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Czech Labor and Social Affairs Minister Aleš Juchelka (ANO movement) has said he will support bringing back the so-called "karenční doba" — the first three days of sickness, during which employers are not required to pay wage compensation.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš once again publicly lashed out on Thursday at the journalist who exposed details of an influence operation aimed at undermining Czech-Polish relations. At issue is an attempt to spread the false claim that

Czech Foreign Minister Ondřej Macinka said on Sunday in an interview with Czech Television that he had received an invitation to the meeting between President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, scheduled for Monday at Prague Castle

Britain's public broadcaster BBC has found itself at the centre of a scandal over its coverage of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Across its TV programmes, radio broadcasts and news website, the corporation

A tense situation has developed in the Franciscan Garden in the very heart of Prague — the courtyard tucked between Jungmannovo Square, Wenceslas Square and Vodičkova Street — as homeless people increasingly gather there. According to Pragu

Sunday's televised debate on CNN Prima News saw a heated clash between Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havlíček and Pirate Party leader Zdeněk Hřib. Motorists' Party leader Petr Macinka tried to defuse the row, repeatedly cutting in on Hř

Leaders of the world's biggest artificial intelligence companies have unexpectedly rallied around the idea of slowing the pace of AI development. OpenAI chief Sam Altman, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind head Demis Ha

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said in his traditional Sunday video address on social media that the sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices in the country is linked to the war in Ukraine, the fighting in Russia and the crisis in the Midd

Russian forces struck the locomotive of a passenger train in Ukraine's Volyn region, just two kilometers from the border with Poland. Ukraine's national railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia reported the attack on its Telegram channel, without sp

According to a new poll by the STEM agency, the ruling ANO movement continues to shed support, while the Motorists for Themselves party risks failing to enter the Chamber of Deputies altogether. Meanwhile, opposition parties are gaining mom

Online electronics retailer JabkoLevně has launched an ad campaign set in a school classroom, built around sexually suggestive double meanings. In one clip, company owner Adam Boriik, playing the role of a teacher, addresses a student: "Nov

On Sunday morning, Poland's Operational Command announced that military aircraft had been scrambled into the country's airspace due to Russian drone activity targeting Ukraine. According to the command, jets and other available assets were