Nearly 19 percent of students at Czech secondary schools have this year failed their final examinations. That’s the worst fail rate since unified tests were reintroduced four years ago. The Education Ministry says too many students are taking the exams – but some experts believe they might just be too difficult.
Police are investigating the shocking death of a pregnant woman shortly after a routine test at a clinic in the eastern…
Czech scientists have developed a new vaccine against Lyme disease. Presenting their breakthrough on Tuesday, the…
The City of Prague has taken over administration of the Opencard – the multi-purpose transit pass with more than one…
Czech schools which are trying to improve their pupils’ chances in life by offering bilingual courses are now facing a…
Czech pharmacies on Monday begin selling the controversial abortion pill RU-486 which has been approved for terminating…
Last year a Czech project combining a stratospheric balloon with GPS-locatable pods released and dispersed at random…
Although Czechs are perceived as a nation of beer drinkers, they have increasingly developed a taste for wine. They now…
A growing number of visitors to Prague are using the Segways two-wheelers to get around the city’s historic centre. But…
A freshly published international study from consultants Ernst & Young makes for disturbing reading when it comes to…
Around one thousand municipalities already offer so-called ‘brown bins’ for the recycling of organic waste so that is…
Nearly 19 percent of students at Czech secondary schools have this year failed their final examinations...
Police are investigating the shocking death of a pregnant woman shortly after a routine test at a clinic...
Czech scientists have developed a new vaccine against Lyme disease. Presenting their breakthrough on...
The City of Prague has taken over administration of the Opencard – the multi-purpose transit pass with...
What happened in the realm of fine art at the very beginning of the Czech…
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country located in moderate geographical…
During the last decade, Czech science has made many revolutionary discoveries…
The Czech language belongs to the group of West Slavic languages. From another…
Czech industrial production has a long tradition, and many products are known…
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