GALLERY: Czech-made robot drones help map rare historical objects
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From Prague to Poland, the Czech Dronument project is using state-of-the-art technology to explore ancient spaces.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 23, 2021
Czech Olympic flag bearers represent new gender-balanced era, Senate opposes greater THC content in cannabis, illegally sterilized women to be compensated.
Coronavirus update, July 23, 2021: Self-payers can now get a single-shot vaccine at Prague's main station
Plus: Babiš says Covid vaccination won't be mandatory under his govt., daily number of vaccinations decreasing, over half of EU fully vaccinated.
Czech Senate approves compensation for illegally sterilized women
A total of CZK 120 million could be paid to women who were sterilized between 1966 and 2012.
Prices for Prague’s Park and Ride lots increasing for the first time in a decade
A new zone system is being introduced, with prices ranging from free to CZK 100 per day.
Czech morning news in brief: Top headlines for July 22, 2021
The Czech Republic will continue to observe time change, Foriegn Ministry to award Austrian rescue workers, and Book World Prague fair returns.
Coronavirus update, July 22, 2021: Deputy PM sees improvement, but ‘we have not won yet’
Babiš says Czech Republic now has enough vaccine, hospital in Žižkov to offer walk-in vaccination, Vojtěch calls for mobile vaccination teams.
Starbucks now charging for single-use paper cups in the Czech Republic
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The coffee chain wants to encourage reusable cups, and will support the planting of trees in the Czech landscape.
The right to bear arms in self-defense is embedded in the Czech constitution
The Senate, the upper house of Czech parliament, has approved the right to use arms to defend oneself and others.
Czech daily news in brief: top headlines for July 21, 2021
Czech media ownership under fire, Czech drowning deaths exceed those of coastal countries, Czech Olympic trainer tests positive for Covid.
Coronavirus update, July 21, 2021: Czech foreign minister won't rule out further border measures
Five foreign ministers from Central Europe met in Mělník yesterday to discuss a coordinated strategy against the Delta variation of coronavirus.
Give your old stuff new life: Prague's re-use project expands its activities
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The city’s long-term environmental plan counts on finding new homes not only for furniture but toys, appliances, and other gently loved goods.
Three-quarters of Czechs use dating apps: these are the most popular, says a new poll
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Czechs were notable in the global poll for their willingness to meet face-to-face during a worldwide pandemic.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for July 20, 2021
Czech Republic must eliminate conflict of interest to receive EU funds, Mucha's 'Slav Epic' moves to Moravský Krumlov, Czech wages highest in V4.
Coronavirus update, July 20, 2021: Delta variant accounts for 80 percent of new Czech Covid cases
Plus: New Delta plus strain detected, walk-in vaccination centers to open in all regional capitals, tests won't be free as of September.
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.
