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The Czech prime minister, Andrej Babiš, says that the country’s security services have clear evidence that officers of the Russian foreign military intelligence agency the GRU were involved in the explosion of 50 tonnes of munitions at a depot in Vrbětice in Moravia in October 2014 in which two people died. At an extraordinary news conference on Saturday evening the minister of the interior, Jan Hamáček, said that the Prague government was expelling 18 members of staff at the Russian Emba...

Denmark bans AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine after rare blood-clot concerns Dr. Catherine Schuster-BruceApr 15, 2021, 20:02 IST A vial of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine. Other shots are available, and older people have been immunized already, the health authority said. Denmark did not rule out reintroducing the vaccine "if the situation changes." Denmark ha...

Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine. Other shots are available, and older people have been immunized already, the health authority said. Denmark did not rule out reintroducing the vaccine "if the situation changes." Denmark has stopped using AstraZeneca-Oxford Universitys COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to stop using the shot entirely, but it did not rule out using it...

Denmark bans AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine after rare blood-clot concerns cschusterbruce@businessinsider.com (Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce) © Provided by Business Insider A vial of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine. Other shots are available, and older people have been immunized already, the health authority said. Denmark did not rule out...

Tuesdays phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden was described as "businesslike" by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, with...

Lubomír Zaorálek says that for now he is not willing to leave his position as arts minister to take over as minister of foreign affairs. The latter post has been vacant since Tomas Petříček was fired by his Social Democrats party chief, Jan Hamáček. Mr. Zaorálek – who is a former minister of foreign affairs – told reporters on Tuesday that he was not satisfied with how the ministry was functioning at present, saying it had been “gutted”. He also said he wished to complete the wo...

Minister Hamáček collapses, citing pressure

President Miloš Zeman dismissed Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček from office on Monday. His dismissal came at the request of Social Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček, who will temporarily take over the portfolio until a successor is found. Tomás Petříček unsuccessfully challenged Jan Hamáček for the top party post at the Social Democratic Party’s election conference at the weekend. Mr. Petříček said that he considers his dismissal to be a political de...

Tomáš Petříček, the man who has been in charge of Czech diplomacy for over two years, will no longer be minister of foreign affairs, both Mr. Petříček and Social Democratic Party leader Jan Hamáček announced on Monday. He will likely be replaced by Culture Minister Lubomír Zaorálek. The announcement comes shortly after Mr. Petříček’s failed bid for the leadership of the Social Democrats. It was on Sunday, two days after his failed leadership bid at the annual Social Democrat co...

Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček has confirmed his pending dismissal from office. Mr. Petříček said at a press briefing on Monday that his party boss, Social Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček had asked Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to effect a change of guard at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Petříček said that he considered this to be  a political decision. Tomás Petříček unsuccessfully challenged Jan Hamáček for the top party post at the Socia...