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  • Czech foreign minister: investigation into alleged Russian poison plot, cyberattacks continues
    Prague’s Lord Mayor and two colleagues – all of whom have taken
    symbolic steps angering the Kremlin in recent months – are currently
    under 24-hour police protection due to credible threats against their
    lives. Czech officials have confirmed that a Russian secret service agent
    arrived in Prague this March travelling on a diplomatic passport. They have
    not said whether, as reported, the agent had the deadly toxin ricin in his
    briefcase, or if the mayors were targets.
    5 min
  • Czechs mark 75th anniversary of Prague Uprising under shadow of coronavirus, alleged ‘assassination plot’
    Two clouds hang over commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the
    Prague Uprising against Nazi rule at the end of the Second World War. The
    first is an “invisible enemy” – the novel coronavirus – which has
    scuppered grand plans to honour those who fought to liberate the Czech
    capital. The second is the allegation of a plot to assassinate two Prague
    district mayors: one who tore down a statue to a Soviet marshal who Russia
    considers a hero; and one who erecting a statute to a Red Army general who
    Russia considers a traitor.
    4 min
  • Czechs announce project to develop Covid-19 vaccine
    The Czech Republic has joined the worldwide race to develop vaccine against
    Covid-19, the Czech Ministry of Health announced on Monday. The development
    of the vaccine, which is currently in its first, laboratory phase, is
    likely to take months and is expected to cost tens of millions of crowns.
    4 min
  • Greta Stocklassa: Why I chose open Swedish approach over strict Czech lockdown
    Greta Stocklassa, a half-Czech, half-Swedish student at Prague’s FAMU
    film
    school, was doing an internship in New York in March when fear of the
    Covid-19 epidemic hitting the city spurred her to return to Europe. The
    documentary maker chose to go to Sweden, where there has been no lockdown,
    instead of the Czech Republic, which was quick to impose comprehensive
    restrictions in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. In this interview
    Stocklassa explains why.
    13 min
  • Czechs cycling through the COVID-19 crisis
    The COVID-19 crisis leads to some unexpected positive trends. Many Czechs
    have exchanged their cars for bicycles. In fact, so many people are getting
    on their bikes that it can lead to congestion on some of the most popular
    cycling paths and forest roads in the country.
    13 min
  • Czechs prepare to celebrate witch-burning night amid coronavirus restrictions
    Thursday evening will see the traditional witch-burning celebration in many
    parts of the Czech Republic. While the night of April 30 is normally an
    excuse for large gatherings, this time it is affected by the ongoing
    coronavirus pandemic. The government has called for smaller celebrations in
    family circles, while the fire service, whose resources are already
    extended, have asked the public to register their bonfires online.
    4 min
  • Mamacoffee café chain owner: One must take the time to savour a good cup of coffee
    When Daniel and Marta Kolský opened their first cafe in Prague’s
    Londýnská street they shared a passion for coffee and a determination to
    fulfil their dream. Today they are respected professionals in the coffee
    business and own seven cafes and a bakery, operating with a certified
    fair-trade label. Their chain of Mamacafes is known for its excellent
    coffee, mouth-watering pastries and quality service. I asked Daniel Kolský
    to tell me how they established the business and why they chose to work
    with coffee.
    16 min
  • New biography ‘Havel: Unfinished Revolution’ traces intimate, inward journey of Czechoslovakia’s last president
    Dr. David Gilbreath Barton, an award-winning American journalist and
    psychotherapist, first visited Czechoslovakia in the mid-1980s, “fell in
    love with the country”, and moved to Prague in the heady early days of
    Václav Havel’s presidency, less than a year after the Velvet Revolution.
    His new biography of Czechoslovakia’s last president, Havel: Unfinished
    Revolution, is an intimate, sweeping portrayal especially of the dissident
    playwright’s underground years and inward journey.
    14 min

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