant trees
State forestry firm Lesy České republiky plans hundreds of events that the public can participate in
Czech flag to celebrate 100 years of existence next month
The Czech flag will celebrate 100 years on March 30 according to vexillologist Ales Brozek
After 56 years, Prague brings historic T2 trams back to the city’s streets
Over the next two weeks, DPP will be testing the use of the T2 trams throughout Prague streets, with plans to add it to the nostalgic 23 line afterwards
Prague uncovered: Emperor Rudolf II’s tunnel brings the Vltava to Stromovka
A 400-year-old water tunnel runs deep beneath the streets of Prague’s Letná district
Cobblestone QR code in front of Prague City Hall now leads to a Rick Roll
While the original link has expired, City Hall is never gonna give you up
Primark to open second Czech branch in Brno
The Czech Republic’s second Primark outlet will open in Brno’s Olympia mall
Mladá Boleslav to build new social and integration center for foreigners
Mladá Boleslav plans to build a social and integration centre for foreigners to them orientate themselves in the Czech environment
Prague 1 plans to allow some beer gardens to remain open after 22:00
The new Prague 1 administration won’t implement planned restrictions announced in the fall
Czech Republic out-of-pocket health care costs among lowest in EU
Czechs pay one of the lowest sums for additional health care costs among the EU member states, and 2.5 times less than the EU average
Czech company builds world’s largest jewel piece – for a casino in Saipan
A Czech-made dragon installation has 2.5 million crystals and 300,000 computer-controlled LED chips
Number of foreigners residing in the Czech Republic is rising
The Czech Republic has seen a steady increase of Ukrainian, Slovak, and Vietnamese residents
Czech President Václav Havel addressed US Congress in Washington 30 years ago this week
Just two months into his first term, Czechoslovak President Václav Havel went to the United States
China threatens Czech firms in letter to president warning against official Taiwan visit
Beijing warned against a planned trip of late Czech Senate chairman Jaroslav Kubera to Taiwan in a letter sent to the Presidential Office
Czech use of antidepressants has tripled over the past seven years
600,000 patients took antidepressants on a daily basis in the Czech Republic in 2019, a steep rise over 2012