PRAGUE—Six players on the Czech Republic’s Olympic hockey team have tested positive for the coronavirus, national team coach Filip Pešán said Friday. The six players, all unnamed, are among a group of 12 that came from the Russia-based KHL. “It’s a complicated situation and it’s changing every hour,” Pešán said, adding none of the positive…
6 Czech Players Test Positive Ahead of Olympic Training Camp
January 22, 2022
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Multiple-Car Crash as Heavy Snowfall Closes Czech Highway
PRAGUE—A heavy snowstorm that hit the Czech Republic caused a multiple-car crash and completely shut down one of the major highways near the capital, Prague, on Thursday. Police said about 40 cars and trucks were involved in the pileup that took place 33 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital on the D5 highway. The…
Czech Republic Reports Bird Flu Outbreak at Farm With 188,000 Poultry
PRAGUE—The Czech Republic reported an outbreak of bird flu of the H5N1 type at a poultry farm with 188,000 birds, the State Veterinary Administration said on Thursday. Thousands of the birds have died already, the rest will be culled from the farm in Libotenice, 60 km (40 miles) north of Prague, the administration said. Several…
COVID-19-Positive Czech President Appoints New Prime Minister From Plexiglass Cubicle
PRAGUE—Czech President Milos Zeman appointed the leader of an opposition alliance Petr Fiala as prime minister on Sunday in a ceremony he performed from a plexiglass cubicle after testing positive for COVID-19. Fiala leads a bloc of five opposition parties that won an election in October, ousting the incumbent premier Andrej Babis and his allies….
Czech Republic Hosts Taiwan’s Foreign Minister, a Heavy Blow to Beijing: Experts
Following the recent election in the Czech Republic which booted the communists out of Parliament, the Czech Senate passed a resolution supporting cooperation with Taiwan, including inviting Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu to Prague. Experts suggest that Wu’s visit to the Czech Republic is of great significance in deepening Taiwan-Czech relations, dealing a…
Czech President Zeman in Intensive Care at Key Post-Election Time
PRAGUE—Czech President Milos Zeman was receiving treatment in an intensive care unit on Sunday, creating uncertainty at a time when he is due to lead political talks about forming a new government after a parliamentary election. Director Miroslav Zavoral of the Central Military Hospital in Prague said Zeman, 77, was admitted due to complications related…
Ruling Party Narrowly Loses Czech Vote; Prime Minister Babis May Be Out
PRAGUE—Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ party on Saturday narrowly lost the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election, a surprise development that could mean the end of the billionaire’s reign in power. The two-day election to fill 200 seats in the lower house of the Czech Republic’s parliament took place shortly after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reported…
Czech Voters Oust Communists From Parliament for First Time Since 1948
PRAGUE—Czech voters evicted the communists from parliament on Saturday for the first time since the end of World War Two, voting out a party whose forebears ruled the central European nation from 1948 until the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that ushered in democracy. The communists jailed tens of thousands in forced labor camps in the…
Czech Central Bank Delivers Biggest Rate Hike in 24 Years to Battle Inflation Spike
PRAGUE—The Czech National Bank (CNB) raised its main rate by 75 basis points on Thursday, surprising markets with its biggest hike since 1997 and sending a signal it would not allow inflationary expectations to grow further amid a price spike. The Czech economy, like others around the world, is facing rising costs as it grapples…
Czech Gunmaker Bets on Riding Colt Into New Markets
PRAGUE—For Czech gun maker CZG-Ceska Zbrojovka Group, its recent acquisition of the Colt brand carries both the potential to become a major player in the global firearms market and the challenge of reviving the fortunes of a fabled U.S. name. Shares of CZG, which listed on the stock market last October, have surged 60 percent…
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