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08/09/2026
Two groups of Czech tourists were rescued by helicopters in the Austrian Alps over the weekend. In one case, four Czechs got into trouble during a hike near Traunstein. In the other, a Czech family needed help on a via ferrata on the Grosser Donnerkogel mountain.
The group of four had planned their route to the Traunsee via ferrata using an app. When they realised the ferrata was too difficult for them, they decided to descend to the valley via an unmarked trail. They became lost at an altitude of 1,249 metres and called for help.
The second group, a family, took a wrong turn while descending from the summit of Grosser Donnerkogel. Their 10-year-old daughter became increasingly exhausted, and they also called for help. All the tourists were safely taken down to the valley.
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08/09/2026
Monday will see temperatures of 31 to 36°C. Showers or strong thunderstorms are possible in places in the afternoon and evening.
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08/09/2026
Czech rider Filip Salač won the Moto2 race at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone on Sunday, securing his first World Championship victory and the first for a Czech rider in 16 years. The 24-year-old took the lead on the final lap and finished ahead of Spain’s Iván Ortolá and Álex Escrig.
Salač recorded the sixth podium finish of his career and his third this season. He had previously finished second in Hungary and third at his home race in Brno.
The last Czech rider to win a World Championship race was Karel Abraham, who took the Moto2 victory in Valencia in 2010.
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08/09/2026
The Czech Senate has again flown the historic Belarusian flag to mark the 2020 presidential election in Belarus. Senate President Miloš Vystrčil said the gesture was meant to show support for those fighting for a free and democratic Belarus.
International observers described the 2020 election as neither free nor fair. Authorities declared Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, the winner. The opposition rejected the result and mass protests broke out, but they were brutally suppressed by the regime.
The historic white-red-white flag has become a symbol of the Belarusian opposition, although it is not officially used by the current regime. The Senate first flew it in August 2020 and has done so several times since.
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08/09/2026
A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Czechia on Wednesday evening, August 12. Special programmes will be held at observatories and planetariums, as well as places including an airport, an artillery fortress and the terrace of the Ještěd transmitter. The Perseid meteor shower will also be visible after dark.
In Olomouc, the eclipse can be watched from the roof of the Faculty of Science using special astronomical telescopes and an H-alpha filter. The programme will also include talks, guided observations and a live stream of a total solar eclipse from Spain. Admission is free.
People can also watch the eclipse independently from a location with a clear view towards the northwest. Astronomers warn that special glasses or filters must be used to protect the eyes when looking at the Sun.
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08/09/2026
Tomáš Satoranský has been named the best Czech basketball player of the past season for the ninth time, extending his record as the most successful player in the history of the award. Among women, 22-year-old centre Emma Čechová won the award for the first time. She signed with Minnesota in May to play in the WNBA.
Satoranský left Barcelona after four years and will play for Hapoel Tel Aviv next season. Čechová suffered a torn knee ligament at the start of the WNBA season and missed the rest of the campaign.
The awards ceremony was held in Mariánské Lázně on Saturday evening.
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08/09/2026
More than 60 synagogues and Jewish cemeteries across Czechia opened their doors on Sunday as part of the Day of Jewish Monuments. They could be visited free of charge or for a voluntary donation from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ninth edition included several normally inaccessible or newly restored sites, including the synagogue in Neveklov, where the ceiling has been restored, as well as synagogues in Pacov and Čáslav.
In Prague, the event included the Jerusalem Synagogue, where two permanent exhibitions on the preservation of Jewish monuments are on display in the women’s gallery. Accompanying programmes, including guided tours, were also held in places such as Čáslav, Neveklov, Volyně and Žamberk, as well as at Jewish cemeteries in Slaný and Pardubice.
Around 200 synagogues and 370 Jewish cemeteries have survived in Czechia. During World War II, the Nazis burned, demolished or destroyed around 70 synagogues, while another 105 disappeared between 1948 and 1989. Many of the surviving monuments are now gradually being restored.
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08/08/2026
Czech goalkeeper Radek Vítek has joined English second-tier club Middlesbrough from Manchester United after six years at the club. The 22-year-old spent last season on loan at Bristol City, where he was named the club’s player of the season by both fans and teammates.
Vítek joined Manchester United from Sigma Olomouc as a 16-year-old in 2020 but never made a competitive appearance for the first team. He also spent time on loan at Accrington Stanley and Austrian club LASK.
British media report that Middlesbrough will pay £7 million for Vítek, with the fee potentially rising to £14 million. Manchester United have also retained a buy-back option and a 35-percent sell-on clause.
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08/08/2026
After a brief cool-down, tropical temperatures will return to Czechia on Sunday. It will be mostly clear to partly cloudy, with highs of 29 to 33°C. Cloud cover will increase in western Bohemia in the evening.
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08/08/2026
Czechia invested CZK 43.3 billion in research and development in 2025, around 10 percent more than a year earlier. The increase was the 10th fastest in the EU, but Czechia ranked only 16th overall, according to freshly released data from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office.
Government spending on research and development amounted to 0.51 percent of GDP, compared with an EU average of 0.69 percent. Per capita, Czechia spent EUR 160.8, or 56 percent of the EU average. According to the Association for Applied Research in IT, the 10-percent increase largely reflects a rebound after weaker spending in 2024.
The association also pointed to slower growth in public research investment compared with some neighbouring countries. Over the past decade, Czechia increased spending per capita by 66 percent, compared with 158 percent in Poland and almost 500 percent in Bulgaria. It also noted that Czechia invests far less in defence technology research than the EU average.
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