Czech Republic

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The Czech Republic, also called by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia. The Czech Republic has hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,866 square kilometers (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic.

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Adorable lion cubs born in Czech zoo Jumping around, playing and pouncing, three Barbary lion cubs recently started exploring their outside enclosure at Safari Park Dvur Kralove in the north of the Czech Republic. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:08Published 1 week ago

Travellers rush back to UK to beat quarantine Passengers arrive at Heathrow Airport after the Czech Republic, Switzerlandand Jamaica were added to the Government's quarantine list. Travellersreturning from the three countries after 4am on Saturday.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:52Published 3 weeks ago

Air bridges: Czech Republic and Switzerland join England's quarantine list A list of countries and territories in Europe from which people don't need toquarantine on arrival in England, after Czech Republic and Switzerland wereadded from the list. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:47Published 3 weeks ago

Pompeo talks Belarus, China and Russia China's global economic power makes the communist country in some ways a more difficult foe to counter than the Soviet Union during the Cold War, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on a visit to.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:04Published on August 12, 2020

Pompeo meets Czech Prime Minister Babis U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Wednesday during a central European trip aimed at discussing energy cooperation, China, Russia and the coronavirus.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:46Published on August 12, 2020

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Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82 PRAGUE (AP) — Jiri Menzel, a Czech director whose 1966 movie “Closely Watched Trains” won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film has died. He was 82. Menzel’s wife, Olga,.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Scots given 'assurance' Czech game will go ahead The Scottish FA says it has received "categorical assurance" Monday's game in the Czech Republic will go ahead. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
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Czech Speaker to Pay ‘High Price’ for Taiwan Visit PRAGUE (Dispatches) -- The Czech foreign minister said on Monday he would summon the Chinese envoy to Prague after threats were allegedly made against an opposition politician who is currently visiting.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Coronavirus: Switzerland latest to join UK's quarantine list Travellers in Switzerland, Jamaica and Czech Republic must quarantine on return from Saturday. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Top-seeded Halep wins 21st WTA title at Prague Open PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Top-seeded Simona Halep defeated third-seeded Elise Mertens 6-2, 7-5 in the Prague Open final on Sunday to claim her 21st WTA title. The second-ranked Romanian broke Mertens.. WorldNews - Published on August 16, 2020
‘We are a sovereign country’: PM Babis tells Pompeo Czechs will decide for themselves what to do with their nuclear plant & Huawei Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s push to limit his country’s contacts with Russian and Chinese firms and grant a nuclear power plant construction.. WorldNews - Published on August 14, 2020

