Four-legged stars ruled the red carpet at a Czech film premiere, debuting a movie on rescued dogs which were first portrayed in a surprise hit book and whose stories have helped finance a new shelter for fellow canines. 'Gump - the Dog that Taught People to Live' appeared as a book in 2019 and follows the journey of Gump, and other dogs which were mistreated - told from their perspective.

Dog days: Czech canine film stars hit the red carpet, and a new shelter

The UEFA Euro 2020 re-visitations of the overlay with a bunch of critical quarterfinals coordinates with this end of the week as Denmark locks horns with the Czech Republic at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Euro 2020: Denmark to battle it out with Czech Republic in quarter-finals

Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick scored second-half goals to take the Czech Republic into the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as they took advantage of a red card for the Netherlands to upset their more fancied opponents and win 2-0 in Budapest on Sunday.

Football: Czech Republic cash in with surprise last-16 win over Netherlands

Czech President Milos Zeman, commenting on a Hungarian law that bans LGBT material from schools, told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people "disgusting".

Czech President Zeman calls transgender people 'disgusting'

England manager Gareth Southgate looks likely to resist the clamor for a major change in approach for Tuesday's final Euro 2020 Group D match against the Czech Republic at Wembley.

Football: England manager Gareth Southgate unlikely to take risks against Czechs

Russia on Friday officially designated the US and Czech Republic as 'unfriendly' states. This move has come amid rising tensions between Russia and the West. The Russian government released a list of "unfriendly states" that now includes the US and the Czech Republic.

Russia designates US and Czech Republic as 'unfriendly states'

The United States said on Sunday it stood with the Czech Republic after it expelled Russia diplomats and accused Moscow of being behind an explosion at a Czech ammunition dump.

US stands with Czech Republic's response to 'Russia's subversive actions'

In Moscow, the Foreign Ministry announced that Russia has ordered 20 Czech diplomats to leave the country by the end of Monday. Earlier on Saturday, Czech officials expelled 18 Russian diplomats, accusing them of being secret agents in connection with a deadly explosion at the Czech munition depot in 2014.

Russia expels 20 Czech diplomats in tit-for-tat move, gives 24 hrs to leave the country

The Czech Republic said on Sunday it had informed NATO and European Union allies about suspected Russian involvement in a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and the matter would be addressed at an EU foreign ministers' meeting on Monday.

EU to discuss alleged Russian link to 2014 blast in Czech Republic 

The Czech government said it will expel 18 Russian that have been identified as secret agent of Russian intelligence service SVR and GRU. "Eighteen employees of the Russian embassy must leave our republic within 48 hours," Foreign Minister Jan Hamacek told reporters.

Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomats over 2014 blast

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic announced on Sunday that he intended to resign after coming under intense pressure over the coronavirus crisis but said he wanted to stay in the government as finance minister.

Slovak PM says he will resign to end political crisis

Czech Republic's richest man Petr Kellner (56) was killed in a helicopter crash at night on Monday (Indian Time). He was on a skiing trip to Alaska. He was among the five, including the pilot to have been killed.

Czech billionaire Petr Kellner dies in helicopter crash in Alaska

Germany has defended its border restrictions with Austria and the Czech Republic. The European Nation has said that these curbs are temporary measures and the last resort to avoid lockdown restrictions.

Germany restricts borders with Austria, Czech Republic

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Prague, Czech Republic on Sunday with empty beer glasses to rally against the closing of pubs and restaurants in the country.

Czechs wave empty beer mugs in lockdown protest

The Czech Republic started administering vaccinations against the new coronavirus on Sunday, part of a push against the pandemic across the European Union. Prime Minister Andrej Babis was the first to get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Central Military Hospital in Prague, just before other hospitals in the capital and second-largest city Brno started to distribute the 9,750 doses the country has received so far.

Czech Republic starts rollout of coronavirus vaccine

The Czech Republic said on Wednesday that it will add a diplomatic presence in its Jerusalem office, essentially opening a diplomatic office. The country said that the move was aimed at boosting services for Czech citizens in Israel and it did not amount to opening a new embassy.

Czech Republic to open diplomatic office in Jerusalem

Europe is grappling with the second wave of coronavirus and the governments are raising to impose stricter restrictions but the question is is it too late to? Watch report.

Europe overtakes US in daily caseload: Worried Europe nations revive curfews

Coronavirus restrictions are taking effect in the Netherlands, the UK, the Czech Republic, and other parts of Europe as these nations try to reverse an alarming wave in new COVID-19 cases.

Europe reporting 100,000 COVID-19 cases per day: Second coronavirus pandemic wave

China threatened Czech Republic's Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil for visiting Taiwan. Prague has fired back with a scathing letter calling Chinese leaders 'unmannered rude clowns'.

Gravitas: China threatens Czech official over Taiwan visit

China recently threatened the Czech Republic’s senate speaker for visiting Taiwan. Hitting back in a letter to Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, Prague has called Chinese leaders “unmannered rude clowns”.

Czech mayor refers to Chinese leaders as 'unmannered rude clowns' after Wang Yi's threat

Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil will "pay a heavy price" for making an official trip to Taiwan and China will not sit idly by, the Chinese government`s top diplomat said on Monday, in a warning brushed off by Taiwan`s government.

China: Visit by Milos Vystrcil an open provocation to China

An official delegation from the Czech Republic, headed by Senate President Milos Vystrcil reached Taiwan on a six-day visit despite warning from China. This visit complicated the Czech's relations with China.

Czech senate's visit to Taiwan angers China

Thousands of Czechs celebrated the coming end of most COVID-19 restrictions in the country with a dinner in the capital on Tuesday night.

Dinner on Prague bridge to celebrate easing

People of Czech Republic marked the end of coronavirus crisis with a group dinner along a gigantic table set up on the historic landmark. The EU member of 10.7 million people has by now eased most of the anti-virus measures it introduced early on -- thanks to which it has fared relatively well, registering fewer than 12,000 coronavirus cases and under 350 deaths.

Czechs mark end of coronavirus crisis with group dinner

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