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Prague’s zoo has introduced to the public a pair of critically endangered Chinese pangolins.

A pedestrian suspension bridge that is the longest such construction in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic

A pedestrian suspension bridge that is the longest such construction in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic.

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly for the Czech Republic to replace Russia on the world organization’s leading human rights body following its suspension over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine

That's how Paul Spiegel characterizes the reception — and medical services — offered by European nations. He spent 7 weeks on the scene for the World Health Organization to assess the situation.

A Czech leatherwork company that makes a wide variety of handmade products — travel bags, wallets and belts — never intended to add personal protective gear that would save lives in a war to its offerings

A Czech leatherwork company that makes a wide variety of handmade products — travel bags, wallets and belts — never intended to add personal protective gear that would save lives in a war to its offerings.

Westinghouse Electric Co. and France’s Framatome have been selected to deliver fuel supplies for the Czech Republic's Temelin nuclear plant.

Since Russia launched its brutal attack against Ukraine, Ukrainians living across Czech Republic have been arriving in the second largest Czech city of Brno

Since Russia launched its brutal attack against Ukraine, Ukrainians living across Czech Republic have been arriving in the second largest Czech city of Brno.

Successes in the fight against Russia don't mean imminent victory for Ukrainians.

It reflects a growing Russia-ambivalent and NATO-skeptical view in the GOP.

A new Prague-based internet radio stated has started to broadcast news, information and music tailored to the day-to-day concerns of some 300,000 Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in the Czech Republic after Russia launched its military assault against Ukraine.

The Czech Republic has launched a tender to build a new reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power plant as the country aims to increase nuclear power generation.

A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby.

The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia have safely returned to Central Europe after visiting Kyiv to show support for Ukraine as it defends itself from Russia’s military invasion.

The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia traveled by train to Kyiv on Tuesday to show support for Ukraine as Russian attacks on the capital city intensified.

The leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia are traveling to Kyiv on a European Union mission to meet with Ukraine’s top leadership as Russia’s offensive moves closer to the center of the capital

The prime ministers of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia have arrived by train to Kyiv and met with President Volodymy Zelenskyy in a show of support for Ukraine.

Novak Djokovic has been placed in the men’s draw for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California.

Russian expats who have never had sympathy for Putin and who are horrified by what’s happening in Ukraine say they are facing a wave of generalized hostility.

Most have arrived in Poland and other neighboring European Union countries.

Most have arrived in Poland and other neighboring European Union countries.

Life or death choices leave little time for sentiment.

Life or death choices leave little time for sentiment. War refugees fleeing Russian ordnance in Ukraine grabbed only the essentials for their journeys to safety: key documents, a beloved pet, often not even a change of clothes. Lena Nesterova remembers the hour her fate was sealed: Feb. 24, 5:34 a.m., the first explosions in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, that signaled the feared Russian invasion.

The agency also reported closing the Russian airspace for planes from Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic in response.

The agency also reported closing the Russian airspace for planes from Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic in response.

Could the Russia-Ukraine conflict somehow tip the U.S. economy into recession? It seems unlikely at this point, though anything is possible.

The three countries said in a statement that they "do not consider travelling to Russia and playing football matches there."

Novak Djokovic will fall from No. 1 in the ATP rankings and be replaced by Daniil Medvedev after losing 6-4, 7-6 (4) to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships.

The Czech government has agreed to further ease coronavirus restrictions as the wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible omicron variant has been receding.

Since then, they have won four of their six international friendly matches, including a win and draw with Australia around Thanksgiving last year. Their last bit of competition was during the FIFA Women’s World Cup UEFA Qualifying action. The afformentioned Iceland went 3-1 in the latest stage of World Cup Qualifying action. After finishing fourth in the Algrave Cup in 2021, New Zealand looks to see how they can fare in the U.S.-based tournament. Dating back to the Algrave Cup, the national team had lost five consecutive matches, including a pair of losses to the gold medal-winning Canadian squad in October.

The Czech Republic beat ROC 6-5 in overtime in an exciting and offensive-filled game.

It wasn’t pretty, but the U.S. women’s hockey team took down the Czech Republic 4-1 with a sloppy effort in their quarterfinal tilt at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The U.S. women's hockey team is just one win away from returning to the gold medal game after taking down Czechia in the quarterfinals.

