• Weather
    05/03/2018

    The weather Friday is expected to be cloudy with sunny intervals. Top daytime temperatures will range between 19 and 24 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Prague cardinal Duka to step in for Pope
    05/03/2018

    Prague cardinal Dominik Duka has been named the Pope’s legate to represent him at celebrations to mark the 1050th anniversary of the first bishopric on Polish territory.

    The celebrations are due to take place at Poznan between June 22 and 24. The Poznan diocese was created in 968 under the direct control of the papacy. The first bishop of Poznan could have come from Bohemia.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Fourteen injured in Czech train collision
    05/03/2018

    Fourteen people were injured when two passenger trains collided on track near Český Krumlov. Emergency helicopters attended the scene.

    Around 50 passengers were on board the trains, according to police.

    Damage to the trains is estimated at around 6.0 million crowns.

    The around 80-kilometre stretch of line between České Budějovice and Černy Kříž is expected to remain closed into the mid-afternoon.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Czech arms group Excalibar lands Ukraine arms contract
    05/03/2018

    Czech arms company Excalibar Army has landed a significant contract to deliver armoured cars and self-propelled guns to the Ukraine army, according to the business daily E15.

    The contract is the first major arms deal with Ukraine since the annexation of Crimea by Russia and conflict in the east of the county, the paper added.

    The Czech company will cooperate in the contract with the Polish firm Wtorplast, which is also involved in the arms trade.
    Author: Chris Johnstone

  • Over 250 Prague health workers vaccinated against measles
    05/03/2018

    More than 250 health care workers in Prague have been vaccinated against measles due to the increased incidence of the disease. Hundreds of others are to undergo vaccination in the near future.

    Over 100 cases of measles have been registered in the Czech Republic since the beginning of the year, mainly in Prague and Central Bohemia. In the previous years, there were only isolated cases of this highly contagious disease.

    The increased incidence of measles is put down to a growing fear of vaccinations on the part of some parents who put off getting their children vaccinated for as long as possible.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Experts to address ways to counter disinformation campaigns
    05/03/2018

    Experts from Europe and the US will be discussing ways to counter disinformation campaigns against Western countries at a conference in Prague on Thursday.

    The Stratcom Summit is organised by the European Values think tank and Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and aims to contribute to improving existing policies against disinformation campaigns.

    Among the participants at the conference, will be the chairman of the NATO Military Committee General Petr Pavel.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Heavy storms to hit most parts of Czechia on Wednesday
    05/02/2018

    Meteorologists have issued a storm warning for most parts of the Czech Republic. The storms, which are expected to hit the country in the afternoon and evening, will be accompanied by hail and strong winds and may result in local flooding.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Czech railway operator announces tender for 50 new trains
    05/02/2018

    The Czech state-owned passenger train operator České dráhy has announced a public tender for the supply of up to50 electric trains for regional transport, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday.

    The value of the tender is expected to reach over six billion crowns. The tender is expected to give the company a better chance of winning regional train contracts when the existing contracts expire at the end of 2019.

    České Dráhy operates over 7,000 trains a day on average. Last year they transported nearly 175 million passengers.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • Weather
    05/02/2018

    Thursday is expected to be mostly cloudy with occasional rain showers and storms and daytime highs reaching up to 27 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

  • People pay last respects to late author Pavel Šrut
    05/02/2018

    People have paid their last respects on Wednesday to the late writer, translator and lyricist Pavel Šrut who died last week at the age of 78. Mr Šrut was one of the Czech Republic’s most respected authors of poetry and books for children. His popular trilogy Lichožrouti or Oddsockeaters won him the Magnesia Litera Award for literature.

    Apart from his work for children, he was also a translator from English and Spanish. His translations include books of Robert Graves, D.H Lawrence and John Updike.

    He also authored lyrics to many songs, including hits sung by Michal Prokop, Vladimír Mišík and Petr Skoumal.
    Author: Ruth Fraňková

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