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Czech Republic reports 1,382 new coronavirus cases, biggest one-day rise

The Czech Republic reported 1,382 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily tally to date, the Health Ministry said on Friday. The central European country tightened restrictions on face…

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Czechs ordered to wear face masks indoors

The Czech government has decided that all people must wear face masks inside public buildings from Thursday after a record spike in new coronavirus cases that topped 1,000 for the…

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Czech government seeks to keep economy running as COVID-19 cases rise

The Czech Republic is aiming to avoid imposing strict limitations on public life and business to spare its economy another shock, a government official said, despite a jump in the…

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European Nations League Roundup

Italy were held by Bosnia-Herzegovina, Poland beaten by the Netherlands while the Czech Republic beat neighbours Slovakkia. This is a round up of the results of the matches held on…

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Czech Republic report highest daily number of coronavirus cases

The Czech Republic reported 650 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, its highest number for a single day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic The latest cases, recorded by the…

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Switzerland, Czech Republic and Jamaica added to UK’s quarantine list

Travellers arriving in the UK from Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica will have to quarantine from 4am on Saturday. The new restrictions are coming into force in a bid…

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Novavax CEO expects filing for Covid-19 vaccine approval in December

Novavax Inc expects filing for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the United States in December, Chief Executive Stanley Erck said in an interview for Czech daily Hospodarske Noviny,…

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Czech president Zeman hospitalised

Czech President Milos Zeman was hospitalised on Tuesday after an arm injury and he will undergo a surgery, the president’s spokesman said. “The president was hospitalised tonight due to an…

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Czech reported coronavirus cases exceed 20,000

The Czech Republic's overall number of coronavirus cases rose above 20,000, as the country tries to contain regional hotspots of the virus. As of Aug. 16, there were 20,012 cases…

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Hundreds gather in Prague, Warsaw to support Belarus protesters

Crowds gathered in Prague and Warsaw on Sunday to show their support for protesters in Belarus who are demanding President Alexander Lukashenko step down after what they say was his…

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Czech PM joins call for Belarusian elections rerun

The Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš called for the presidential election in Belarus to be rerun with independent monitoring, ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, POLITICO reports. Protests…

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Brad Binder dominates Czech MotoGP

Brad Binder dominated the Czech Grand Prix to claim a shock maiden win for him and KTM in MotoGP, while points leaders Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales and Andrea Dovizioso struggled.…

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Czech Republic records biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases since April 3

The Czech Republic recorded its biggest daily rise in new coronavirus cases since April 3 due to local outbreaks in a number of regions, the health ministry reported on Saturday.…

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Apartment fire in Czech Republic kills 11, including three children

A fire tore through an apartment building in northern Czech Republic on Saturday, killing 11 people, including three children and five others who jumped from the upper floors to escape…

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The Czech Republic reports biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases

The Czech Republic reported its biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since the end of June on Wednesday as a recent uptick in infections persisted, Reuters reports. The central…

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Latvia and Estonia withdraw Czech Republic from list of safe countries

Latvia and Estonia have withdrawn the Czech Republic from their lists of safe countries due to the growing number of coronavirus cases, the Czech Foreign Ministry has told journalists. The…

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Photo Story – Horse Touch Therapy in Prague

A hipporehabilitation horse for touch therapy bends its head to a patient in the garden at Karel Boromejsky Sisters of Charity Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, 21 July 2020. Special…

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Train driver dies, 35 injured in second fatal train crash in a week in the Czech Republic

One person was killed and 35 persons were injured when two trains collided in the Czech Republic's second fatal rail crash this month, according to officials. Euronews, Reuters and the…

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Photo Story: Light parade at Prague Street Theater Festival

Artists perform during the light parade at Behind the Doors/ 12th Prague Street Theater Festival, in Prague, Czech Republic on Sunday evening. The festival runs till 16 July and includes…

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Two die after train collision in Czech Republic

At least two people were killed and 24 were injured when two trains collided in the northwest of the Czech Republic near the border with Germany on Tuesday, an emergency…

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Czech Republic’s daily new coronavirus cases continue to increase

The Czech Republic reported 305 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily tally since April 3, which the government said was mainly the result of an outbreak in an…

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Polish-Czech border to reopen today

The Polish-Czech border will fully reopen on Monday, June 29, due to the improvement in the coronavirus epidemic-related situation in Silesia, southern Poland, Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller wrote on…

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Czech Republic’s daily number of new coronavirus highest since April 8

The daily number of new coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic jumped to 260, the highest since April 8, Health Ministry data showed on Sunday. That is nearly triple that…

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Czech coronavirus cases jump again as restrictions are eased

The Czech Republic recorded 127 cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, health authorities reported on Thursday, the highest daily number in two months as the country eases restrictions on…

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Czech Republic reports jump in new coronavirus cases

The Czech Republic reported its biggest one-day jump in new coronavirus cases in two months on Friday, with the daily rise exceeding 100 for only the third time since mid-April.…

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Photo Story: Travel fully restored from Prague to Germany and Austria

A couple embraces next to train that arrived from Berlin at the main railway station in Prague, Czech Republic, 15 June 2020. Ceske Drahy, Czech national railway carrier, fully restored…

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Czech Republic’s number of coronavirus cases rises to more than 10,000

The number of coronavirus cases rose to more than 10,000 in the Czech Republic, Health Ministry data showed on Monday. The country of 10.7 million has 10,024 confirmed cases as…

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Poland ‘invaded’ the Czech Republic

