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Artists collect impressions of scarred North Bohemia landscape

Artists from the Czech Republic, Iceland and Norway have got together in the industrial landscape in North Bohemia for a project called Frontiers of Solitude, examining…
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Daily news summary

Czech and Slovak prime ministers say EU must hold common line in Brexit talks The Czech and Slovak prime ministers have stressed the need for the EU to show unity in the…
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News Friday, AUGUST 11th, 2000

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague. I'm Kazi Stastna and we start the programme with a brief news bulletin. First, the headlines: Those were the headlines, now for the news…
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Proposed reform of Czech justice system

If you ask any Czech to describe the country's court system in one word, most people would probably say "slow". Although the Czech Republic has the largest number of…
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An ostrich in the Czech Republic has just laid the biggest ostrich egg in the world! The woman who murdered a man because he criticized her hairdo and, the former Czech…
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From the Weeklies

The Czech Republic does not have money to burn. Yet millions have been squandered due to the lack of a consistent national energy policy. How much would you be prepared to…
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Klara Skrivankova: fighting trade in human lives

My guest on One on One today is Klara Skrivankova, who works for the La Strada organisation, a body set up several years ago to tackle the problem of human trafficking…
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Czechs walk tall into the new century

It might be the case in your community, too: children are taller than their parents, who themselves outgrew their parents in terms of physical height. During the last…
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Czech workers are better at foreign languages than other nations

Over the past few years, the Czech Republic has attracted record volumes of foreign investment, becoming a leader in central and Eastern Europe in this respect. The main…
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Climate change

According to the astronomical calendar, summer officially started on June 21, but days before that date a heat wave had already hit the Czech Republic. Was that recent…
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Helping the stray and unwanted cats of Prague

The Prague Animal Protection Association is an NGO which helps abandoned, injured, sick and abused animals, mainly in and around Prague. One of their projects is the…
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Czech anthropologist in Svalbard: “It will be quite painful to leave”

For nearly two years, Czech anthropologist Zdenka Sokolíčková has lived in Svalbard with her family, studying how local people perceive the effects of climate change.
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‘Adolf Loos – A Private Portrait’ offers readers a unique glimpse into the life of the modernist architect

In today’s Arts I talk to artist and editor Carrie Paterson about the first English-language edition of a rare and fascinating book originally published in 1936. Written…
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‘Adolf Loos – A Private Portrait’ offers readers a rare glimpse into the life of the modernist architect & marriage to Claire Beck

In today’s Arts I talk to artist and editor Carrie Paterson about the first English-language edition of a rare and fascinating book originally published in 1936. Written…
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Czechs and Brexit Britain – Part 3: Sticking together

In the previous episodes of the Czechs in Brexit Britain series, we explored what worries the local Czech community about Brexit and the new business ties the country is…
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Co-founder of New York property site Igluu Martin Mucha on real estate, entrepreneurship and helping young Czechs in America

Despite being in his early 30s, Martin Mucha is already a successful Czech businessman in New York. Many locals may know Igluu, the real estate website he co-founded which…
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Renaissance shield stolen by Nazis returned to Czechia by Philadelphia Museum of Art

A Renaissance shield, which was originally stolen by the Nazis from Konopiště Castle during WWII, is being returned to the Czech Republic by the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Czech Radio’s Concert for Animals wins Prix Europa 2021 award

Czech Radio’s project titled Concert for Animals – A Hushed Conversation with the Landscape recently won the Prix Europa 2021 award.
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Czech schools weigh whether to issue standard marks in distance-learning era

Schoolchildren are at the end of difficult distance learning terms. The Education Ministry wants teachers not give out marks, a subject of contention and consternation.
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Col. Zuzana Kročová, first woman to lead Defence University, due to become second female general in Czech history

Col. Zuzana Kročová is the first woman to lead the University of Defence. The freshly minted rector soon will also become the second female Czech Army general.
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Czechs show entrepreneurial activity in spite of coronavirus economic fallout

According to data from Bisnode, around 2,000 companies have been launched every month since the pandemic arrived in the country in March.
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Václav Chochola born 100 years ago

Václav Chochola is often associated with snapshots of city suburbs. But he also photographed famous Czech and world personalities such as Jan Werich and Salvador Dali.
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Why the traditional Czech Christmas dinner fish may be good for wrinkles

Carp has been the traditional Christmas dish for centuries. But if you know how, it can also be used to smoothe out wrinkles and make jelly bears.
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Why are so many Ukrainian children not attending school in Czechia?

A portion of the Ukrainian child refugee population in Czechia is missing out on formal education because there aren’t enough school places for them.
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New campaign seeks to highlight dangers of giving alcohol to children

In the Czech Republic, drinking is almost a national sport, but a new campaign warns parents against the dangers of children drinking even so-called non-alcoholic beers.
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