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Adam Ondra finishes sixth in Olympic premiere of sport climbing
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Czech Interpol VP Šárka Havránková seeks presidency
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CVVM poll: Health minister most-trusted top politician or official
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Czech National Bank again raises key interest rates by 0.25pp
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KVIFF: Hollywood actor, director Ethan Hawke star guest
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Czech government plans to help Afghan interpreters pursued by Taliban
The Defence Ministry has developed a programme to help Afghans who served with Czech troops in Afghanistan, but critics say progress is slow.
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Timothy Snyder: Klaus won the moral contest with Havel
US historian Timothy Snyder, a leading specialist in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and World War II, discusses various Czech-related matters in this interview.
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Czechs bring Tokyo gold medal tally up to three after victories in canoe slalom and judo
Kayaker Jiří Prskavec and judoka Lukáš Krpálek both won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Bringing the Czech team's gold medal tally up to three.
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Czech Equestrian Team back at Olympic games for the first time since 1936
For the first time in 85 years the Czech Olympic team in Tokyo includes an equestrian group. Four Czech riders qualified for the Olympics this year.
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Nature
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Prague plans to install its first urban pigeon loft – and steal their eggs
Councillors in Prague's Žižkov district have decided to install the country’s first urban pigeon loft.
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Primeval forest in Jizera Mountains placed on UNESCO World Heritage list
An area of the Jizera Mountains in North Bohemia known as Jizerskohorské bučiny (Jizera Mountain Beechwood) has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Science and technology
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Czech scientists develop ‘drones with brains’ to make crowd surveillance far easier
Fights and injuries occurring inside large groups of people could soon be easier to detect, thanks to a new Czech-developed crowd surveillance system.
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Czech engineers developing robot for million dollar competition in Louisville Mega Cavern
Engineers at the Czech Technical University in Prague are customising a Boston Dynamics-built robot with which they hope to win an upcoming competition in the US.
