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Czechia loses its last Czechoslovak RAF pilot with death of Emil Boček
Last Saturday saw the passing of the last surviving Czechoslovak RAF pilot. Emil Boček died just a month after his 100th birthday.
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Czech doctors save life of year-old Ukrainian girl thanks to MEDEVAC program
Czechia’s humanitarian aid program MEDEVAC provides medical assistance to people in need the world over. In war-torn Ukraine it is literally helping to save lives.
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Rural Czechs unhappy with invasion of developer projects as Prague expands
The inhabitants of Dobříš, close to Prague, are calling for a referendum to block developers from building largescale housing on the outskirts of the district.
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80 years since Czechoslovak gulag prisoners granted amnesty in order to fight in WWII
This week marks exactly 80 years since the Soviet Union officially granted amnesty to Czechoslovak prisoners who were being held in Gulag labour camps.
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Czech freediver will attempt to set world record in swimming under ice
David Vencl, a freediver from Teplice, will attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest swim under ice this month.
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Visiting foreign priests bring fresh wind to Czech parishes
There are over 1700 Catholic priests serving in parishes around the Czech Republic, among them a number of foreign priests from different parts of the world.
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Czech “Machu Picchu” becomes popular wedding location
A few years ago, archaeologists excavated the remains of a medieval church on a small hill in the middle of Slavkov Forest in western Bohemia. Since then the remains of…
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Rare Terezín concentration camp artefacts found in attic of private home
The reconstruction of a private home in Terezín has brought to light old documents and precious artefacts from the former Jewish concentration camp. The unique find, which…