Polish Olympic swimmers sent home after administrative error
Warsaw, Poland – Six Polish swimmers who traveled to Tokyo hoping to take part in this year’s Olympics were sentContinue Reading
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Czech store bans entry for vaccinated customers
Brno, Czech Republic – A children’s goods store in the Czech city of Olomouc has faced a public outcry afterContinue Reading
Euro fail: French fans end up in Bucharest instead of Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – Six French football fans hoping to catch a glimpse of their team in Budapest mistakenly ended up…Continue Reading
Six-meter python found in Czech river
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech firemen have pulled a 6-meter-long reticulated python out of a river in Moravia-Silesia, local mediaContinue Reading
Ex-Czech President rents Prague Castle gardens for birthday party
Prague, Czech Republic – An air of nostalgia? Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus will rent the Prague Castle gardens forContinue Reading
Beloved Czech actress Libuše Šafránková dies at 68
Prague, Czech Republic – The much-loved Czech actress Libuše Šafránková died yesterday at the age of 68, CNN Prima NewsContinue Reading
US soldiers’ drunken escapade to Polish strip club ends with missing officer
warsaw, Poland – A US Army battalion’s two-day trip to Gdańsk turned into an episode of The Hangover, involving aContinue Reading
Kraków “iguana” turns out to be… a croissant
Kraków , Poland – The Kraków Animal Welfare Society were recently called out by a local resident about a dangerous-lookingContinue Reading
Petr Kellner, Czech Republic’s richest man, dies in helicopter crash in Alaska
Prague, Czech Republic – Early media reports suggest Petr Kellner, the Czech billionaire, head of the powerful PPF Group andContinue Reading
Czech zookeepers find creative way to entertain lonesome chimpanzees amid lockdown
Prague, Czech Republic – Everyone’s lifestyle and habits have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic over the course of theContinue Reading
Man shoots himself in the head in front of Czech Ministry of Health
Prague, Czech Republic – A man shot himself in the head on Thursday evening in front of the Czech MinistryContinue Reading
Hungarian supermarket plays match-maker on Valentine’s Day with “single’s baskets”
Budapest, Hungary – Amid the doom and gloom of the lingering pandemic, a Hungarian supermarket took matters into its ownContinue Reading
Czech politician resigns after attending illegal party
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government’s sports commissioner and member of Parliament Milan Hnilicka resigned after attending an illegalContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1610: the gruesome crimes of Elizabeth Báthory were uncovered
On December 30, 1610, the gruesome crimes and serial murders of the Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory were uncovered by CountContinue Reading
New mystery monoliths pop up in Poland
WARSAW, POLAND – Two mysterious metal monoliths have popped up in Poland, one near Kielce and another in Warsaw. TheyContinue Reading
World’s deepest swimming pool opens in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – The world’s deepest swimming pool has officially opened its doors to visitors and amateur divers on SaturdayContinue Reading
Poland president Duda prank-called by Russian duo posing as UN head
Warsaw, Poland – After Erdogan, Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron, Andrzej Duda became the latest victim of Russian pranksters VladimirContinue Reading
Czech man sentenced to year and a half in prison for stealing five pastries during lockdown
Prague, Czech Republic – When on April 2, a few weeks after the lockdown came into effect in the CzechContinue Reading
Missing Pakistani student in Budapest confirmed dead
Budapest, Hungary – Raza Khan, a Pakistani CEU student, who has been missing in Budapest since March, has been confirmedContinue Reading
Czech man sets Guinness World Record for “longest flight in a portable toilet”
Prague, Czech Republic – Covid-related travel restrictions may be pretty strict right now, but one man showed that it wasn’tContinue Reading