Czech superstar Ester Ledecka, make no mistake about it, takes renaissance woman to a snow new level.

The Czech Republic has moved forward with easing coronavirus restrictions, cancelling a requirement for people to present a certificate proving they have been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 to use services and attend public events.

Denmark made history by winning its first-ever hockey game at the Olympics with a 3-2 victory over the Czechs.

In a crucial game for the United States mixed curling team as it nears the end of round robin play, the Czech Republic took advantage late to win 10-8.

Team USA's Karen Chen and Team ROC's Kamila Valieva go head to head for the top spot in the team event.

On Olympics Day 2, Canada and Switzerland snag first curling mixed doubles wins. Sweden wins in an upset against China. The Czech Republic crushes Australia.

The prime ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic say they have signed an agreement settling a long-running dispute over a lignite mine on the border of the two countries.

China picked up a second mixed doubles curling win of the 2022 Olympics, and Great Britain and Sweden were also victorious in the second session of play Wednesday night.

The Czech Republic’s government has agreed to end mandatory coronavirus testing at schools and companies this month.

China and Czech Republic take early upsets on Day 1 of mixed doubles curling at the 2022 Olympics.

Jake Chelios has a very familiar name to hockey fans, but the Chicago-born son of NHL legend Chris Chelios is on the Team China roster as name Jieke Kailiaosi.

The Czech Republic has recorded a significant decline in people dying of COVID-19 despite facing a record number of infected in one month.

Denmark is scraping most pandemic restrictions as the country no longer considers COVID-19 to be “a socially critical disease.”.

The number of Czech citizens dying of COVID-19 has been steadily declining despite a record surge in coronavirus infections caused by the highly transmittable omicron variant.

One of the most watched sports at the Winter Olympics features the best athletes on the ice. This edition of the tournament has plenty of stories on both sides, especially with the NHL not allowing its players to go to Beijing. Here are the full schedules for both men’s and women’s hockey. All times ET, streamed live on FuboTV (Free trial) and Peacock. Every Olympic event is available on Peacock.

The number of COVID-19 patients in the Czech Republic has begun to grow amid a record surge of infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

Her son said she stayed with him and her husband when they were isolating with COVID-19 so she could also catch the virus and recover.

The European Union is preparing to deduct millions of euros from payments to Poland in order to cover fines imposed on Warsaw for ignoring a court injunction to close down a open pit brown coal mine near the Czech border.

The new Czech government will allow some workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to stay on the job, in an extraordinary measure to ease possible staff shortages caused by an anticipated surge of the omicron variant.

Taiwan will set up a $1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies amid economic pressure from China over an office that the island opened in the European Union country.

Thousands of people have marched through the Czech Republic’s capital to protest against compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for certain groups and professions.

The Czech government has decided to cut isolation restrictions for those testing positive for COVID-19 from 14 to five days, and also similarly shortened quarantine time for close contacts of infected people.

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77.

The remainder of the world junior hockey championship has been canceled over fears of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Officials and experts in low-vaccinated Eastern Europe are anticipating a post-holiday explosion of COVID-19 cases in much of the region

The president of the Czech Republic is set to swear in the country’s new government on Friday.

Some contestants used their outfits to raise awareness of violence against women, while others advocated for the environment.

Petra Srncova's disappearance is described as "out of character" by police.

As most European nations impose new restrictions to curb the omicron variant, Bosnia is taking a relatively laissez-faire approach to soaring COVID-19 infections in the region

Thousands have rallied in the Czech capital to protest the government’s restrictive measures to tackle a record surge of coronavirus infections.

Czech President Miloš Zeman has been discharged from the capital’s military hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have jumped to a new record high in a surge that hit the country’s president and has delayed the appointment of the new prime minister.

Czech President Milos Zeman has been readmitted to hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19, just hours after he had been discharged following more than a month’s treatment for an unspecified illness.

Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have soared to a new record high, reaching almost 26,000 daily cases.

Protesters are marching through the Czech capital of Prague to decry the government’s new restrictions on unvaccinated people.

