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Capital
Prague
Head of State
President Petr Pavel
Head of Government
Prime Minister Petr Fiala
United States
Rubio, Czech counterpart discuss Ukraine after Trump-Zelensky clash
Rubio and Lipavsky discuss US-Czech relations, Nato defence spending, and prospects for peace in Ukraine.
4 Mar 2025 - 11:11AM
Crime
Teenager kills 2 women in knife attack at Czech shop
20 Feb 2025 - 10:50PM
European Union
Gas heater explodes at Czech restaurant, killing 6 in fire
13 Jan 2025 - 11:41AM
International Property
Chinese firms seek European base for factories amid trade tensions, tariffs
European industrial real estate developer CTP expects increased demand from Chinese firms that do not want to get caught in the trade war.
25 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM
Britain
UK approves Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire
Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group is taking over the parent company of the centuries-old Royal Mail in a deal worth US$4.5 billion.
16 Dec 2024 - 8:52PM
Mental health
Puppy love as Czech prison inmates train assistance dogs
The training is part of a project to help inmates at the Jirice prison northeast of Prague be better prepared for life outside jail.
6 Dec 2024 - 1:06AM
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Tourism
Sex workers and ex-addicts show tourists Czech capital’s dark side
Social enterprise Pragulic tackles ‘myth and prejudice’ around people living on Prague’s streets, using tour guides who have all been there.
22 Nov 2024 - 5:44AM
Art
Could Prague’s ‘amazing’ Signal Festival work in Hong Kong?
The digital art extravaganza, whose 2024 edition was mesmerising, is in talks to launch in Hong Kong, but its co-founder has reservations.
28 Oct 2024 - 11:24AM
Tourism
Protests, pub crawl ban. Mass tourism pressure mounts in European cities
Prague bans pub crawls, seeks ‘more cultured’ visitors. Madrid and Barcelona see more protests against high housing costs blamed on tourists.
15 Oct 2024 - 7:45PM
Taiwan
Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen to visit Europe in first overseas trip since stepping down
Details of 8-day visit kept quiet amid security concerns, reports say.
7 Oct 2024 - 8:00PM
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European Union
Death toll rises as Storm Boris lashes central and eastern Europe
8 people have died as swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia hit by high winds and floods.
16 Sep 2024 - 2:22AM
US-China relations
US, EU raise alarm over China’s ‘very substantial’ help to Russia in Ukraine war
Beijing’s ‘significant’ exports said to be used on battlefield and given in exchange for Kremlin’s sensitive military technologies.
12 Sep 2024 - 11:00PM
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Interest rates
July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut
The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.
11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM
Fame and celebrity
Meet the Kordas, the world’s most talented sporting family
Nelly Korda got her Olympic gold in 2021 and her elder sis is a 6-time LPGA winner, while younger bro Sebastian is a rising tennis player … but did you know that their parents played pro tennis too?
15 Jul 2024 - 7:00PM
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