Poland has admitted to briefly invading the Czech Republic last month in what the Polish Defence Ministry described as a "misunderstanding". Polish troops guarding the frontier as part of…

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Visegrad Four countries call for a “fair” allocation of EU’s €750 billion Coronavirus recovery fund

The Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries have called for a “fair” allocation of EU’s €750 billion Coronavirus recovery fund, known as “Next Generation EU”, following a meeting…

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Seven eastern EU member states set to oppose asylum seekers relocation mechanism

Seven eastern EU member states are opposing the possibility of the EU creating a mechanism to relocate asylum seekers between countries. In a letter to the European Commission, the interior…

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Czechs drop travel curbs for Austria, Germany, Hungary from noon on Friday

The Czech government agreed to fully open its borders with neighbours Austria and Germany and allow unrestricted travel to and from Hungary from noon on Friday, Prime Minister Andrej Babis…

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Czech Republic, Slovakia to fully reopen mutual border from midnight

Czech Republic and Slovakia will fully restore free movement between the two central European neighbours from midnight, the two countries' prime ministers said on Wednesday. The announcement was made…

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Photo Story: Prague Airport returns slowly to normality

Air staff wearing protective face mask walk at an arrivals area of the Vaclav Havel airport in Prague, Czech Republic. Czech Airlines resumed operations from Vaclav Havel Airport Prague from…

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Czech Republic registers biggest daily rise in Covid-19 cases in four weeks

The number of new coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic showed its biggest daily rise in four weeks and climbed above 100 for the first time this month, the Health…

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Photo story: Children’s toys adapt to the times

Toy figurines named 'Igracek' wearing protective mask are displayed at the Efko-karton company in Nove Veseli, Czech Republic. The legendary Czech toy figures, known in the world as 'Pokeeto', are…

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Czech Republic planning to open borders with Austria, Slovakia in June

The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria could open their mutual borders as soon as June 8, allowing residents of the three countries to travel between them, Czech Prime Minister Andrej…

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Photo Story: Czech Republic eases lockdown

A woman sits on a bench at a tram station in front of an empty restaurant garden prepared for reopening in Prague, Czech Republic. Restaurants and cafes across the country…

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Czech Government to lift ban on international bus and train travel from May 11

The Czech government agreed this week to lift a ban on international bus and train travel from May 11, a member of the government said. The measure was put in…

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Antibody study shows Czech population’s coronavirus immunity low

Immunity to the novel coronavirus is building up very slowly in the Czech Republic and likely does not cover more than 4-5% of the population, the health ministry said on…

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Czech Republic declares coronavirus spread contained

The spread of the novel coronavirus has been contained in the Czech Republic and the government will continue to cautiously open up the economy, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on…

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Malta amongst European countries wanting EU to suspend refunds for cancelled flights law

France, Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Portugal are calling on Brussels to temporarily suspend a European law granting refunds for cancelled flights. France and…

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Czechs to test 27,000 persons to gauge coronavirus antibodies

The Czech Republic will test 27,000 people for coronavirus antibodies to gain information on how many came into contact with the infection, officials said. The study, wider than others made…

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Czech Republic eases lockdown restrictions

The Czech Republic has become the first European country to relax its coronavirus lockdown measures, with a further loosening of the rules to come. As of Tuesday, residents were allowed to…

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Face masks sent to Italy from China end up in the Czech Republic

Thousands of face masks sent by China for Italy's beleaguered hospitals have ended up in the Czech Republic in an apparent cross-border imbroglio as Europe, now the epicentre of the…

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Czech Republic to lockdown country’s borders as of Monday

The Czech government will be banning foreigners entering the country and Czechs travelling abroad as of Monday, in an attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said…

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Czech Republic introduces controls on German, Austrian borders

The Czech Republic is introducing controls on its borders with Germany and Austria and banning crossings away from official frontier border posts to help fight the spread of the coronavirus,…

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Photo Story: Re-enactment in the Czech Republic of Lord of the Rings battle

Participants dressed as characters from Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien take part in the re-enactment of the 'The Battle of Erebor' in Terezin, Czech Republic, 08 February 2020…

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Eight killed in fire at home for disabled people in Czech Republic

At least eight people have been killed after a fire broke out at a disabled people's home in the Czech Republic. Thirty others were injured in the incident in the…

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Photo: V4 and Austria summit in Prague

(L-R) Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis talk during the Visegrad Group (V4) and Austria…

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Photo Story: The re-opening of Prague’s State Opera after reconstruction

Guests wait for begin of a gala concert for re-opening of the State Opera after reconstruction in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sunday 05 January 2020. The State Opera re-opened 05…

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The Year in Photos – The Unknown Faces of 2019

Hospital staff hide behind a police vehicle near the scene of a shooting at a hospital in Ostrava, Czech Republic, 10 December 2019. Six people were killed and three others…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Prague, Czech Republic

A general view of the illuminated Old Town Square with a Christmas tree at the Christmas market in Prague, Czech Republic. Christmas markets, traditionally selling mulled wine, roasted chestnuts, hot…

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Malta, one of nine EU countries push back France’s drive to change EU enlargement process

Malta together with Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia have backed a counter-proposal to France's push aimed at changing the process for taking in new members, arguing…

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World reacts to Johnson’s victory

USA - President Donald Trump tweeted “Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN!” Trump tweeted. “This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal…

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Tens of thousands protest against Czech PM after EU funds conflict of interest case

Tens of thousands of Czechs protested against Prime Minister Andrej Babis after prosecutors reopened a case into alleged subsidy fraud by the leader and Brussels declared a conflict of interest…

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