New Year celebrations,Putin wants Zeman at V-Day events, Three Kings charity
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US beats Czech team 3:4 in World Junior Hockey Championship
The US beat the Czech Republic 3:4 in overtime in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ostrava on Monday. The Czechs got one point for the overtime loss, setting up a huge Russia-Germany game on...
Three Kings Collection to start on January 1st
January 1st will see the start of the Three Kings Collection, the largest and most successful fund-raiser in the country. Organized by the Catholic charity Caritas the Three Kings Collection, involves thousands of volunteers, most...
Arriva to be fined for problems in Liberec region
Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Arriva, which secured a contract to operate four express rail lines in the Czech Republic, is to be fined for a series of problems in the Liberec region. Arriva started operating at...
Hundred guests evacuated, no one hurt in hotel fire
More than a hundred people had to be evacuated from Occidental Hotel in Prague 5 on Monday night after a fire broke out in the hotel sauna in the basement. No one was hurt in...
Police out in force for New Year celebrations, video-mapping
Police will be out in force in the Czech capital on Tuesday night to maintain law and order during the New Year celebrations in the city centre. New Year street parties are expected on Wenceslas...
President Putin wants to see Zeman at V-Day celebrations
Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated he would welcome the presence of Czech President Miloš Zeman at next year‘s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. In his New Year’s greetings to the Czech head of state, President...
Czech music highlights of 2019
As the new year arrives we look back at some of the biggest Czech hits of 2019 in Radio Prague International’s New Year’s Eve music show. The bands and artists include the award winning music...
Daily news summary 30.12.2019
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