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Police investigate bomb threats targeting nine flights to and from Prague
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EC: Czechia eligible for exemption from EU migration solidarity mechanism
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MPs to vote on tighter conditions for Ukrainian refugees
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Czech central bank raises interest rate and cuts economic growth forecasts
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Power restored to Prague after outage affects 70,000 households
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Domestic affairs
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Battle over Czech public television and radio funding: strikes, protests and political divisions
Czechast special examines the strikes and protests over plans to abolish Czech public media licence fees, with reactions from politicians, broadcasters and demonstrators.
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ANO MP first to quit party during current government
For the first time in the term of the current Czech government, an MP, ANO's David Pražák, has left the party for which they were elected.
Foreign policy
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Sports great Hašek demands legislation to block Russian athletes
Dominik Hašek has demanded legislation to block events featuring Russian athletes after a top sports court overturned a ban on them in ice hockey competitions.
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Czech military must prepare for prolonged war, but lacks the funding, says former army chief
Czechia's new army strategy warns of a growing Russian threat, but former army chief Jiří Šedivý says defence funding falls short of what is needed.
Society
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Culture
History
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Geraldine Manolas on preserving the legacy of Czechoslovak war veterans
Geraldine Manolas, granddaughter of a Czechoslovak wartime officer, helps preserve the legacy of Czechoslovak war veterans in the UK and pass on their stories.
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Inside Prague’s bell tower, where communist secret police spied on Western diplomats
Prague’s St Nicholas bell tower once warned of fires, then became a secret police surveillance post. A new exhibition explores its past.
Foreigners and the Czech Republic
Science and technology
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A toy lion, a prehistoric Venus and a tram ticket: Czechia’s unusual cargo for space
Czech astronaut Aleš Svoboda could fly to the ISS next year, taking with him objects reflecting Czech history, culture and ingenuity.
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I’m cold-blooded in these situations, says Czech “who saved the internet”
The international media have dubbed Czech Ondřej Surý “the man who saved the internet” and “the unsung hero of the internet” after he created a patch for flawed code.