Pompeo opens anti-China, anti-Russia tour in Czech Republic PRAGUE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Czech Republic at the start of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe expected to focus on threats to the region posed by Russia and.. WorldNews - Published on August 11, 2020
Eleven die in fire in Czech Republic tower block Six died in the building, and another five were killed after jumping from the 11th floor. BBC News - Published on August 9, 2020
Czech team makes ventilators from 'ordinary' parts A Czech business consultant put together a team of several dozen people that quickly developed a fully functional ventilator out of common machine parts. (July 6) USATODAY.com - Published on July 7, 2020	Sharp learning curve for bosses as WFH goes global Two weeks into the coronavirus lockdown and Sergei Holmeckis, a boss at Deutsche Telekom's Czech operations in the city of Brno, was frustrated with staff video calls. His team didn't like turning on.. Reuters India - Published on June 18, 2020
Czech PM Babis does not rule out EU recovery fund veto, CTK news agency reports Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis wants further negotiations on the European Union's 750 billion euro recovery fund and how the funds are distributed but did not rule out a veto when speaking to.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020	Czechs lay ground for further easing of coronavirus measures The Czech Republic will loosen many remaining restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the coming weeks, allowing larger crowds to gather, people to mostly ditch face masks and.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Kremlin says Russia will not tolerate unfriendly gestures amid Czech diplomacy row The Kremlin on Monday said it would not tolerate unfriendly gestures, when asked about Moscow's expulsion of two Czech diplomats, a reciprocal move in response to two of Russia's diplomatic staff being.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Russia expels two Czech diplomats in tit-for-tat move Russia declared two Czech diplomats persona non grata on Monday in what it said was a response to an unfriendly move by Prague earlier this month to expel two of Russia's diplomatic staff. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Russia summons Czech ambassador amid diplomatic tensions: Russian news agencies Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Czech ambassador on Monday amid diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Prague, Russian news agencies reported. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Czech Republic's number of coronavirus cases rises to more than 10,000 The number of coronavirus cases rose to more than 10,000 in the Czech Republic, Health Ministry data showed on Monday. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Poland 'invades' Czech Republic in 'misunderstanding' Poland admits its troops briefly invaded the Czech Republic last month but it was "not deliberate". BBC News - Published on June 13, 2020	Poland accidentally invades Czech Republic and annexes part of neighbour's territory Poland accidentally invaded the Czech Republic in late May and briefly annexed a corner of its neighbour’s territory, the country’s military has admitted. The “misunderstanding” occurred when.. WorldNews - Published on June 13, 2020
Czech Senate speaker plans to visit Taiwan, angering China The speaker of the Czech Republic's Senate has announced he will visit Taiwan despite warnings from China and a recommendation from his own government that he not take the trip ...... WorldNews - Published on June 9, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	Czech government orders out two Russian embassy staff PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government has declared two staff at the Russian Embassy in Prague as persona non grata and ordered them to leave, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday. He said the.. WorldNews - Published on June 5, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
Russia to respond in kind after Czech expulsion of two embassy staff: RIA Russia will respond in kind after the Czech government declared two staff at the Russian embassy in Prague persona non grata and ordered them to leave, the RIA news agency cited Vladimir Dzhabarov, a.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020	Czechs drop travel restrictions for Austria, Germany, Hungary from noon on Friday The Czech government agreed to fully open its borders with neighbours Austria and Germany and allow unrestricted travel to and from Hungary from noon on Friday, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
Czechs to free up travel with Germany, Austria, Hungary on Friday: CTK agency The Czech government will drop restrictions on travel to and from Austria, Germany and Hungary on Friday, Prime Minister Andrej Babis was quoted as saying on Thursday. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Czech Republic, Slovakia to fully reopen mutual border from midnight: agency Czech Republic and Slovakia will fully restore free movement between the two central European neighbours from midnight, the two countries' prime ministers said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
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Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic to mutually open borders Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will open their borders to each others' citizens from midnight on Tuesday, with some conditions, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020	Coronavirus outbreak: Five ways Europe is easing lockdown Jogging in a Madrid park, having a Czech beer, taking a Greek ferry - Europe is opening up more. BBC News - Published on May 25, 2020
Czech coronavirus cases show biggest rise in four weeks, death toll passes 300 The Czech Republic reported on Tuesday its biggest daily rise in new coronavirus cases in four weeks, at a time when it is relaxing most of its restrictions on business and movement. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020	Czechs may allow easy travel to and from coronavirus-safe countries from June 8 The Czech Republic is planning to ease travel between the central European country and other countries deemed safe from risks of coronavirus from June 8, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Monday. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Germany calls on Poland, Czech Republic to open borders soon German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday called on Poland and the Czech Republic to fully open their borders soon to enable the free flow of people and goods. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020	Austrian borders with Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary to reopen June 15 Austria's borders with the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary will fully reopen on June 15, the interior ministry said on Saturday, extending an easing of border controls to its eastern neighbours.. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020
Czechs to take major steps to relax virus restrictions The Czech Republic will take major steps to relax its coronavirus lockdown measures from May 25, opening restaurants, hotels and pools and allowing gatherings of hundreds of people, health officials.. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020	Czech PM Babis says borders with Austria, Slovakia could reopen in June The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria could open their mutual borders as soon as June 8, allowing residents of the three countries to travel between them, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on.. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2020
Czech media name Russian diplomat in 'poison plot' row Russia's embassy in Prague asks for police protection in response to the report on Czech TV. BBC News - Published on May 12, 2020	Czech population's coronavirus immunity slow to build, study shows Immunity to the novel coronavirus is building up very slowly in the Czech Republic, with no more than 4-5% of the population likely to be covered, the health ministry said on Wednesday, after mass.. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020
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Prague district mayor says he is under police protection against Russian threat The mayor of one of the Czech capital's districts said on Tuesday he had been put under police protection due to a threat that a Russian man had been sent to kill him, escalating a row between Prague.. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020	Czech parliament backs short emergency extension as lockdown seen ending early The lower house of the Czech parliament voted on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency until May 17, a week less than the government had sought, as the country charts a course to emerge from a.. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020
Czech parliament approves state of emergency until May 17, shorter than government sought The lower house of the Czech parliament on Tuesday extended until May 17 the state of emergency that underpins the government's main measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a shorter extension.. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020