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Sports News
In today’s sports: Petr Čech gets the all clear after an injury scare, the weekend results from the Czech Gambrinus league and disappointment for Tomáš Berdych in Kuala…
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Music from the Noughties
In this week’s Sunday Music Show we highlight some of brightest new rock and pop acts in the Czech Republic. Listen to fresh tracks from Bek Ofis and a brace by Prague…
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Sports News
In Sports News: the Czech Republic’s national football team ties with Scotland in their Euro 2012 qualifier; Jaroslav Kulhavý wins the World Championship in cross-country…
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Czech film industry's talent attracts big budget projects
British agent 007 is on his way to the Czech Republic - the 21st film in the Bond series - Casino Royale - will be filmed in and around Prague next year. It is the latest…
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Gunfire at the radio - sixty years on
Exactly 60 years ago, on 5th May 1945, the Prague Uprising against the German occupiers began here in the very building that houses Radio Prague. "Calling all Czechs" went…
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Slovakia proudly hosts Bush-Putin summit, US President to meet Czech 'Freedom Fighters'
"You can imagine how happy and proud I am now because it will be the first time that Slovakia hosts the US President and this is more than a clear signal that Slovakia is…
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How ready is Czech Army to go fully professional in the New Year?
After 140 years of compulsory military service in this part of the world, the Czech Army is going fully professional from the beginning of January. The Senate approved the…
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8,000 people enjoy Scottish Festival at Sychrov Chateau
The 4th Annual Scottish Games Czech Open was held on Saturday at the beautiful chateux of Sychrov to the north of Prague in the region known as Czech Paradise. I was there…
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Harvey Keitel among big names at this year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the main film event in the Czech Republic and now in its 39th year, gets under way on Friday. It is one of the few international film…
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Temperatures soar at 37th Karlovy Vary Int.Film Festival
So, it's Day 6 of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, being held in the famous spa town in West Bohemia..it's not all be about films though as I found out when I…