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Former Czech President Milos Zeman is in serious but stable condition after surgery for blood clot

Mar. 15, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Former Czech President Milos Zeman was in serious but stable condition on Friday, a day after undergoing surgery for a blood clot in his leg, hospital officials said. Motol University Hospital in Prague said Zeman had an insufficient blood supply in one of his legs...

Movie Review: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn find poignant synergy in real-life war tale ‘One Life’

Mar. 14, 2024 09:37 AM EDT

By the time Nicholas Winton died in 2015 at the ripe age of 106, the former London stockbroker and self-proclaimed “ordinary man” had been widely recognized for his extraordinary deeds — rescuing 669 Jewish children from the Nazis, saving them from certain death. But for most...

Anthony Hopkins' tricks to acting are really quite simple

Mar. 08, 2024 12:46 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Now that he's been doing it for well over half a century, Anthony Hopkins believes acting is much “easier” now. “As you get older, you have a little more knowledge of life. When you’re young, you think you know a thing or two, but you don’t. When you get to...

Czech farmers block traffic in Prague in protest against the government and EU agriculture policies

Mar. 07, 2024 08:34 AM EST

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech farmers blocked traffic in Prague on Thursday, cramming the streets with hundreds of tractors and other vehicles as they rallied against the government and agriculture policies set by the European Union. Public transport came to a standstill during the morning...

The Czech parliament toughens gun laws after the worst mass shooting in the country's history

Mar. 06, 2024 12:15 PM EST

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Parliament’s upper house, the Senate followed the lower house on Wednesday to approve changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass killing in the nation’s history. The legislation now must be signed by...

New to riding a sleeper train? Here’s the best way to book tickets

Mar. 06, 2024 11:53 AM EST

As more people reconsider how they travel on a warming planet, a small but growing contingent in Europe wants to switch from high-emission, short-haul planes to more climate-friendly sleeper trains. But for all the climate benefits — plus the enduring romance of overnight train...

Czech and French leaders pledge support for Ukraine while looking for ways to help war-torn country

Mar. 05, 2024 12:19 PM EST

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech and French presidents said Tuesday their countries remain united in their support of Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression and are ready to look for new ways of helping the Ukrainians succeed. “We agree that the only option for us is to continue...

Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in a protest over EU agriculture policies

Feb. 19, 2024 10:59 AM EST

PRAGUE (AP) — Hundreds of tractors blocked a lane in downtown Prague in a farmers protest Monday over European Union agriculture policies and what they said were unfair practises. Major organizations representing Czech farmers didn’t participate and distanced themselves from the...

As the Penguins retire his jersey, Jagr at 52 is still going strong on his Czech hometown team

Feb. 15, 2024 23:43 PM EST

KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) — The legendary mullet is gone. He’s not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way Jaromir Jagr moves on the ice belies his age and evokes memories of his glory days in the NHL. Strong on the puck, tough to beat by the boards, precise in his passing...

Former Czech Prime Minister Babis acquitted again in a $2 million fraud case

Feb. 14, 2024 10:29 AM EST

PRAGUE (AP) — A Prague court on Wednesday acquitted for the second time former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies. Babis had pleaded not guilty and repeatedly said the charges against him were politically motivated....