A Czech model sentenced in 2019 to eight years in prison on charges of attempting to smuggle heroin from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates was released on Saturday from prison following her acquittal earlier this month, her lawyer said. Late in the evening, Tereza Hluskova left the prison in the eastern city of Lahore where she was handed over to representatives of the Czech Embassy and headed to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, according to her attorney, Saiful Malook. Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek tweeted about the release, saying the embassy in Islamabad would help arrange her trip back to the Czech Republic.

Soaring coronavirus infection rates in the Czech Republic have hit a new record for the second time this week.

Wimbledon champion Ash Barty has finished No. 1 in the WTA singles rankings for the third consecutive season.

The Czech and Slovak governments have approved new coronavirus restrictions that specifically target unvaccinated people amid a record surge of infections.

The president of the Czech Republic is set to swear in the country’s new prime minister on Nov 26.

The agency has raised the travel warning to level 4 due to a high number of cases in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland and Guernsey.

The author spent two years in Prague raising her kids. How much time kids spend outdoors was the first difference she noticed, compared to the US.

The Czech government is requiring children to get tested for COVID-19 as part of efforts to curtail a recent steep rise in cases

Coronavirus cases have soared across Central and Eastern Europe, despite the widespread availability of vaccines.

Flower Farm, nestled in the countryside of southern England, faces turmoil this winter as it contends with worker shortages that will leave it struggling to meet its Turkey orders this Christmas.

What was once a notional solidarity between nationalists on both sides of the Atlantic is turning into something more durable.

Prime Minister Andrej Babis' centrist party narrowly loses the Czech Republic's parliamentary election shortly after details emerged over his overseas financial dealings.

Grocery prices will rise by another three percent before the end of the year, according to one of America's biggest supermarkets.

Naomi Osaka's US Open defense ended in tears as she suffered a stunning defeat to Leylah Fernandez, before announcing she plans to take an indefinite break from the sport.

It is believed to be the first death in the 19-year history of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc races in and around Chamonix

An interesting day of action at the Women’s World Championships. Watch the IIHF Women’s World Championships on FuboTV (7-day free trial) and ESPN+Germany vs. Denmark (Group B)TIME: 2 p.m. Denmark was stonewalled in their tournament opener against Japan, getting shutout after getting outshot 21-19 in the 1-0 loss. Watch the IIHF Women’s World Championships on FuboTV (7-day free trial) and ESPN+Japan vs. Czech Republic (Group B)TIME: 6 p.m. Denis Krizova scored a goal and an assist, with Daniela Pejsova, Vendula Pribylova and Tereza Radova scoring the other goals.

Watch the IIHF Women’s World Championships on FuboTV (7-day free trial) and ESPN+Hungary vs. Czech Republic (Group B)TIME: 2 p.m. Mills added an assist as well, as she and Pavlina Horalkova each ended the game with four points each. Canada vs. Russian Olympic Committee (Group A)TIME: 6 p.m. ETWHERE: WinSport Arena (Calgary, Alberta)CHANNEL: NHL NetworkSTREAM: FuboTV (7-day free trial)Canada started off with a rather interesting win over the reigning silver medalists Finland on Friday. Watch the IIHF Women’s World Championships on FuboTV (7-day free trial) and ESPN+Finland vs. United StatesTIME: 9:30 p.m.

By combining forces in small and medium European markets, the companies appear to recognize the challenges they face in becoming a global juggernaut in streaming.

Dressel captured his third gold medal of the Tokyo Games with a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. That ended his bid for a Golden Slam, which is winning all four Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold in the same year. GOLDEN FOR BENCICBelinda Bencic of Switzerland won the women’s tennis gold medal in singles, and she might not be done. Bencic also is in the women’s doubles gold medal match on Sunday. OH SO CLOSEXander Schauffele is 18 holes away from a gold medal, and the podium still feels a long way off.

The Americans are headed to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Games — with a shot of being good as gold once again. Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 23 and set a pair of USA Basketball men’s Olympic records, and the U.S. defeated the Czechs 119-84 on Saturday to clinch a berth in the knockout stage. Zach LaVine scored 13 points, Jrue Holiday had 11 and JaVale McGee finished with 10 points for the U.S. Blake Schilb scored 17 for the Czech Republic (1-2), which led by 10 early and was still up 60-54 midway through the third quarter. Among them: Members of the German team; their hopes of qualifying as one of the top third-place teams hinged on the outcome of this game.

