DAILY NEWS UPDATE
Czech news in brief for September 9: Monday's top headlines
Czech heatwave ends with sharp temperature drop ahead, Paralympic games close with Czechs winning eight medals, and inflation expected to slow.
Czech news in brief for September 8: Sunday's top headlines
Czech unions promised salary hikes over next three years, Prague protest calls for increased Ukraine support, and more weekend headlines.
Czech news in brief for September 7: Saturday's top headlines
Commission begins inquiry into university shooting, Stolpersteine laid to honor Jewish families in Brno, and more weekend headlines.
A Prague apartment now costs eight annual household salaries
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With property prices surging a huge 50 percent in the past five years, more people are steering clear of home ownership.
Czech news in brief for September 6: Friday's top headlines
School bomb threats likely of foreign origin, Muchová ousted from US Open by Pegula, and Prague hospital opens two new facilities.
Schools throughout Czechia continue to receive bomb threats today
Police report that over 490 schools received another round of email threats Thursday. Interior Minister Vít Rakušan called the situation 'uprecedented.'
New campaign aims to legalize, regulate Czech cannabis market
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The project wants to raise awareness of the economic, medicinal, and social benefits of creating a legalized and regulated marijuana market.
Czech news in brief for September 5: Thursday's top headlines
School bomb threats part of 'targeted attack', many Czechs bring bedbugs home from holiday, and joint Czech-British exhibit opens at Rudolfinum.
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From Kafka's office to a secret Baroque garden: Access Czech cultural monuments – free
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European Heritage Days, running from Sept. 7 to 15, will grant access to nearly 700 often-inaccessible monuments across the Czech Republic.
Czech news in brief for September 4: Wednesday's top headlines
Heat records set at 33 Czech weather stations, Prague-based film school among world's best, and school girl arrested for knife attack.
Bomb threat sent to hundreds of Czech schools; some evacuating as precaution
As police are investigating a threatening email, some Prague schools are closing early or temporarily evacuating the premises.
Czech news in brief for September 3: Tuesday's top headlines
Czech police stop truck with 30 migrants, Czech court to rule on on home births, and visits to Czech castles decline.
Energy tycoon Daniel Křetínský becomes Czechia's richest man
Successful energy-related investments have helped make the 49-year-old billions of crowns richer, overtaking Renáta Kellnerová.
The Czech school year begins today: What are the key changes for 2024–25?
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A change in teaching hours, fee payments, language lessons for non-Czechs, gender-neutral bathrooms, and more await pupils and parents this academic year.
Czech news in brief for September 2: Monday's top headlines
New school year begins in Czechia, hot, dry weather ahead this week in Czechia, and residents of South Moravia fed up with tourists.
Czech news in brief for September 1: Sunday's top headlines
Czech Finance Ministry proposes 2025 budget, Sparta to open Champions League against Salzburg in Prague, and more weekend headlines.
Czech news in brief for August 31: Saturday's top headlines
Czech newspaper Lidové noviny publishes final print edition, Czech decathlete wins junior world championship, and more weekend headlines.
