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Assassins of leading Nazi Heydrich finally honoured with Prague statue
It’s 67 years today since one of the most audacious acts of resistance against the Nazi occupiers – the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, acting Reichsprotektor of…
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Czech Republic confirms first swine flu case after young pilot becomes ill
The Czech Republic became the latest country to record a confirmed case of swine flu on Monday, with the chief hygiene official telling reporters that a 29-year-old man is…
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No breakthroughs in EU-Russia summit despite presence of Moscow-friendly Klaus
One of the last major meetings to take place under the Czech EU Presidency has come to a close – the EU-Russia summit in the eastern city of Khabarovsk, near the Chinese…
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Man who saved hundreds of children from Nazis celebrates 100th birthday
Sir Nicholas Winton – the British man who helped save 669 Czechoslovak Jewish children from the Nazis in 1939 – will receive a telegram from the Queen on Tuesday to mark…
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Treason? Politicians scrap over whether Klaus must sign Lisbon Treaty
There was much rejoicing in Europe last week when Czech senators voted in favour of ratifying the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty, which aims to streamline the way the EU…
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Klaus presides over first EU summit
What had been described by some as “a nightmare scenario” for the European Union came true on Monday when the eurosceptic president Vaclav Klaus formally took charge of…
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Wilson monument to be restored to Prague 70 years after being torn down by Nazis
For just under 15 years, from 1928 until 1941, a monument to the American president Woodrow Wilson stood in front of Prague’s main railway station. It was a mark of…
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Rewarding innovation: Prague hosts European Inventor of the Year awards
The winners of the European Inventor of the Year awards are due to be announced in a ceremony at Prague Castle on Tuesday evening, with 12 inventors nominated in four…
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Famous Czech piano-maker switches to kitchens to survive crisis
The Czech Republic has so far escaped the worst of the global recession, but it is beginning to bite now – worrying news at a time when the country’s government has…
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Police hunt for attackers as two-year-old Roma girl severely burned in alleged arson
A two-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after a petrol bomb was apparently thrown through the window of her family home in Vítkov, north Moravia. The…
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