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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.
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Sports News
Germany clinches a last minute victory over the Czech Republic in a key FIFA qualifier; Kolocová and Kvapilová triumph in beach volleyball tournament; Czech women’s tennis…
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Jan Urban: I returned to Czechoslovakia a day before the 1968 invasion
This August 21 marks the 49th anniversary of the Russian-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Wenceslas Square in Prague has been a pivotal location…
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Lukáš Houdek on life in the Czech Republic for the LGBTQ community
Lukáš Houdek is a Czech artist, a leading figure in the Hate Free initiative, and an openly gay campaigner for LGBTQ rights. During Prague Pride week, I asked him how he…
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Czech Doctors Without Borders chief explains rejection of Italian migrant rescue proposal
A plan put forth by the Italian government for rescue organisations operating in the Mediterranean to adhere to a code of conduct when rescuing migrants from Africa has…
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Javelin thrower Barbora Špotáková wins gold at the World Athletics Championships
Czech javelin thrower Barbora Špotáková has won a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships, taking place in London. The win comes ten years after the athlete’s…
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Czechoslovak paratrooper Jaroslav Klemeš dies at the age of 95
Brigadier General Jaroslav Klemeš, the last Czechoslovak paratrooper flown into the Protectorate during World War II, has died. Defence Minister Martin Stropnický…
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Czech auto production sets new records as boom continues
Newly released Czech automobile production figures for the first half of 2017 point to a continued boom in an industry that has been driving the economy in recent years…
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STAN party to go it alone in autumn elections
A coalition pact between the Christian Democrats and Mayors and Independents parties was declared dead last week and this Tuesday spelled the end of an alternative…