One of the many popular sports at the Summer Olympic Games, basketball looks to take center stage with a lot of exciting action, and both men’s and women’s U.S. squads look to continue their dominance this year at Tokyo. Here are the full schedules for both men’s and women’s basketball. All times ET, streamed live on FuboTV (7-day free trial) and Peacock. Men’s Olympic Basketball Groups (Click here for up-to-date standings)Group A: France, Iran, United States , Czech RepublicGroup B: Australia, Nigeria, Italy, GermanyGroup C: Argentina, Japan, Spain, SloveniaPreliminary RoundSATURDAY, JULY 24Iran vs. Czech Republic (9 p.m.)SUNDAY, JULY 25Germany vs. Italy (12:40 a.m.)Australia vs. Nigeria (4:20 a.m.)France vs. United States (8 a.m.) - stream on - stream on PeacockMONDAY, JULY 26Argentina vs. Slovenia (12:40 a.m., CNBC) - stream on FuboTV and PeacockJapan vs. Spain (8 a.m.)TUESDAY, JULY 27Nigeria vs. Germany (9 p.m.)WEDNESDAY, JULY 28United States vs. Iran (12:40 a.m.) - stream on - stream on PeacockItaly vs. Australia (4:20 a.m.)Czech Republic vs. France (8 a.m., Replay @ 5 p.m. on NBCSN) - stream on FuboTV and PeacockTHURSDAY, JULY 29Slovenia vs. Japan (12:40 a.m.)Spain vs. Argentina (8 a.m., NBCSN) - stream on FuboTV and PeacockFRIDAY, JULY 30Iran vs. France (9 p.m.)SATURDAY, JULY 31Italy vs. Nigeria (12:40 a.m.)Australia vs. Germany (4:20 a.m., Replay @ 10:30 a.m. on USA) - stream on FuboTV and PeacockUnited States vs. Czech Republic (8 a.m.) - stream on - stream on PeacockSUNDAY, AUGUST 1Argentina vs. Japan (12:40 a.m.)Spain vs. Slovenia (4:20 a.m., USA) - stream on FuboTV and PeacockKnockout RoundsMONDAY, AUGUST 2Quarterfinal #1: Teams TBD (9 p.m.) - stream on Teams TBD (9 p.m.) - stream on PeacockTUESDAY, AUGUST 3Quarterfinal #2: Teams TBD (12:40 a.m.) - stream on Teams TBD (12:40 a.m.) - stream on PeacockQuarterfinal #3: Teams TBD (4:20 a.m.) - stream on Teams TBD (4:20 a.m.) - stream on PeacockQuarterfinal #4: Teams TBD (8 a.m.) - stream on Teams TBD (8 a.m.) - stream on PeacockTHURSDAY, AUGUST 5Semifinal #1: QF1 winner vs. QF2 (12:15 a.m.) - stream on (12:15 a.m.) - stream on PeacockSemifinal #2: QF3 winner vs. QF4 (7 a.m.) - stream on (7 a.m.) - stream on PeacockFRIDAY, AUGUST 6Gold Medal Game: Teams TBD (10:30 p.m.) - stream on Teams TBD (10:30 p.m.) - stream on PeacockSATURDAY, AUGUST 7Bronze Medal Game: Teams TBD (7 a.m.)Women’s Olympic Basketball Groups (Click here for up-to-date standings)Group A: Canada, Serbia, Spain, South KoreaGroup B: France, Japan, Nigeria, United StatesGroup C: Australia, Belgium, China, Puerto RicoPreliminary RoundSUNDAY, JULY 25South Korea vs. Spain (9 p.m.)MONDAY, JULY 26Serbia vs. Canada (4:30 a.m.)Japan vs. France (9 p.m.)TUESDAY, JULY 27Nigeria vs. United States (12:40 a.m., USA) - stream on - stream on FuboTV and PeacockAustralia vs. Belgium (4:30 a.m.)Puerto Rico vs. China (8 a.m.)WEDNESDAY, JULY 28Canada vs. South Korea (9 p.m.)THURSDAY, JULY 29Spain vs. Serbia (4:20 a.m.)Belgium vs. Puerto Rico (9 p.m.)FRIDAY, JULY 30United States vs. Japan (12:40 a.m., USA) - stream on - stream on FuboTV and PeacockFrance vs. Nigeria (4:20 a.m.)China vs. Australia (8 a.m.)SATURDAY, JULY 31Canada vs. Spain (9 p.m.)SUNDAY, AUGUST 1South Korea vs. Serbia (8 a.m.)Nigeria vs. Japan (9 p.m.)MONDAY, AUGUST 2France vs. United States (12:40 a.m., USA) - stream on - stream on FuboTV and PeacockChina vs. Belgium (4:20 a.m.)Australia vs. Puerto Rico (8 a.m.)Knockout RoundsTUESDAY, AUGUST 3Quarterfinal #1: Teams TBD (9 p.m.)WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4Quarterfinal #2: Teams TBD (12:40 a.m.)Quarterfinal #3: Teams TBD (4:20 a.m.)Quarterfinal #4: Teams TBD (8 a.m.)FRIDAY, AUGUST 6Semifinal #1: QF1 winner vs. QF2 (12:15 a.m.)Semifinal #2: QF3 winner vs. QF4 (7 a.m.)SATURDAY, AUGUST 7

