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Czech scientist named among Time’s 100 Most Influential People for HIV breakthrough

Time magazine has named Czech virologist Tomáš Cihlář among its 100 Most Influential People of 2025, recognising his work on ...
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Opposition seeks removal of Czech lower house speaker after controversial speech

Czech lower house Speaker Tomio Okamura's New Year speech has ignited a major dispute on the Czech political scene less than ...
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Praguers ice skating and sledging in Stromovka Park

Thanks to freezing temperatures, Czechs are enjoying the winter season not only in the mountains. Ideal conditions for winter ...
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Czech leaders respond to US intervention in Venezuela – PM Babiš hopes it will lead to democracy

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) hopes that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to citizens enjoying freedom and democracy and choosing a democratic regime.
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Hepatitis A cases five times higher than year before, other infections also rise

Cases of hepatitis A in Czechia surged last year, with 3,255 people infected – around five times more than in the previous year, according to data from the State Health Institute. Health Ministry ...
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Prague public transport switches to winter schedule with longer intervals

Prague’s public transport has moved to a winter operating schedule, with longer intervals on most services until March. All tram lines, 56 bus routes and trolleybuses serving Vc ...
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Government coalition ministers and MPs disagree on Vrbětice sabotage

Radim Fiala, a deputy leader of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, is standing by his remarks questioning Russia’s role in the 2014 explosions at the Vrbětice ammunition depots. He said it ...
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PM Babiš: Turek should be given a chance to work through his past

ANO party leader and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says Filip Turek, the honorary president of the Motorists’ party, should be given the opportunity to become a minister and convince the public that he ...
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Divorces in Czechia to be simpler and cheaper – critics say children could bear the brunt

Amendments to the Civil Code, effective as of this year, should open the way to fast-track divorces. Critics say children ...
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PM Babiš hopes US intervention in Venezuela will lead to democracy

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said he hopes a US intervention in Venezuela will lead to freedom and democracy for its citizens. Speaking on Instagram, Babiš said he hoped Venezuelans would be able ...
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Audit office: Passport and visa services still not properly digitalised

The Czech Supreme Audit Office (Supreme Audit Office) says efforts to digitalise passport and visa services have failed, leaving officials reliant on manual data entry, paper files and couriers.
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Government to approve policy statement, faces dispute over Turek nomination

The new Czech government of ANO, the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party and the Motorists' party is set to approve its policy statement at its first meeting of the year. The document pledges not ...