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10/15/2020Czech Books
Too Loud a Solitude: Hrabal’s masterpiece with autobiographical elements
Too Loud a Solitude is one of the most famous of Bohumil Hrabal’s books.
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10/15/2020
Comenius’ signet ring still carried by descendants
A signet ring which the famous Czech pedagogue and philosopher Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius) gave his daughter is reportedly still in possession of his descendants.
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10/15/2020
East of Czech Republic at serious risk from floods
Much of the eastern part of the Czech Republic is currently being threatened by floods.
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10/15/2020
Forbes: Kellner remains richest Czech despite considerable drop in assets
Petr Kellner, owner of investment group PPF, remains the richest Czech, according to an annual ranking published by Forbes .
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10/15/2020
Czech officials, scientists make desperate appeal for discipline as Covid-19 numbers soar
Wednesday’s record daily increase in Covid-19 numbers has heightened the urgency of appeals for people to take the coronavirus threat seriously.
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10/15/2020
Award-winning photojournalist Jan Šibík on the death of his trade, mobile pics and the coronavirus crisis
Jan Šibík, one of the Czech Republic's top photojournalists, talks about the demise of photojournalism, mobile phone pics and documenting the coronavirus crisis.
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10/15/2020Czech Next Wave
EP2: Michal Šimíček
Award-winning scientist Michal Šimíček (35) heads the Blood Cancer Research Group in Ostrava, a team doing very exciting work in the field of cell therapy.
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10/14/2020
Health care system under pressure with numbers of infected personnel doubling every 10 days
Nearly 5,000 health care staff in the Czech Republic are currently infected with COVID-19 and the number is doubling every ten days.
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10/14/2020Czech Books
Too Loud a Solitude: Hrabal’s masterpiece with autobiographical elements
Translated into more than 30 languages, Too Loud a Solitude is perhaps the most famous of Bohumil Hrabal’s novels.
