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Vietnamese community to build Prague’s first Buddhist temple
The Vietnamese make up one of the largest ethnic minorities in this country, many of them running clothes markets and more recently grocery stores in Czech towns and…
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Prague Olympic bidders refuse to lose heart after “spectacular” Beijing games
The Beijing Olympics were generally regarded as one of the most spectacular in recent times, and were praised by the president of the International Olympic Committee…
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Mayors of Prague, Moravian village swap jobs
It started as a dispute over the distribution of tax revenues. It ended up as a rather interesting sociological experiment. Mayors of small towns and villages have long…
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Dora Slabá on “paper tiger” of Prague Spring and invasion that crushed it
All this week we’re broadcasting memories of those who lived through the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, which began around 11pm on August 20th 1968. Today we hear…
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Czechs reflect on Russia’s growing influence at launch of new exhibition
Several of Josef Koudelka’s 1968 photos are being shown at the Mánes gallery, by the River Vltava, in a new exhibition entitled 1945 – Liberation, 1968 – Occupation. Two…
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Neo-Nazis gather in rainy Hradec Králové after rock concert banned
Around 300 neo-Nazis gathered in the eastern city of Hradec Králové on Saturday, holding a brief demonstration in one of the city squares before dispersing. They had hoped…
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Hradec Králové looks for ways to stop neo-Nazi gathering
The city of Hradec Králové in Eastern Bohemia is battening down the hatches this weekend as it could become the latest venue for a gathering by hundreds of neo-Nazis. A…
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Police arrest two men from construction firm involved in deadly train crash
Police in north Moravia have arrested two men wanted for questioning over Friday’s horrific train accident, which cost the lives of seven people and injured dozens more. A…
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Chomutov proposes “tabloid tactics” to deter German sex tourists
The fall of communism and the arrival of the free market produced a boom in a number of sectors of the Czech economy, but one area that’s enjoyed unparalleled growth is…
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Czechs back Georgia but some voice concern at post-Kosovo “hypocrisy”
The conflict between Russia and Georgia continued on Monday, as both sides accused each other of launching new military attacks and western diplomats scrambled to…
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