Prague teacher among 37 Oklahoma educators attending teacher institute of Colonial Williamsburg

Prague becomes a hotspot for American film students

Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is home to some of the most reputable film universities in the world. It is generally free of charge to study in Prague at a public university − regardless of one’s nationality − provided the program is...

Prague locals struggle with soaring beer prices

The Czechs are known as the heaviest beer drinkers in the world. Beer prices have skyrocketed over the past five years in Prague. But local pubs, especially those with long histories in their neighborhoods, have been handling the price rise much...

Czech gun legislation stumbles forward

Tennessee rejected tougher gun laws after the Covenant School shooting. But Czech citizens pushed for more gun laws after a 2023 university attack. A law was passed by the Czech Republic’s upper house in March 2024, but it does not take effect...

‘No Room for Antisemitism’: Prague Mayor Quashes Rumored Kanye West Concert

Kanye West walking on the red carpet during the 67th Grammy Awards held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA on Feb. 2, 2025. Photo: Elyse Jankowski/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect In the Czech Republic, local officials have pushed back against a...

Single-use tickets and fines on all Prague public transport to surge

Monthly, quarterly, and annual passes are all set to increase in Central Bohemia, too. For Zone 1, the monthly pass will go from CZK 395 to CZK 494, or CZK 474 through the Lítačka app. Quarterly fares will rise from CZK 1,000 to CZK 1,250, while...

Czech embassy in Tehran resumes operations

The first group of dispatched staff is currently working in Iran to restore the operations of the Czech embassy in Tehran. This was stated on Monday to ČTK by Nikola Nekvindová, director of the communication department of the Ministry of Foreign...

Visit one of the dog-friendliest cities in Europe: Prague

See bears at castle in Prague

Franz Kafka is everywhere in Prague. A Tennessee visitor shows why.

Ex-Bruin Changes Czech Teams

Czech defenseman Jakub Zbořil, 28, has signed a one-year contract with HC Vítkovice Ridera, the Czech Extraliga club recently announced. The signing came just 10 months after Zbořil signed a five-year contract with rival Extraliga club Dynamo...

Czech firefighters set out to help with firefighting efforts to Spain

Czech firefighters flew out on Monday afternoon to provide further assistance in fighting fires abroad, this time to Spain. Onboard a Black Hawk helicopter equipped with a Bambi bucket for water drops are three firefighters, along with two pilots...

Photo Essay: The Intriguing Soviet-Era Prague Metro System

If you enjoy Cold War history, a ride on the Prague metro system is a must, a public transit network exposing lingering traces of the Communist era. Though it had been planned since 1898, construction on the Prague metro system began in the 1960s...

Lucy’s 3-million-year-old skeleton exhibition in Prague!

On 15 August, a plane arrived in Prague carrying fossils of human ancestors over three million years old. This remarkable collection includes the fossils of Lucy, a female Australopithecus afarensis, and Selam, a child of the same species. These...

Czech Producer Prices Fall 1.2%

The Czech Republic's producer prices decreased for the sixth straight month in July, figures from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Monday. The industrial producer price index dropped 1.2 percent yearly in July, following a 0.7 percent...

Fossils of human ancestors Lucy and Selam arrive in Prague from Ethiopia

A special Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa brought Lucy, the famous 3.2 million-year-old fossil of the Australopithecus afarensis species, to Prague's Václav Havel Airport. She was joined by Selam, a fossil of a small child of the same...

Czech news in brief for August 18: Monday's top headlines

A Brno court ordered Tomáš Jiřikovský, linked to a major bitcoin scandal, into custody on grounds of flight risk, obstruction, and potential crime repetition, prosecutors said. Jiřikovský, arrested Thursday, faces charges of legalizing proceeds...

Fare increase for Prague Integrated Transport system announced

The half-hour single ticket for public transport in Prague will increase from 30 to 39 CZK starting in January, and to 36 CZK if purchased through the Lítačka app. This was approved today by Prague city councilors, along with a proposal for a fare...

Czech-mate: SA needs its own ‘One China’ Policy

Monday, 18 August 2025 18/08/25 OPINION Czech-mate: SA needs its own ‘One China’ Policy Ray Hartley & Greg Mills | 17 August 2025 Ray Hartley & Greg Mills says there is no need for SA to perpetually bend the knee to the PRC The Czech Republic has...

Javelin star Kitaguchi finds new home in small Czech town

Reigning Olympic and world javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi has found a new home in a remote corner of the Czech Republic, a country that is home to several javelin legends. The 27-year-old Japanese is getting ready for next month's world...