Dominik Jůn
articles by the author
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US publication gives Prague top marks as Christmastime destination
U.S. News & World Report has just rated Prague as their Best Christmas Vacation, beating out nearby Vienna, which came in second, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, which was…
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Plácido Domingo prepares to conduct anniversary Don Giovanni performance in Prague
The renowned Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo is in Prague, readying himself to conduct two performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni staged on the occasion of the 230th…
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Designblok exhibition opens in Prague
Designblok, Prague International Design Festival opened today Prague. The festival, now in its ninetheenth year, boasts that it is the largest showcase of fashion and…
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Prague prepares for launch of annual light show
This Thursday marks the start of the four-day 2017 Signal Festival, an annual light show in Prague, billed as the biggest cultural event in the Czech Republic. The…
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New report documents alarming rise of problem gambling among Czechs
A new report from the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction has presented an alarming picture of half a million so-called problem gamblers in the Czech…
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Czech Potato Research Institute cultivates new blue potato variety
The Potato Research Institute, based in the town of Havlíčkův Brod, has announced that it has managed to cultivate a new potato variety, known as “Val Blue” which is…
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Czech researchers gain access to Soviet World War II prisoner of war records
Czech and Slovak researchers have received a wealth of documents from the Russian authorities about the fates of thousands of Czechoslovak citizens imprisoned within the…
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Analyst: German election results unlikely to alter relations with Czech Republic
National elections in Germany are taking place on Sunday. With some predicting the far-right could gain a foothold in the Bundestag for the first time in the history of…
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President Zeman focuses on terrorism and migration in UN address
Czech President Miloš Zeman was among the more than 70 heads of state or government to address the opening of annual General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly…
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Czech YouTuber among those selected to interview EU Commission president
Czech video-blogger Karel Kovář was one of three young Europeans selected to hold a live interview with EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday.
