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Some foreigners who are long-term residents of the Czech Republic are opting to travel to their own countries, at considerable cost, to get coronavirus jabs. Frustration with the sluggish pace of vaccinations here is a major reason, though issues surrounding health insurance are also a factor.

The revelation that the Russian secret service was involved in the deadly 2014 munitions explosions in Vrbětice, Moravia, has shocked and angered the country, raising numerous security issues and questions as to what actually happened and what could possibly have motivated Russia to undertake such a huge and risky operation on the territory of an EU and NATO member state. I spoke to former military intelligence chief Andor Šandor about the security implications and began by asking if Russia was becoming increasingly bold in its operations abroad.

Citing a new Czech intelligence report outlining compelling evidence tying Moscow to a deadly explosion at a Moravian ammunition depot in 2014, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced on Saturday the expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats identified as spies. Czech police have also issued wanted notices in connection with the blast for the same Russian agents implicated in a 2018 nerve gas attack against a former double agent in England. The repercussions and political shockwaves are resounding not just in Prague and Moscow, which announced a tit-for-tat expulsion of 20 Czech diplomats, but from Brussels to Washington.

A successful Czech mobile game is now being re-developed into an English version for a global audience. Its developers say that its binaural audio system and simple swipe gameplay also make it fitting for visually impaired players.

April 16 marks the 30 year anniversary of Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto becoming part of Volkswagen Group. Since then, Škoda has become one of Volkswagen’s most successful brands, active in over 100 countries and producing over a million cars a year.

Czech photographer Tomáš Vocelka has won the prestigious Sony World Photography Award in the Architecture and Design category. He picked up the prize for his series 'Eternal Hunting Grounds', which explores the fascinating transformation of a former military complex into a pet crematorium.

The alleged racist remark made by Slavia Prague’s Ondřej Kúdela during a game with Glasgow Rangers has been hotly debated by fans and media pundits both in Czechia and in the UK. We asked journalist Jiří Hošek how he views the resulting UEFA rulling to hand over Ondřej Kúdela a 10 match ban.

A Jewish cemetery in the Moravian town of Hranice dating back to the 17th century, neglected for decades and slated for demolition under Communist rule, is now finally being restored.

Archaeologists in Brno have announced a unique discovery. During a dig in the city’s Vídeňská Street, they unearthed fragments of a skull of the now extinct woolly rhinoceros. It was most likely killed by prehistoric hunters, who resided in the area 16,000 to 20,000 years ago.

After years of a slow but gradual increase, the population of elks in the Czech Republic has started to decline. According to a new study, carried out by Czech scientists, together with their colleagues from Germany and Austria, the main factor behind the trend is landscape fragmentation and loss of habitat.