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01/24/2021Anniversary of the Week
Anniversary of the Week
January 29 marks 130 years since the death of Ignác Šustala, Czech entrepreneur and the founder of a carriage company in Kopřivnice, which later became Tatra.
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01/24/2021
Zdeněk Mácal -a respected musical force at home and abroad
Zdeněk Mácal, one of the most prominent Czech conductors of the present day, first gained recognition abroad, and only later shone on the music scene in his native country.
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01/23/2021
Czechia in 30 minutes
New book by Petr Sís: "Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued".
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01/23/2021
“The two stories made it possible”: Petr Sís discusses Nicky & Vera
Nicky & Vera by Petr Sís is based on the stories of Sir Nicholas Winton and Vera Gissing, one of the children the Briton managed to save from Prague in 1939.
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01/22/2021
MPs, gov't look to extend benefits during pandemic for bankrupt entrepreneurs, taxi drivers, foster parents
Bankrupt entrepreneurs may be able to draw a so-called compensation bonus of 500 crowns per day, retroactively, if their businesses were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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01/22/2021
Czechoslovak WWII veteran of Tobruk, Dunkirk battles dies at age 101
Bernard Papánek, who immigrated to Israel from Brno in the 1960s but lived out his final days in Slovakia, died of Covid-19 days after his birthday.
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01/22/2021
Czech Republic certain to be on EU’s “dark red” zone, with tighter travel restrictions
European Union leaders have agreed to introduce a new category of “dark red” Covid-19 risk zones. The Czech Republic is certain to be on the list.
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01/22/2021
Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia certain to be on EU’s “dark red” Covid risk zone, WWII veteran Bernard Papánek dies, Interview with Czech anthropologist Zdeňka Sokolíčková.
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01/22/2021
Czech anthropologist in Svalbard: “It will be quite painful to leave”
For nearly two years, Czech anthropologist Zdenka Sokolíčková has lived in Svalbard with her family, studying how local people perceive the effects of climate change.