The Venus of DolníVěstonice, one of the most valuable archaeological objects ever found on Czech territory, was transported on Wednesday under strict security measures from the Moravian Museum in Brno to a laboratory at the FEI technological Institute in Brno. Archaeologists want to conduct further research...
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Czech investor buys rare Mauritius postage stamps
An anonymous Czech investor has bought two of the rarest postage stamps in the world: the so-called red and blue Mauritius. They were sold in a private transaction for an estimated 100 million crowns. The...
Start of work on fourth Prague Metro line put back
The expected launch date for the construction of a fourth, “D” line for Prague’s Metro system has been put back by three years. Work should now begin on the new underground rail line in 2020, deputy mayor Petr Dolínek told the Czech News Agency on Tuesday. The process is being held up...
Man injured in shooting near Muslim prayer centre in Karlovy Vary
A shooting took place near a Muslim prayer centre and cultural centre in the town of Karlovy Vary in West Bohemia on Tuesday evening. Police said that a 42-year-old man had been shot in the...
Daily news summary 16.8.2016
Two die in helicopter crash in West Bohemia
Two people died when a helicopter crashed in West Bohemia on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. The accident occurred between the villages of Rybnice and Kaznějov at around 15:30. The impact of the crash was so devastating that neither the age nor the gender of the victims was immediately apparent,...
Canoeist Dostál takes first silver for Czechs in Rio
The Czech team has its first silver medal from the Rio Olympics and its seventh overall. It was won on Tuesday by canoeist Josef Dostál in the 1000 metres kayak single. Dostál, who is 23, adds that honour to a previous triumph at the Canoe Sprint World Championships. He will have another chance...
Inhabitants of Uhříněves protest against marked increase in traffic
Inhabitants of the Prague suburb of Uhříněves are fast growing tired of increased traffic along one of the district’s major roads. Transport trucks heading in the direction of Hradec Kralové have taken to using the route as a short-cut. On Monday several dozen people gathered to demonstrate against the traffic, which has led...
Municipalities up in arms over prospect of costlier ground water
Outside of periods of drought, water conservation is not something Czechs consider a pressing issue. However the prospect of a threefold increase in the price of ground water by 2022 has divided the cabinet and...
Berdych excited about new coach Ivanisevic
Czech men’s tennis number one Tomáš Berdych says he is excited about working with his new coach Goran Ivanisevic. Speaking in Cincinnati ahead of the first tournament at which the Croat is coaching him, Berdych told the ATP tour website that he thought Ivanisevic was the person he was looking for. The...