• Three new productions of Libuše readied as centenary approaches
    09/06/2018

    Three new versions of Bedřich Smetana’s opera Libuše are being performed in the Czech Republic in the near future in connection with next month’s centenary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia, Novinky.cz reported on Thursday.

    The first of the productions will be performed by the opera of the National Theatre in Brno at the city’s Central European Exhibition Centre on Friday.

    The second will premiere at Prague’s National Theatre at the end of next week and the third will get its first airing at the Theatre of North Bohemia in Ústí nad Labem on September 28.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czech police: Summer road death toll higher than in 2017
    09/06/2018

    In July and August the Czech police investigated almost 18,000 traffic accidents in which 119 people lost their lives. While the number of road deaths was 18 higher than in summer 2017, the general trend is declining and this year’s numbers were the second lowest since 1990, the police said on Thursday.

    Unlike deaths, accident numbers have been constantly rising for several years, not just in summer but all year round. Police attribute the trend to a rise in vehicle numbers and heavier traffic.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Wreck of helicopter removed after deadly crash
    09/06/2018

    Fire officers in Plzeň have removed the wreck of a helicopter that crashed onto a factory building on Wednesday. Three men and one woman on board the aircraft were killed. The wreck was partly caught by the roof of the hall and partly landed inside the structure, which was unused.

    The victims are reported to have included one Czech and three people from Thailand. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    09/06/2018

    Friday should be mainly bright in the Czech Republic with the chance of rain. Temperatures are expected to reach up to 24 degrees Celsius. The weekend should see similar weather.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Czechs set for first Nations League encounter
    09/06/2018

    The Czech Republic’s footballers will on Thursday night take part in their first game in the Nations League, a new competition intended in large part to replace friendly matches. The Czechs’ opponents in Uherské Hradiště will be Ukraine. The other member of their Nations League group is Slovakia and all teams face one another twice.

    Success in the Nations League can help teams reach the European Championships. The Czechs face Russia away in a friendly on Monday.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Krejčíková and Siniaková advance to semi-finals at US Open
    09/06/2018

    The Czech women’s doubles pairing of Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková have advanced to the semi-finals at US Open, after defeating Elise Merten and Demi Schurs 2-6, 7-7 and 6-3.

    The Czech team is just two wins away from a third straight Grand Slam title, after clinching victories at Roland Garros and Wimbledon earlier this year.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Summer of 2018 the warmest ever in Prague’s history
    09/06/2018

    Prague saw the hottest summer since records began back in 1775, the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute reported on its website on Thursday.

    The oldest Czech meteorological station at Prague’s Klementinum recorded an average temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsisu, the highest in the past 244 years.

    Until this year, the summer of 2003 was the hottest in history, with an average temperature of 22.4 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czechs with rare diseases to have easier access to medicines
    09/05/2018

    Czechs who suffer from rare and serious diseases should have easier access to modern and expensive medicines in the future.

    The Czech Ministry of Health is planning to change the rules in the reimbursement of health care costs to make the medicines available for more patients.

    Health Minister Adam Vojtěch made the announcement on Wednesday on the occasion of the World Duchenne Awareness Day. The Duchenne Muscular Dytsrophy, a rare muscle-wasting condition, affects around 250,000 people worldwide.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Špotáková to inherit 2011 World Championships title
    09/05/2018

    Czech javelin thrower Barbora Špotáková is set to inherit the 2011 World Champion title, after the Russian athlete Maria Abakumov was stripped of her gold because of doping. It is third World Championship gold medal for the 36-year-old Czech athlete.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czech PM makes first official visit to Germany
    09/05/2018

    The distribution of refugees remains to be the only problematic issue in the otherwise excellent Czech-German relations, German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday after meeting with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in Berlin. Several dozen people gathered outside the German Chancellery in the German capital to protest against Mr. Babiš.

    The ANO party leader, who arrived in Berlin for his first official visit of Germany, is also set scheduled to meet with Bundestag president Wolfgang Schäuble. Earlier on Wednesday, he held talks with representatives of several local think tanks and laid a wreath at the Berlin Wall Memorial.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

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