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Boys in the water - Czech male synchronized swimmers dream of Olympic glory
Synchronized swimming used to be a female sport only. Thin, fit, sporty girls disappear under water only to reappear with the next loud beat and spin with the tips of…
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"Since Then I Believe in Fate": remembering the transports of Czech Jews to the Baltic States
Memorial ceremonies were held over the weekend at the Nazi concentration camps of Bergen-Belsen, Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrueck, to mark the sixtieth anniversary of their…
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Francova: "Paralympic Games just fairytales for adults"
This week the Czech Republic's highly successful Paralympic athletes came home from Athens, with 16 gold medals, 8 silver and seven bronze. One of this country's best all…
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Refugee centre Bela pod Bezdezem
Bela pod Bezdezem, a little town of about 8000 inhabitants, 60 kilometers north-east of Prague, looks like a quiet, sleepy place. Four kilometres further into a forest you…