News From The Czech Republic
West Bohemian spa town hosts 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
11.07.2014 09:33
CR: Film fans from at home and abroad have descended on the west Bohemian spa town Karlovy Vary for the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which opens on Friday night. The festival will screen over 200 films, including seven international and two Czech premieres. Ian Willoughby is...
State heritage institute decides UNESCO listed landmark should be returned to Catholic Church
11.07.2014 09:32
CR: One of the Czech Republic’s iconic landmarks will be handed back to the Roman Catholic Church following a decision by the country’s custodian of historic buildings and sites, the National Heritage Institute. The decision forms part of the settlement with religious institutions following...
National Heritage Institute: many of the country’s gems still undiscovered by foreign tourists
11.07.2014 09:31
CR: The National Heritage Institute which is responsible for the protection and preservation of the country’s historical monuments has over 100 palaces, castles and manor houses in its care. Over the past 20 years it has worked hard to restore many of those long-neglected buildings to their...
Giant salamanders become major attraction at Prague Zoo
11.07.2014 09:30
CR: Less than a month ago, Prague Zoo opened a new pavilion for Chinese giant salamanders which has proven to be a major attraction. The project was completed at the cost of 23.6 million crowns, after first being proposed four years ago by the zoo’s director, Pavel Bobek, who found inspiration...
Controversial abortion pill goes on sale in Czech pharmacies
11.07.2014 09:29
CR: Czech pharmacies on Monday begin selling the controversial abortion pill RU-486 which has been approved for terminating pregnancies of up to seven weeks. Some gynaecologists argue the drug is safer for women than surgical abortion. But its opponents believe it could encourage irresponsible...
Czech News 10.07.2014 - 03.07.2014
11.07.2014 09:20
CR: 10.07.2014
Czechs honour four soldiers killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
Sirens sounded and bells tolled across the Czech Republic at midday on Thursday in homage to the four Czech soldiers who were killed in a bomb attack near the Bagram airport in Afghanistan on Tuesday. A fifth Czech...
Petra Kvitova Routs Eugenie Bouchard for Wimbledon Title
07.07.2014 12:47
NYTimes: WIMBLEDON, England — Eugenie Bouchard arrived at Centre Court with cool confidence and a ruthless tennis game to match. Bouchard, a 20-year-old Canadian, had captured the affection of her country and of the British tabloids, her looks, play and marketability drawing gawking...
Petra Kvitova shows singular class of fellow leftie Phil Mickelson
07.07.2014 12:43
TheGuardian: The Czech won her second Wimbledon singles title with a display of power that left Eugenie Bouchard with little chance
Hail Petra Kvitova, the 2014 Wimbledon champion and the Phil Mickelson of tennis. It is not just that she and the golfer are both lefties, it is more the...
KVITOVA SHINES, BRYAN BROTHERS SHOCKED
07.07.2014 12:39
Wimbledon: Three years later, Petra Kvitova delivered another stunning result.
The Czech, who had struggled since winning at Wimbledon in 2011, brushed aside any one-hit wonder talk on Saturday, beating Genie Bouchard soundly in a match that lasted less than an hour. Later in the afternoon,...
Czech ladies march on at Wimbledon with finalist guaranteed
07.07.2014 12:33
CR: The Czech Republic’s women have been having an excellent Wimbledon 2014. An unprecedented three reached the last 16 at the world famous tennis tournament and the country is guaranteed a representative in the final, as former tournament winner Petra Kvitová and Lucie Šafářová are set to...