Czech students complete card game recovered from WWII Terezín ghetto
Černý Petr (Black Peter), an incomplete card game created by an unknown author at the WWII ghetto, has been finished following a competition.
Czech news in brief for June 2: Sunday's top headlines
Rivers near Pilsen reach elevated flood levels, Fake Babiš videos circulating on social media, and more headlines.
Czech choreographer not headed into space as moon mission is grounded
Yemi A.D. was slated to be just the second Czech to launch into orbit, but Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his planned dearMoon mission.
Prague City Hall's paternoster elevator reopens as a guided tourist attraction
The popular attraction, which was closed down last year due to safety concerns, can now be ridden by the public as part of a guided tour.
Czech news in brief for June 1: Saturday's top headlines
Czech Foreign Minister advocates for Ukraine's NATO entry, Vondroušová makes French Open sweet sixteen, and more Saturday headlines.
Discover prime mushroom-picking spots across Czechia with a new map
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute's map highlights the probability of mushroom growth based on aspects such as rain, saturation, and history.
Sparta gets green light for new stadium on site of Prague's dilapidated Strahov
The country's most-decorated football club wants to have a higher capacity of spectators, but its current stadium is in no state to be modernized.
Czech news in brief for May 31: Friday's top headlines
Stoltenberg advocates stronger NATO support for Ukraine, Chamber supports controversial pension reform in first reading, Czech unemployment lowest in EU
June 2024: Everything you need to know this month in Czechia
Mark your calendars: these are the important dates to remember this month, from freelancer tax deadlines to the last day of school.
Theo rises, Vladimír falls: Czechia's most popular baby names for 2023 revealed
According to the Czech Statistical Office, new names are gaining ground, with Isabela rocketing up the charts 52 spots.
Czechia hosts largest NATO summit in over 20 years: Why does it matter?
The Czech prime minister, president, NATO head, US secretary of state and numerous other foreign leaders will convene to discuss global security.
Czech Senate passes bill defining rape as non-consensual sex
The amendment to the Criminal Code that newly defines rape as non-consensual sexual intercourse, not just forcibly coerced intercourse.
Czech news in brief for May 30: Thursday's top headlines
US secretary of state arrives in Prague, hundreds gather outside govt. office in support of Gaza, and Pavel to honor hockey champs at Prague Castle today.
Court rules that Prague Castle courtyard is private – not public – space
As the castle is a place where the country's president lives and works, it cannot be considered public, says Czechia's highest administrative court.
Czech female photographer who immortalized Bauhaus gets Prague retrospective
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Lucia Moholy's contribution to modern photography has largely gone uncredited; a new exhibit at Kunsthalle gives the Czech artist her due.
Amid rising nicotine use, Czechia grapples with ways to discourage smoking
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With half of young people in Czechia using nicotine-related products, the Health Ministry has proposed schemes to reward good behavior and discourage bad.
Czech security service covers up discovery of cocaine in parliament toilets
Security officials say they did not take the case higher because nobody's health was in immediate danger and traces of the drug were negligible.
