Julia Goerges defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-2 to keep Germany's Fed Cup hopes alive against the Czech Republic by pulling the score back to 2-1 in their semifinal on Sunday. Goerges sealed the win in under an hour with her eighth ace, making up for her defeat to Petra Kvitova … [Read more...] about Tennis, Fed Cup: Goerges beats Pliskova, Czechs still lead Germany 2-1
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Czech TV to shoot its first interview with astronaut in orbit
ČTK | 9 April 2018 Prague, April 6 (CTK) - The public Czech Television (CT) will be for the first time in the country's history connected with the crew of a space station on Monday and offer an interview with U.S. astronaut Andrew Feustel to its viewers, CT … [Read more...] about Czech TV to shoot its first interview with astronaut in orbit
Scientist challenges incumbent in Czech presidential run-off
Voters in the Czech Republic are casting ballots in the second round of a presidential election, a run-off between the Russia-friendly incumbent and the former head of the Czech Academy of Sciences. President Milos Zeman and Jiri Drahos, a scientist in chemistry, advanced to … [Read more...] about Scientist challenges incumbent in Czech presidential run-off
Possible Military Move East Makes Czechs Uneasy
The last foreign troops based in the Czech Republic swore allegiance to the USSR. When the 75,000 Soviet soldiers left the country following the collapse of the Iron Curtain in the early 1990s, many in the Czech Republic hoped it was the last time soldiers under a foreign flag … [Read more...] about Possible Military Move East Makes Czechs Uneasy
Protests as China, Czech Republic sign economic deal
The economic pledge signed on Tuesday will help the Czech Republic become China's "entry gate" into the European Union, said Czech Republic President Milos Zeman, as the two leaders inked the landmark deal. President Xi, who is in Prague on a first visit by a Chinese leader to … [Read more...] about Protests as China, Czech Republic sign economic deal