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One-third of Czechs are at least occasional smokers
Official statistics say one quarter of Czechs smoke cigarettes regularly, but a recent survey shows that the absolute number of smokers is much higher
Fundraisers for families of victims of Ostrava shooting have raised 2.6 million crowns so far
Two separate fund raisers planned to run through March 31 will donate money to the shooting victims' families
Kazakh, not Czech, national anthem accidentally played at Czech-Sweden hockey match in Moscow
While the Swedish national anthem was played without any problems in the CSKA Moscow arena, Czech players were waiting for their anthem in vain
Czech truck driver convicted of migrant smuggling in Britain, sentenced to 10 years in prison
British officials found 21 Afghans, including 9 children, behind a hidden partition
Prague to sign sister city partnership agreement with Taipei in January
Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib said the cooperation is promising despite the big distance between the two cities.
A 'dignified' gross minimum wage in the Czech Republic is 31,460 crowns monthly, say experts
In Prague, the dignified minimum wage is greater at 36,850 crowns due to higher costs of living
Czech Republic population rises to 10.68 million, largely due to immigration
The population of the Czech Republic rose by 31,400 to 10.68 million in the first nine months of 2019
Achieving carbon neutrality will cost the Czech Republic 675 billion crowns, says PM Andrej Babiš
"The Czech Republic also wants to achieve carbon neutrality, but it is impossible without nuclear energy," the Prime Minster tweeted
Prague to build memorial to Russian Liberation Army on 75th anniversary of the end of WWII
A memorial to Russian Liberation Army (ROA) members who died helping liberate Prague from the Nazis in May 1945 will be built in the city's outskirts of Reporyje
Shooting at Ostrava hospital makes headlines around the world
The BBC wrote that attacks using firearms are rare in the Czech Republic despite a relatively high number of weapons among the population
Sirens around the Czech Republic will commemorate Ostrava shooting victims on December 17
Sirens will sound all over the Czech Republic at noon on December 17 for 20 seconds to commemorate the victims of today's shooting in the Ostrava Teaching Hospital
Home Credit hires PR agency to improve China's image in the Czech Republic
Aktualne.cz said that the agency created a network of experts, journalists and politicians, some of which were not aware that they are a part of such a project.
Six dead in Czech Republic's first mass shooting since 2015
A "silent shooter" killed six people and injured three at the Ostrava teaching hospital this morning
Magdalena Kytnerová, oldest living Czech, dies at age 108
The oldest inhabitant of the Czech Republic has died at the age of 108, reports Czech TV
Czech Republic lacks tax incentives to fulfill climate protection goals, says Supreme Audit Office
The country does not have any efficient tax measures to help fulfil the goals in climate protection when it comes to the reduction of pollution in transport and households, says the NKU
Czech President Miloš Zeman will not pardon PM Andrej Babiš in Čapí hnízdo case
Zeman added that Babiš should not resign over the Čapí hnízdo case and that the only reason for Babiš to resign is if he loses in elections
Czech Senate approves August 21 as state holiday commemorating victims of 1968 invasion
The Czech Republic will officially announce August 21 as the Day of Memory of the Victims of the 1968 Invasion and subsequent occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops