Czech daily news roundup: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Czech Republic braces for gas disruption, Zeman aid was victim of arson attack, Russia threatens retaliation over Czech diplomatic expulsion.
Czech daily news roundup: Monday, April 4, 2022
Czech leaders respond to the Bucha massacre, thousands gather in Prague for concert for Ukraine, and new findings related to the Kellner crash emerge.
Czech daily news roundup: Friday, April 1, 2022
Protests at Prague Castle call for Zeman’s resignation, National Bank raises interest rates again, Czechia freezes Russian oligarch’s assets.
Teacher killed in machete attack in Prague 4
Police have apprehended a suspect who is reported to have been a student at the vocational school where the attack occurred.
Czech daily news roundup: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Czech theaters light candles for Mariupol, number of Ukrainian refugees passes 300,000 mark, government to discuss extending state of emergency.
Czech daily news roundup: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
New temporary protection visa comes into effect, President Zelensky appears in Czech TV interview, crimes against Ukrainians reported in Czechia.
Former PM Babiš charged with fraud over Čapí hnízdo EU subsidy
Babiš has denied any wrongdoing in accepting CZK 50 million in EU funds meant for small or medium-sized businesses.
How did Czechia become the meth capital of Europe?
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Analysis of wastewater samples has laid bare the Czech Republic’s huge problem with methamphetamine use.
Czech speed skater Sáblíková wins a bronze medal in Beijing
Plus: Prague Castle investigation launched, Roma leader demands sacking of Czech ombudsman, and Czech anti-Covid protestors accused of terrorism.
Subject of the Netflix documentary ‘The Tinder Swindler’ hid out in Prague
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The top-ranked doc starts a bit slow but turns into a riveting cat-and-mouse game.
Czech biathlon star Davidová narrowly misses out on gold in Beijing
Plus: Hurricane hits Czechia's highest mountain, Zeman sparks controversy with Ukraine comments, social media falls in love with Czech curler's earrings.
CNN names Czech Ledecká an "athlete to watch" in Beijing
Plus: IBM opens Artificial Intelligence center in Prague, HIV cases dropped in the Czech Republic in 2021, and Škoda unveils new electric car.
Czech tennis great slams Australian Open China stance as "cowardly"
Plus: tensions over Ukraine in Prague, naked Xi Jinping statue paraded in front of Chinese embassy, murder in Mělník as woman chops off man's genitals.
Activists chain themselves to Prague's Nusle bridge at rush hour
Plus: Grim economic forecast by National Bank analysts, Kvitová exits Australian Open, no "Czech George Floyd," says expert analysis of Roma death.
As inflation rises, the Czech National Bank won't rule out steeper increases
More top headlines for Prague and the Czech Republic for Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Czech daily news roundup: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Coal phase-out planned by 2033, large sums spent by parties ahead of October election, Brno court releases corrupt politician on parole.
Police seek suspect in air-gun shooting of Prague bus and trams
The suspect shot out seven windows of several public transport vehicles including a bus and two trams.
