Word of the Week: vlak –‘train’ Compared with English’s word train, there are no obvious similarities with Czech vlak. However, a bit of linguistics can illuminate what the two terms have in common.

Weather forecastSaturday will be overcast to cloudy, at most places with rain or showers. Temperatures will range between 16 to 20 °C.

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Weather forecastFriday’s weather will be cloudy to overcast, with isolated showers or occasional rain from the north in places and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highest temperatures from 20 ...

Grid operator ČEPS will start rebuilding the V411 power line next year after its failure caused a major blackout last Friday. The project will cost CZK 1.7 billion and should be finished by May 2027, ...

Weather forecastThursday will be mostly cloudy, with occasional showers or light rain. High temperatures will range from 18 to 23 °C, and around 14 °C in the mountains.

At its Monnday meeting, the Czech Security Council (BRS) discussed internal and external security, as well as the country’s ability to respond to crises, including power outages. President Petr Pavel, ...

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (non partisan) hosts his German counterpart Johann Wadephul in Prague on Monday for talks at the Czernin Palace. The ministers discussed bilateral relations, the ...

President Petr Pavel will take part in a scheduled meeting of the State Security Council on Monday. The agenda will include an assessment of last year’s flood response and a review of the Czech ...

On the anniversary of Jan Hus’s death, the Office of the Czech Government opened the historic Hrzánský Palace in Prague’s Loretánská Street to the public. Usually used for official and representative ...

Michael Douglas, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps delivered star power on the opening weekend of the 59th ...

As of July, transgender people in Czechia are no longer required to undergo surgery and hormonal treatment to have their ...