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California man wanted over Brno murders detained after fleeing to US
Police in Brno have said an American man wanted in connection with the murder of a Czech family in Brno had been arrested after stepping off a flight from Vienna to…
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‘Neo-Nazi‘ fighter pulled from martial arts show as media, sponsors protest
The organisers of a martial arts show in Prague have bowed to pressure from the media and sponsors and cancelled an appearance by a Hungarian fighter who’s covered from…
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End in sight for ‘bearer shares’ – common currency for corrupt businessmen, officials
The Czech Republic has been heavily criticised in recent years for allowing corruption to flourish – particularly for refusing to abolish anonymous stock certificates…
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Iconic Slavia cafe reopens three days after powerful blast
Prague’s iconic Café Slavia reopened this morning, as life in the area around the National Theatre slowly gets back to normal following Monday’s devastating gas explosion…
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Nečas urges caution, referendum on euro in wake of Zeman comments
The rather moribund debate over when to join the single European currency has been revived in recent days, with the Czech president Miloš Zeman telling a German newspaper…
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Many dead as fertiliser explosion devastates ‘Czech’ farming town in Texas
The fire and massive explosion at a fertiliser plant in the small Texas town of West has flattened dozens of homes and left untold numbers of people dead – casualty…
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More turmoil for body overseeing secret police archives as director sacked
Since it was established six years ago the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has provided unprecedented public access to secret files once held by the…
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No let up in Zeman-Schwarzenberg spat over embassy posts
The dispute between President Miloš Zeman and Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg over who should fill a number of vacant ambassadorial posts shows no sign of abating. On…
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Constitutional Court throws out treason charges against ex-president Klaus
The Constitutional Court has thrown out treason charges against former President Václav Klaus, saying there were no grounds to consider the case chiefly because he is no…
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Third time lucky for legalisation of prostitution?
A group of MPs in the lower house are drafting a new bill on legalising prostitution – the third such attempt in recent years. Prostitution in the Czech Republic exists in…
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