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Czech scientists searching for ways to remove toxins from drinking water

Detergents, painkillers and contraceptives are things we use daily. What most of us don’t realize is that all of them contribute to the presence of toxins in our rivers…
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Battle looms over Elbe as government seeks to push water transport

The Czech Republic is dissected by some major rivers but water transport is now very much a Cinderella sector compared with road, rail, and air transport. But there are…
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Sobotka in agreement with foreign minister over Night Wolves’ journey A planned journey across Europe by Russia's Night Wolves (a motorcycle gang with close ties to the…
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What it's like to be a Slovak in Prague

"A Slovak woman would like to talk to you." I have heard this kind of sentence many times - when I've tried to set up an interview on the phone, and have spoken in my…
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Child rights' situation in the Czech Republic

Over the past ten years the United Nations Children's Fund has been involved in a number of projects aimed at securing full implementation of child rights in the Czech…
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Sydney Schneider: Sparta women’s Jamaican keeper looks forward to derby

On Saturday, Sparta Prague will welcome Slavia Prague in the women’s edition of Czech football's top derby – and in goal for the hosts will be Jamaica's Sydney Schneider.
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Founder on 15 years of DOX: “It exceeded my expectations”

Prague’s DOX Centre for Contemporary Art is now celebrating 15 years of existence. In connection with that anniversary, we spoke with founder Leoš Válka.
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LARP is life: Inside the Czech subculture of fantasy and foam swords

Live action role-play, or LARP, has carved out a vivid niche in Czechia, where castles, forests, and centuries-old villages provide the perfect backdrop for these events.
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“It’s more or less like returning to caves,” says designer of Prague’s first 3D printed house

The first prototype of a 3D printed house in Prague has been unveiled this week on the island Střelecký Ostrov. We spoke to its creator Michal Trpák.
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Poet Blatný honoured in UK: “One of the most improbable heroes has got his own street”

A street in the UK town of Ipswich has been officially named Ivan Blatný Close in honour of the great Czech poet, who spent many years in local mental institutions.
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Bohemian Switzerland national park to rise from ashes, says expert

Czech scientists are carrying out research on the site of the devastating fire in the Bohemian Switzerland national park that ravaged over 1,000 hectares of forestland.
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Havel, Ukraine, and sustainability – Paris street art exhibition highlights Czech EU Presidency

A new street art exhibition has appeared on a wall outside the Czech embassy in Paris, celebrating the accession of the Czech Republic to the presidency of the EU Council.
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Czech scientists work to give open-sourced iCub robot the “human touch”

ČVUT scientists have an unusual, constantly evolving colleague – a humanoid robot named iCub, equipped with all the key senses – sight, sound and touch.
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Czech 2013 trade surplus soars amid expectations of even stronger exports

Czech exporters delivered a strong performance in 2013 with the trade surplus continuing to rise. But a more detailed look at the goods being traded and bilateral…
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Home births back in spotlight as group of pregnant women take their case to European Court of Human Rights

A woman's right to give birth at home is back in the spotlight in the Czech Republic, as a group of pregnant women intend to file a complaint at the European Court of…
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Plight of gay Palestinians hiding out in Israel subject of OW film The Invisible Men

At the start of The Invisible Men, which is being shown at the One World festival of human rights documentaries in Prague, a gay Palestinian named Louie describes how his…
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International experts protest against new bill on Šumava Several dozens international experts have approached the Czech environment minister, Tomáš Chalupa, over a…
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John Major speaks in Prague on Czech public-private partnerships

Public-private partnerships, which promote cooperation between the state and the private sector, have met with success worldwide. In the UK, for example, such projects…
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Even without failed smoking ban, it's 'lights out' at some Prague cafes

This week the Chamber of Deputies struck down a bill amendment that would have banned smoking in Czech restaurants. Opponents of tobacco vow to continue their push to…
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The law and the passive smoker in Slovakia

About 40 percent of adult Slovaks smoke. The trend among adults has stabilized, but the number of young smokers is on the increase - mainly those experimenting with…
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New Czech government slowly taking shape

It's been over two weeks since the Czech elections heralded a result no one really wanted: an election deadlock. The victorious Civic Democrats and their likely coalition…
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Canada unlikely to lift visa requirements after minister cancels Prague visit Canada is unlikely to lift visa obligations for Czechs next month, according to the Czech…
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Business News

In Business News: police are investigating the disappearance of over 22 million dollars from the Czech Consolidation Agency; Czechs are borrowing at record levels; the…
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New Slovak coalition not welcomed in Brussels

If you walk on the streets of the Slovak capital Bratislava you can hear many people saying that Robert Fico has begun his premiership wrong-footed. On Tuesday evening his…
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Insight Central Europe News

Polish opposition leads in polls ahead of early election Poland's main opposition party has a strong lead in opinion polls as the country heads towards an early election…
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