Czech Republic

Eastern Europe rejects EU migrant plan

The European Commission, the bloc's executive, published new plans on Wednesday for tougher border controls and streamlined procedures for expelling rejected asylum seekers.

Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel dies at 82

Born on February 23, 1938, Menzel won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film with "Closely Watched Trains", a World War II drama, in 1967.

Czech film festival opens in empty auditorium due to pandemic

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival usually draws A-list celebrities, dozens of films and hundreds of fans to the screening rooms in the spa town of Karlovy Vary from June to July.

WHO says over 100 cases in new Beijing Covid-19 outbreak – latest updates

Covid-19 has killed more than 437,000 people worldwide since the outbreak started in China last year, according to tracking websites. Here are the developments for June 15:

Could Europe revise its relations with Israel over annexation plans?

“Israel has occupied Palestinian land for over 50 years and Europe has barely mustered more than a few terse statements in opposition”.

Goalkeeper Cech joins folk-rock band as drummer

Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech, who has played the drums with the Czech band Eddie Stoilow on several occasions, said he never planned his music future.

WHO says Americas close to three million Covid-19 cases – latest updates

Novel coronavirus has infected more than 6.4 million people around the world. Here are pandemic-related updates for June 2:

Virus stalls work to keep alive a rare rhino subspecies

The grand animals are killed for their horns, used as carving material and in traditional Chinese medicine. Groundbreaking work to keep alive the northern white rhino subspecies by in-vitro fertilization has been stalled by travel restrictions.

Czech museum opens face mask exhibition

The small exhibit in the National Museum in Prague’s Wenceslas Square was selected from hundreds of masks sent in by the public. The exhibition opens on Monday, just as the government relaxes its mask policy.

Safety screening: Czech cinemas open with new virus rules in place

Museums, galleries, theatres and cinemas were among the first businesses to shut down in Europe as governments rolled out strict lockdown measures to stave off the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak. Now some restrictions are being eased off.

Starved for culture, Czechs hold drive-in festival

The Art Parking Festival in Prague has been running for two weeks with around 25 or 30 film screenings, theatre performances and concerts, the festival producer said.

Spain becomes third worst-hit country by coronavirus - latest updates

World Health Organization figures show the increase in new Covid-19 infections is now about 70,000 per day, up from about 50,000 just a few days ago. Here are the latest updates for March 30: