What is the history of ice hockey in the Czech Republic?
Prague, Czech Republic – Ice hockey traditionally thought of as born in Canada, has universal appeal. Canadians are far fromContinue Reading
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Breakups and divorces to increase as Czechs struggle with “COVID fatigue”
Prague, Czech Republic – Breakups and divorces are set to increase in the Czech Republic as people are finding itContinue Reading
Trump should “give up” and “not be embarrassing”, Czech President says
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman has taken a swing at Donald Trump for refusing to concede theContinue Reading
Hungarians and Czechs clinch Nations League promotion, Slovaks relegated
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Hungary and the Czech Republic both won their Nations League group and clinched promotion to the competition’sContinue Reading
Czech Republic to increase minimum wage in 2021
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government has agreed to increase the monthly minimum wage to 15,200 Kc as ofContinue Reading
Czech activists to hold first “online protest” next Monday
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech civic initiative Milion Moments for Democracy (Milion chvilek pro demokracii) will hold its firstContinue Reading
Prague among most crypto-friendly destinations in the world in 2020
Prague, Czech Republic – Although still not a very common practice, crypto-currencies are getting increasingly popular in a number ofContinue Reading
Where do Slavs come from?
The commonly held theory about the mass migration wave that brought the Slavs to the European continent was created inContinue Reading
COVID-19: Czech government to ask for state of emergency extension
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government will ask the Chamber of Deputies for an extension of the current stateContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1620: the Bohemian estates were defeated at the Battle of White Mountain
On November 8, 1620, the Bohemian estates were defeated by the combined armies of the Holy Roman Emperor and theContinue Reading
Czech Republic launches bilingual information website on COVID-19
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has launched a new official website containing all the relevant information about theContinue Reading
Czech police detain truck with 48 illegal migrants on board
Brno, Czech Republic – Czech custom officers have stopped and detained a truck with nearly 50 illegal migrants on board,Continue Reading
Czech Health Minister admits signing petition for resignation of PM Babis
Prague, Czech Republic – Talk about an awkward first day with your new boss: after days of tip-toeing around theContinue Reading
Slavic mythology: Veles, King of the Slavic Underworld
Museums around the world are filled with statues of gods and goddesses once worshipped by the ancient Greeks, Romans orContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1918: the independence of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed
On October 28, 1918, the independence of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed by the Czechoslovak National Council in Prague, following the collapseContinue Reading