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10/14/2020
Polish curator Knast named new Czech National Gallery chief
The Czech National Gallery is set to get a new director. For the first time in its history, it will be led by a foreigner: Polish curator Alicja Knast.
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10/14/2020
Cabinet extends support for firms hit by crisis amid raft of measures
The Czech government has extended one plank of its Antivirus progamme supporting businesses hit by the coronavirus crisis.
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10/13/2020
Covid-19: School closures, stricter measures imposed in new state of emergency
Despite a sharp, steady uptick in Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš insisted his government made “no major mistakes” in responding to the pandemic second wave.
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10/13/2020
Umělecká zahrada in Nusle: one of Prague’s hidden gems
Umělecká Zahrada or the Arts Garden in Prague’s Nusle is located at the site of a former sculpting studio, where some of the country’s most famous statues were created.
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10/13/2020
Joan Baez among recipients of 2020 Gratias Agit awards
The Czech Foreign Ministry has announced the recipients of its Gratias Agit awards, handed out to Czech expats and foreigners for promoting Czechia's good name abroad.
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10/13/2020
Industry group: Covid crisis causing up to 40 percent fall in spirits sales
Sales of spirits in the Czech Republic are set to fall by between 35 and 40 percent this year, the national Spirits Producers and Importers Union has said.
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10/12/2020
Czech production of iconic ‘Lentilky’ candy moving to Germany
For more than 110 years, the rainbow-coloured, sugar-coated chocolate Lentilky candies were made in Moravia. Nestlé want to unify a recipe for Lentilky and Smarties.
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10/12/2020
‘Mářa’s Cookbook’: Janáček’s cook reveals the Czech composer’s demanding tastes
Thanks to a cookbook and diary kept by the famous maestro's housekeeper, visitors to the Janáček Festival in Brno can try these his favourite delicacies for themselves.
