A secret Soviet Cold War bunker hidden deep in the Czech forest reopens to the public
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The only one of its kind in the world that's open to the public, only the Soviet military was allowed inside this bunker storing armed nuclear missiles.
Coronavirus update, July 19, 2021: Prague's Kotva nightclub linked to new Covid outbreak
Plus: R number drops back under 1.0 for first time since June, people can now change date for second dose, police checked clubs for Covid rule violations.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 19, 2021
EC President Ursula von der Leyen visits Prague today, another graffiti attack on the Charles Bridge, and Krejčíková wins the Prague Open.
Russia blocks access to Czech Radio website over Jan Palach article
Russia's consumer rights office has blacklisted Czech Radio's Russian-language website due to a 2001 article about Jan Palach.
Prague to fund Olympic Festival Park in Stromovka to watch the 2021 games
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The city won't be installing screens at Prague squares this year for spectators to watch the games, but will instead support a Festival park in Prague 7.
Czech weekend news in brief: top stories for July 18, 2021
Dozens protest vaccination of children in Prague, member of Czech Olympics group tests positive for Covid-19, and more headlines from this weekend.
Prague Open final to feature Czech vs. Czech showdown
Tomorrow's Prague Open final sees Barbora Krejčíková face Tereza Martincová after the Czech tennis stars both won in semifinal action today.
France and Greece go orange in latest Czech Covid-19 travel map
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Belgium, Denmark, and Finland also turn orange, Luxembourg, Malta, and the Netherlands red, and Cyprus dark red in the latest Czech travel map.
Walk-in vaccination centers to open in Brno and Ostrava
Another walk-in vaccination center in Prague's Nový Smíchov shopping mall will open following high interest in the new walk-in centers this week.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 16, 2021
Czech PM pens new book, president offers condolences to German flood victims, and more storms on the way this weekend.
Coronavirus update, July 16, 2021: Covid incidence up 50 percent in young people as Delta variant takes over
ÚZIS models paint grim picture for late August, Czech Medical Chamber head compares unvaccinated to fare dodgers, lower house session on Covid interrupted.
Vojtěch: Increased vaccination remains the way back to normal, free testing will end as of September
Czech Medical Chamber head says unvaccinated are like stowaways, and they need to buy a ticket to contribute to collective immunity.
Third-country nationals call ruling on foreigner's insurance discriminatory
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The mother of a chronically ill child is fighting a Czech policy that denies children of working, tax-paying parents access to public health insurance.
Coronavirus update, July 15, 2021: Huge interest in walk-in vaccination, new center to open in Smíchov
Newly registered people will receive a second Pfizer dose in 21 days, over 4 million people fully vaccinated, R number drops slightly.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 15, 2021
Tour de France has a Czech connection, Czech Senate committee encourages solidarity with Cuba, an an American firm in talks to buy Avast.
Czech NGO launches the country's first helpline for victims of sexual assault
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No such support service for victims of sexual violence has previously been available in the Czech Republic.
Payment for Prague transit fines enters the 21st century with new online option
People caught without valid tickets no longer have to trek to the dystopian Public Transit Hall of Shame to pay their fines.