A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19, with the Czech Republic team reporting the case Monday of a beach volleyball player who could miss his first game. Czech beach volleyball player Ondřej Perušič could miss his opening game on Monday after a PCR test confirmed his infection. Czech team leader Martin Doktor said in a statement they would ask to postpone the game until the infected player is cleared to play.

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The Danish squad is slowly turning into this team of destiny. Watch the UEFA Euros on FuboTV (7-day free trial)While the Danes beating Wales was considered an upset, the Czech Republic’s Round of 16 win over the Netherlands was certainly a shocker. After squeaking into the Round of 16 after finishing third in Group D, the Czechs came in as certain underdogs against the Dutch last Sunday. Yet, the Czech Republic took advantage a 10-man Netherlands squad after Matthijs de Ligt went off on a red card in the 57th-minute. What: UEFA Euro 2020 QuarterfinalsWho: Denmark vs. Czech RepublicWhen: Saturday, July 3Time: 12:00 p.m.

The Saginaw Spirit added one more piece to their 2021-22 roster, drafting Matysa Sapovaliv with the 15th pick in the CHL Import Draft. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound center played for the Czech Republic national team in the Under-18 World Championships in Dallas, Texas in April and is eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft. In U18 international competition with the Czech national team, Sapovaliv scored two goals with five assists in 10 games. The 17-year-old center played in the Czech Republic for Rytiri Kladno in the 2nd Czech Republic Professional Hockey League. The Spirit, who passed on their second-round pick in the Import Draft, also return Pavel Mintyukov to the roster from the first round of the 2020 Import Draft.

Most of the 1,991 cases were people who travelled to London for Scotland's game with England on 18 June.

A Roma man who died after being arrested by the police in the Czech Republic is being called the “Czech George Floyd” after video footage emerged of a police officer kneeling on his neck. The officer knelt on the man’s neck for several minutes while another held his feet during the arrest in the Czech town of Teplice. The man later died in an ambulance that was called to the scene. People were quick to draw comparisons to the case of George Floyd, a black man murdered by a white police officer i

The Czech coalition government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis survived on Thursday a no-confidence vote in Parliament over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Five opposition parties also requested the vote as prosecutors are looking into whether to indict Babis over alleged fraud involving EU funds in a separate case and a recently published European Union report concluded that Babis has a conflict of interest over EU subsidies involving his former business empire. Babis denies any wrongdoing.

Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech has been reinstalled after the resignation of Petr Arenberger.

The Czech Republic massively relaxed its coronavirus restrictions on Monday as the hard-hit nation paid its respects to the country's nearly 30,000 dead. The latest easing came after new infections fell to the levels last seen in August, at which time the government failed to react fast enough to a rising number of infections, which later contributed to a record number of deaths. People in the capital of Prague formed lines Monday before opening time as all stores and shopping malls returned to business.