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Editor at Czech public broadcaster ČT24, Mateusz Mate, has announced his departure from the channel — the 42-year-old journalist made the announcement on Friday on the social network X, following years of work as a foreign correspondent in
The annual Prague Pride festival returns to the Czech capital this year with its signature march taking place on August 8 — and for the first time in the event's history, the route will finish not on Letná Plain, but on Štvanice Island.Acco
Thursday saw the highest temperature of the day recorded in Czechia: at 5 p.m., the thermometer at the Doksany weather station reached 40.1°C. According to meteorological data, that's three degrees above the previous daily record (37.1°C, s
A crash involving an ambulance and a passenger car has occurred in the Jihlava Region — the ambulance flipped onto its side after the collision, while the car ran off the road. Three people were injured as a result, police spokeswoman Dana
Czech biologist and popular science botanist Václav Větvička has died at the age of 87. He served for many years as director of Prague’s Botanical Garden in Slupi. News of his death was first reported by the Chrudimský deník.Václav Volejník
According to the results of the "How Czechs Love" survey, conducted from June 1 to July 5, 2026, women are generally more satisfied with their relationships and sex lives than men. Nearly half of the female respondents said they were satisf
Firefighters in the town of Kněževes in the Rakovník district extinguished a major roof fire that broke out late Tuesday evening at a residential building. According to the Central Bohemian Region fire service, the call came in at 11:36 p.m
Czech Education Minister Robert Plaga has stated that the government is not considering scrapping ninth grade in schools, despite a proposal from Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura. The minister made the announcement on Wednesday in
Czechia continues to struggle with shortages of tamoxifen, a crucial drug for treating breast cancer, even as it remains readily available in other European countries such as Germany, Poland, Spain and France.The original medication has bee
At Prague Airport, a man jokingly claimed to be a terrorist — and those words instantly triggered serious consequences: the airline refused to let him board for safety reasons, and his young children lost their holiday along with him.The ma
A powerful heatwave that began building over the eastern Atlantic earlier this week will reach Central Europe, including Czechia, on Thursday, with daytime temperatures topping 35°C in many areas and potentially hitting 40°C in some spots.A
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura has proposed abolishing the ninth grade of primary school, following the example of Germany, Poland and Hungary, arguing that the move would save the state budget roughly 50 billion crowns a year wi