Dutch Reality Show Filmed Secretly In Czech Republic Now On Air
This month, Dutch reality show "Wie is de Mol?" broadcast the first few episodes filmed in the Czech Republic last summer, with locations including Jaroslavice, Valtice Castle and Velka America…
Czech Government Enforces EU Directive Reducing Single-Use Plastics
The issue of plastic waste affects society and the environment at a global level. The Czech government has approved a 2019 European Union directive to lower the impact of plastic…
Brno Sports Weekly Report — Basket Brno Enjoying Best Season Ever
Radek Farský has been a mainstay who has grown with the Brno men’s basketball team, which has guaranteed its first postseason in eight NBL seasons after being USK Praha last…
Brno University Hospital Sees Increasing Cases of British Covid-19 Mutation
The laboratories at Brno University Hospital (FN Brno) have recorded 183 samples of the British coronavirus mutation since December, over a half of them in the last week. But there…
MUNI Rector Martin Bareš Criticises “Unambitious” Vaccination Plan
Martin Bareš, Rector of Masaryk University (MUNI), has expressed concerns over an “unambitious” vaccination plan in the Czech Republic. As the future is still uncertain, even for the Autumn semester…
Visitors Showed Huge Support For Brno Zoo in 2020
Despite a difficult year due to the coronavirus, Brno Zoo had a record number of visitors in the summer and a higher interest in animal adoptions and experience programs, resulting…
Grumpy Br(u)no: Whatever Happened to Telephone Calls?
Photo credit: Freepik / Illustrative Photo. Not so long ago, it was commonplace to call people and talk on the telephone. You’d share the latest news. You’d gab about the…
Education in Hard Times Part II: How An Elementary School Has Been Dealing With The Pandemic
Behind screens without seeing their students, elementary school teachers in Brno have been trying hard to keep the quality of education during the pandemic as close as possible to normal…
New Entrances To Improve Access To Historic Reservoirs under Žlutý Kopec
Last summer, tickets to visit one of the reservoirs under Žlutý Kopec sold out fast. This year, the City of Brno is working to make the reservoirs more accessible for…
Police Respond To Man Holding Four Hostages in Brno Apartment
On Wednesday morning, police intervened in a hostage situation in an apartment on Vaclavska in Brno. A 37-year-old man held a 65-year-old woman captive in her apartment, along with two…