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Václav Klaus promises “conservative” use of presidential power in second term
President Václav Klaus was inaugurated for a second five-year term at Prague Castle on Friday morning, in a ceremony that included the national anthem and a 21-gun salute…
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Paroubek warns Social Democrat MPs over radar base ratification vote
The leader of the Social Democrats, Jiří Paroubek, issued a stern warning to his 71 MPs on Wednesday – vote in favour of the plan to allow a U.S. radar base on Czech…
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Plzeň braces - again – for neo-Nazi march
For the second time this year, the city of Plzeň in West Bohemia is bracing itself for a march by neo-Nazi skinheads. As many as 400 skinheads will march down a route that…
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Radar base treaty “three words” away but many obstacles remain
The Czech Republic and the United States are just “three words away” from a treaty on basing a U.S. anti-missile radar facility in Central Bohemia, according to the…
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Communist advisor – ‘stubborn facts’ prove Czechs benefited from 1948
Not everyone who marked the 60th anniversary of the communist takeover on Monday was mourning the victims of the regime. Several hundred mostly elderly Communist Party…
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“Heparin killer” gets life in prison
A court in Hradec Králové sentenced a male nurse to life in prison on Thursday for murdering seven patients and trying to kill ten more. Petr Zelenka, 31, will spend the…
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New study suggests over half of Czech lifts unsafe
A new survey makes alarming reading for the millions of people in this country who ride in elevators every day. Figures compiled by the Union of Lift Producers suggest…
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Seeking justice for crimes under communism - but is time running out?
When an 86-year-old Czech former communist prosecutor was convicted last year for her role in the judicial murder of politician Milada Horakova, those looking for justice…
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High Court overturns guilty verdict in Milada Horáková murder case
When an 86-year-old former communist prosecutor was convicted last year for her role in the judicial murder of politician Milada Horáková, those looking for justice for…
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Constitutional crisis looms as MPs, senators argue over secret ballot
We’ve been talking all week about Friday’s presidential election, when Czech American economist Jan Švejnar will challenge incumbent Václav Klaus for the post. But with…
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