Czech sports union head fears childrens' lack of activity; scientists produce antibodies against encephalitis; researcher Anežka Kuzmičová on benefits of reading.
News; Petr Kellner's death opens debate on future of PPF business empire; Nuclear options: Czechs bar Chinese firm from tender but not equal Russian ‘security risk’
News; Blatný: Extending interval between Covid vaccines will save lives; New project delivers VR theatre to homes; Czech New York pt. 2: “Many were accused of being spies”.
News; Czechs bar Russians from nuclear tender; foreigners travel home to get coronavirus jabs; “Baldies” animated series busts myths about children’s cancer
News; Czechia’s access to EU money under threat; Rock musician Michael Kocáb on President Zeman: he scored a goal into our own net; Bertha von Suttner
News; Czech president causes outrage as he questions Russian involvement in Vrbětice explosion; Brno scientists developing nanorobots for surgery; Explorer Julius Payer.
News; Nano-sanitation of kindergartens sparks controversy; Czech firm selling “green” façades and roofs, New app to help prevent tram and train accidents
News; 3D printing whiz Josef Průša named Czech ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’; Monumental golden wings return to Prague’s main train station; Masters of Czech Animation.
A convoy of US military vehicles has been crossing Czech territory on its way to Hungary to take part in the NATO Defender Europe 2021 exercise.
News; Vojtěch returning as health chief as Arenberger quits; Killer robots: Czechs working on AI prototype to wipe out pests with less insecticide; Exploring Ostrava.
News; Monday sees hotels reopen in Czechia, schools return to normal; In memoriam: Sociologist Jiřina Šiklová; Dom Joly on his “magical” year in early ‘90s Prague
Czech novelist Kateřina Tučková on her powerful novel Gerta – focused on the cruel treatment of ethnic Germans in the immediate aftermath of the WWII – now out in English.
News; Mozart’s music more effective in treating epilepsy than Haydn’s; Czechs document ‘Life in Quarantine’ via short videos; Baťa’s overseas expansion between the wars
News; Franz Kafka’s long-lost manuscripts go online; Exhibition traces Czech contribution to finding Amazon River source; interview with composer Karel Havlíček
Conference on Future of Europe aims to give citizens a stronger voice; A visit to the Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk
News round-up; domestic coronavirus “vaccination tourism” rising; university students design robot that plays Beethoven; Masters of Czech animated film (Alois Nebel, Dcera)
No Night so Dark, Part 6
News; Second Covid Easter; Božena Němcová Museum to celebrate a rebirth, milestone anniversary; Czech Made: The Jawa motorcycle.
News; Jan Blatný replaced as Health Minister; young school kids to return to class; stigma of depression disappearing; Marie Tumlířová, a pioneering feminist agronomist
News; State to issue Covid certificates to people vaccinated outside Czechia from Monday; Former slate mines set to re-open in Moravia Silesia; Prague's Invalidovna.
News; Prague Airbnb market recovering but still way down on pre-Covid levels; Plíšková aiming for second Grand Slam final at Wimbledon; interview with DJ Tomáš Vydra
News; NATO’s Afghanistan mission: longest deployment in Czech Army history ends; 130th anniversary of Prague’s City Library; Scientist Julie Dobrovolná on measuring stress
News; gov't to intensify Covid testing as Delta spreads; Karlovy Vary int'l film festival to open with Zátopek biopic; linguist David Short, author of Teach Yourself Czech
News: Health Ministry promises a hospital food “revolution”; a UNESCO-listed tradition inspires Czech Olympic outfits; Alex Zucker, celebrated translator Czech literature
News; Tornado hits southern Moravia, leaving death and devastation in its path; Aid pours in to devastated; Small Bohemian craft workshop makes wooden skis from ash trees
