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An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party.
2022-09-3

The Sky Bridge 721 opens in Dolni Morava, Czech Republic. Spanning 721 m, it is longest simple suspension bridge in the world.
2022-05-13

The United Kingdom's Gambling Commission awards the next licence to run the National Lottery to Czech-owned lottery operator Allwyn Entertainment Ltd, replacing Camelot Group which has operated the lottery since it was started in 1994.
2022-03-15

The Czech Republic reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a woman in Liberec who had been in Namibia. She had passed through South Africa and Dubai on her flight to the Czech Republic.
2021-11-27

A rare powerful tornado passes through several villages in southeastern Czech Republic, causing catastrophic damage. Much of Hrušky has been destroyed, according to its mayor. Five people are killed and 150 others are injured. Rescue teams from neighbouring Austria and Slovakia have been deployed to the region.
2021-06-24

The Czech Republic reports a record of 17,668 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of cases to 794,740.
2021-01-7

Poland's Ministry of National Defence admits its army briefly invaded and occupied the Czech Republic for several days last month in a "misunderstanding", the Polish soldiers took up positions near a chapel on the Czech side of the border in Moravia as part of coronavirus measures, and prevented Czech visitors from the site.
2020-06-13

A summit between Israel and the Visegrád Group (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) is cancelled following Poland's reaction and withdrawal as a result of Israeli officials' statements on the Holocaust alleging Polish involvement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will hold bilateral talks with the three prime ministers attending.
2019-02-18

A woman suffering from schizophrenia stabbed three students and a police negotiator at a secondary school in Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic. A 16-year-old boy died due to his injuries.
2014-10-14

Ten men convicted for producing poisoned alcohol that killed more than 30 people in 2012 have been sentenced to prison by a court in the Czech Republic, including two life sentences.
2014-05-21