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New exhibition showcases lifestyles of Czechs from various classes

Those wanting to get an idea of how Czechs from different socio-economic backgrounds live can currently do so at a unique new exhibition in Prague’s Karlín neighbourhood.
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New technologies help train future of Czech ice hockey

Czech ice hockey may not be the titan it was twenty years ago, but in recent years young players have increasingly been able to profit from new training technologies.
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New initiative calls on voters to circle female candidates

The proportion of women in the Czech lower house of parliament is still significantly lower than in many other EU countries.
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Sports News

In Sports News: Czech record holder Jaroslav Baba takes gold in the high jump at the European Under 23 Athletics Championships; in the Intertoto Cup Sigma Olomouc achieve…
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Paroubek fails to get backing from Slovakia on reconciliatory gesture Slovakia's Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda said on Wednesday Slovakia will not back a plan by his…
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Change of government triggers shake-up in civil service

Changes of government in the Czech Republic are generally accompanied by a shake-up in the country’s civil service. Although the Rusnok caretaker government has not yet…
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New doc lifts lid on Czech pop bizz via story of manufactured teen group

One of the most compelling Czech documentaries of the year gets a cinema release on Thursday. Show! follows manufactured teen pop group 5Angels as they are drilled for…
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The e-cigarette phenomenon - study finds a third of Czech smokers have tried the new "safe" cigarettes

Across the Czech Republic, electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have become something of a phenomenon in the last year or so. Stores are opening up on streets in the…
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Czech parties seal deal on centre-left coalition government

The parties of the emerging Czech centre-left coalition on Monday signed the final version of a coalition agreement and unveiled their nominees for 17 ministerial posts…
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Business News

In Business News this week: the foreign trade gap in July is higher than analysts had expected; the Czech Republic falls eight places to 45th in the rankings in the annual…
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Slovakia's election winner searching for coalition partners

No loud cheering or hasty comments to the media, but rather cautious celebrations behind closed doors, that is how Smer - Slovakia's Social Democrats - marked their…
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Czech prime minister on official visit to Brazil The Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, on an official visit to Brazil, has met with the country's president, Luiz Inacio…
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New Antarctic station puts Czech polar research on the map

In February 2004, a group of Czech scientists set out for the freezing temperatures of James Ross Island in Antarctica with a view to establishing the first Czech…
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President Klaus meets royals and senior politicians on UK visit

Over the last three days, the Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has been on a state visit to the United Kingdom. In the course of his stay, Mr Klaus has paid visits to…
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Business News

In Business News this week: Skoda is voted the best Czech company for the second year running; there has been a sharp rise in Czech property prices, and it looks like…
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Planica - why Slovenes consider themselves the pioneers of ski-jumping

In the 1930s, a group of promising young men travelled to ski jumping competitions abroad. Among them were the General Secretary of the Yugoslav Winter-Sport Association…
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Hungarians allege Austrian air and river pollution is crossing borders

On Tuesday Hungarian artists, upset about pollution of the Raab River by an Austrian leather factory, gave a concert in Budapest. Around 500 people were there to hear…
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West Bohemian spa town gets European funds to fight plant invader

A West Bohemian spa town has won European Union funds to fight one of the most serious environmental problems in the area — an invasive plant that spreads like wildfire…
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Czech NGO People in Need on situation in Haiti one year on

January 12 marks the first anniversary since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, killing 230,000 people and injuring 300,000 others. A year on, major difficulties…
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Government moves goalposts on sports financing

Serious problems at the country’s biggest lottery and betting firm, Sazka, have highlighted the issue of how to finance Czech sports. The government no longer trusts the…
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“Baby flying” course shocks parents, country’s paediatricians

Many television viewers in the Czech Republic this week were shocked by a Czech TV broadcast reporting on a highly controversial and until now largely unknown method of…
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Auto-Mat initiative publishes 'car-free' map of Prague

Prague has emerged almost unscathed from the ravages of the 20th century – all except one, that is. Car ownership has rocketed since the fall of communism; huge amounts of…
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Damage assessment and clear-up begin as river levels fall in flood-hit regions

After torrential rains caused flooding in parts of Moravia this week, water levels have started to go down. But now the hard part begins: assessing the cost of the damage…
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Animator Jan Balej wins record subsidy for new, gloomier Little Mermaid

Czech animator Jan Balej’s knack for pulling off unsuspected blockbusters has made him one of the most prominent figures in the animation industry in the Czech Republic…
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Global financial turmoil to slow down Czech economy

The global financial crisis, fuelled by the recent fall of Wall Street’s number four investment bank Lehman Brothers, has already hit markets in Central and Eastern Europe…
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