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International Science 

Ancient Bone Sheds Light on Slav Alphabet History

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
artifacts, Czech Republic, history, language

An inscribed cow bone dating back to the seventh century proves that Germanic runes were the oldest script ever used by the ancient Slavs, Czech scientists said Thursday.

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Business Entertainment International 

Czech Brewer Budvar Hits Record as People Drink More at Home

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
beer, Czech Republic, exports

Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. giant Anheuser-Busch over use of the “Budweiser” brand, increased output to a record last year, when the pandemic saw people drink less in bars and more at home.

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Business Consumers Government International Politics 

Czechs Make Large Shops Sell Mostly Local Food

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Agriculture, Czech Republic, EU, exports, food, retail, supermarkets

Czech lawmakers passed an amendment Wednesday ordering large shops to sell mostly Czech food as of next year, despite an expected backlash from partners in the European Union.

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Health International 

Short of Medics as Virus Surges, Central Europe Sounds Alarm

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Czech Republic, hospitals, Medicine, Poland

With cases surging in many central European countries, firefighters, students and retired doctors are being asked to help shore up buckling health care systems.

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Government Health International 

Czech Health Minister Breaks Virus Rules, Asked to Resign

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Czech Republic, politician, Restaurants

The Czech Republic’s prime minister called on his health minister to resign or be fired after he broke strict government restrictions to slow a record surge of coronavirus infections and visited a Prague restaurant.

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Government Health Science 

Czechs Replace Health Minister Amid Record Infection Surge

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Czech Republic, resignation

The Czech government moved Monday to appoint an epidemiologist as the new health minister as the country struggles with a surge of new coronavirus infections.

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Health International Science 

Czech Volunteers Invent Lung Ventilator in a Matter of Days

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Czech Republic, Medical

Tomas Kapler knew nothing about ventilators — he’s an online business consultant, not an engineer or a medical technician. But when he saw that shortages of the vital machines had imperiled critically ill Covid-19 patients in Northern Italy, he was moved to action.

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Civil Rights Government Health International 

Mandatory Vaccinations Debated at Human Rights Court

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
children, Czech Republic, European Court of Human Rights, schools, vaccines

Europe’s top rights court on Wednesday heard from the lawyers of Czech parents who don’t want to vaccinate their children, while the government argued it has a responsibility to safeguard public health.

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International Politics 

Czechs Expel Russian Diplomats Over Poison Plot Hoax

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
attack, Czech Republic, Diplomacy, poison, Russia, soviet, weapons

The Czech Republic has expelled two Russian diplomats after a Russian embassy employee spread false information about a planned poison attack on three Prague politicians, officials said on Friday.

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Appeals Civil Rights International Law 

EU Court Says Countries Didn’t Meet Refugee Quotas

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
Czech Republic, European Court of Justice, human rights, Hungary, Poland, refugees

Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic violated European Union regulations by refusing to take in their share of refugees, the EU’s highest court ruled Thursday.

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Health International 

Czech Brewers Bet on Bottles as Pubs Dry Up Amid Virus

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
alcohol, beer, coronavirus, Czech Republic, Restaurants, retail

Czech breweries have switched from barrels to bottles and cans after demand for draught went down the drain as pubs in the world’s most beer-loving nation closed amid the Covid-19 pandemic, experts said Wednesday.

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Entertainment International Media Politics 

Prague Grants Milan Kundera Citizenship Stripped Under Communism

December 3, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
citizenship, communism, Czech Republic, literature

Novelist Milan Kundera has gained Czech citizenship four decades after communist Czechoslovakia stripped him of citizenship following his emigration to France, the Czech foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

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International Technology 

Czechs Find Russian & Chinese Cyberspying

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
ap6, conspiracy, Cyberattacks, Czech Republic, espionage, national intelligence, Russia

Russian and Chinese spies repeatedly targeted the Czech state last year, the country’s intelligence service said in its 2018 report published Tuesday, detailing cyberattacks and disinformation.

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Government International Law 

Legal Opinion: Poland, Hungary, Czechs Broke EU Migrant Law

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Czech Republic, EU, European Court of Justice, Hungary, immigration, Poland, refugees

With overcrowded Greek migrant camps facing explosive new problems, a top EU legal adviser said Thursday that Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke European Union law by refusing to comply with a refugee quota program meant to address such challenges.

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Consumers International Law Religion 

Czech Court Nixes Controversial Church Compensation Tax

October 15, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Christianity, churches, communism, Czech Republic, history, Taxes

The Czech Republic’s constitutional court on Tuesday canceled a law slapping income tax on the billions the state will pay churches for assets seized by the Communists during their Cold War rule.

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Arts Entertainment International 

Rare Steinbeck Story, Set in Paris, Published This Week

July 31, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Czech Republic, France, literature, Publishing

Ernest Hemingway wasn’t the only Great American Writer with something to say about Paris.

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Courts International 

Passenger Rights

July 11, 2019 BRIEF
Czech Republic, European Court of Justice, Travel

Further refining Europe’s traveler-rights laws, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that EU air carriers are on the hook for compensating passengers who experience delays of more than three hours on connecting flights by partner airlines.

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Entertainment Environment International Science 

2 Rare Barbary Lion Cubs Born in Czech Zoo

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
animals, Czech Republic, endangered, extinction, wildlife, zoo

Two Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a welcome addition to a small surviving population of a rare lion subspecies that has been extinct in the wild.

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Appeals Government International 

EU Ban on Semiautomatic Guns Backed by Magistrate

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 BARBARA LEONARD
Czech Republic, European Court of Justice, Guns, Mass Shooting, Terrorism

Rejecting a challenge by the Czech Republic, a magistrate judge urged Europe’s top court Thursday to uphold a law banning the use of semiautomatic weapons by civilians, among other gun restrictions.

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International Latest Headlines 

Death Toll in Czech Mine Explosion Increases to 13

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Czech Republic, explosion, mining

The death toll in a methane explosion at a black coal mine in northeastern Czech Republic has increased to 13, a mining company said Friday.

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