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Czech president delivers Black Hawk military helicopter to Ukraine purchased from public donations
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Border checks with Slovakia reinstated over foot-and-mouth disease
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Minor quakes registered in Cheb region
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MPs may expand proposed ban on energy drinks to children under 15
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Ester Ledecká wins silver in parallel slalom at World Snowboard Championships
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Night shift on the Posázavský Pacifik: Train driver Marie Sehnalová
In Czechia it is not often that you board a train driven by a woman. One of them is Marie Sehnalová who has been a train driver with Czech Railways for 12 years.
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From Brno to Bratislava in an hour? Czechia and Slovakia plan high-speed railway
In addition to Germany, Poland, and Austria, Czechs may also be able to reach Slovakia by train on the high-speed line in the future.
Foreign policy
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The Czech Yugo fan: Daniel Sywala on Czech-Serbian relations and promoting ex-Yugoslavia
Journalist, broadcaster and tutor Daniel Sywala discusses his work promoting former Yugoslavia, as well as Czech-Serbian relations and the historic protests in Belgrade.
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“Russia wants Czechia under its control” warns Foreign Minister Lipavský
Presidents Trump and Putin discussed a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine on Tuesday after which both Ukraine and Russia agreed to a 30-day pause on energy facility strikes.
Society
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Third of people, mostly women, have experience of drink spiking, new Czech survey shows
There were previously no statistics for drink spiking in Czechia, but now Beat Sexism has published an initial study that reports hundreds of cases in the country.
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Has Czech society blocked out the Covid pandemic?
The fifth anniversary of the start of the Covid epidemic in Czechia came and went without much attention. Why are Czechs reluctant to look back at the pandemic?
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Footballer of the Year Tomáš Souček: There are still many more goals to be scored
West Ham United midfielder Tomáš Souček has been voted Czech Footballer of the Year for the fourth time in his career.
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“I had to leave with honour”: Top speed skater Sáblíková finishes fifth in final World Championships
Martina Sáblíková came fifth in the Women’s 5000m at this year's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, the first time she did not win a medal in the event.
