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Land Ahoy Cap’n! – Czechs to sail high seas in 18th century brig
Looking for something to do this summer? How about spending it on board a fully functioning replica of an 18th century sailing ship similar to that captained by the Czech…
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Rolling Bohemian hills become Afghan desert for Flying Rhino 2010
The Czech Republic is currently playing host to the British Army's largest integrated land-air military exercise, called Flying Rhino. More than 2,000 troops from the UK's…
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Travel agency offers retro 'workers’ holidays' for nostalgic Czechs
It’s twenty years since the fall of communism, but there are some Czechs nostalgic for aspects of life before 1989. Many older people, for example, have fond memories of…
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Veterans gather to remember Patton’s “greatest, but most terrible sport”
This week marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Plzeň and West Bohemia by General Patton's Third Army. In a special programme to mark the anniversary, Rob…
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Klaus on Greek debt crisis – euro chickens coming home to roost
Uncertainty reigns in Europe as Greek leaders wait anxiously for Germany to agree on a bailout plan for the country’s debt-laden economy. Analysts fear if Germany’s…
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Historians, police sceptical over ‘StB plot’ explanation for 1984 gas explosion
The authorities have been examining claims by a former intelligence agent that a fatal explosion in 1984 was the work of the communist secret police, the StB. Twelve…
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Former StB observation post in Malá Strana bell tower opens to public
Prague has just seen the opening of a new and rather unusual tourist attraction – a former secret police observation post recently discovered at the top of a bell tower in…
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Airlines watch skies - and balance books - as no-fly losses mount
Flights to and from the Czech Republic are beginning to resume as normal after Czech airspace was reopened on Monday, but the country’s airlines and airports are now…
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Klaus given significant chance to influence monetary policy, euro adoption
There were mild ripples of excitement in the banking world this week when the governor of the central bank announced he would be quitting his post eight months earlier…
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Experts decry 25% “gender pay gap” between Czech women, Czech men
World Equal Pay Day was marked for the first time in the Czech Republic on Thursday, with successful businesswomen among those attending events to draw attention to the…
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