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The tragic fate of the crew on board the Russian submarine Kursk is back on front pages as the papers unveil the drama of the last hours of the lives of 23 sailors who…
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Most papers today note that OPEC's decision to increase production has failed to stem rising oil prices and demonstrations over the price of petrol are spreading…
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U.S. Ambassador tours flood-devastated areas The U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic has began a tour of flood-affected regions to assess the degree of damage from last…
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Robertson criticises NATO member states for low defence spending NATO Secretary-General George Robertson has criticised European members of the alliance for failing to…
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The presidential elections have not moved out of the papers' focus for a while and today is no exception. Inevitably, all dailies lead with yesterday's agreement of all…
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Slovakia mourns over lost battle for Bronze

There was great joy, cheers, mass singing, but also disappointment and tears over Slovakia's lost battle for bronze at the World Ice Hockey Championship in Prague last…
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Czech government seeks vote of confidence Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla has announced that the Czech ruling coalition would seek a vote of confidence in the lower house…
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All of today's papers offer a variety of top stories ranging from French President Jacques Chirac's scorning words to EU candidate countries over their stand on Iraq to…
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New Czech government finalises policy statement

After much debate and discussion, the new Czech coalition government of the Social Democrats, Christian Democrats and the Freedom Union finalised its policy statement over…
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The top story in today's papers is still the Czech ice hockey team's triumphant return home, after winning the world championship for the third time in a row. Photos of…
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South Bohemia faces growing wave of illegal moldavite miners

Police in South Bohemia are increasingly struggling with illegal miners of moldavites, bottle-green gemstones found almost exclusively on the territory of Czechia.
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All the Czech newspapers today carry reports from Brussels, where the European Union's 15 foreign ministers are discussing the final agreements in accession talks with 10…
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Signal festival of light art to kick off this week across Prague

The Signal festival of light art will begin this Thursday. To learn more, I spoke with the founder and head of the festival Martin Pošta.
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Czech scientists’ “knight in iron armour” wins Nature science journal award

A video created by a team of scientists from the BIOCEV centre on the outskirts of Prague has won the “Science in Shorts” competition, organised by the journal Nature.
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Anti-corruption police conduct search at Lesy ČR The anti-corruption police on Monday conducted a search of the offices of the state-owned forestry enterprise Lesy ČR in…
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Svejnar confirms presidential bid Czech-American economist Jan Svejnar has confirmed that he will run in the Czech Republic’s upcoming presidential election, to be held…
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Special schools could face high fines for including non-handicapped children in programmes The Czech School Inspection has found that a high number of children from…
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Interim PM presents new cabinet Interim Prime Minister Jan Fischer announced his cabinet on Tuesday. He presented his list of ministers to President Václav Klaus on…
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Langer says Czech Republic does not want to take in Guantanamo prisoners Czech Minister of the Interior Ivan Langer has declared that the country is not looking to take…
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Czech scientists uncover reason behind high incidence of abortions in mares

In this month’s edition of Science Journal: A team of Czech researchers may have found the answer to a question that has puzzled veterinarians, horse breeders and…
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Chinese and Korean firms eying future Temelín nuclear deal

Plans to expand the Czech nuclear power plant in Temelín have been put on hold, with a previous tender cancelled over the project’s dubious viability. A Russian-led bid…
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Top end jeweller evolves from beads to Czech crown jewels

An exhibition at Prague City Gallery highlights the history of a famous Prague-based family-owned jewellery brand. The Belda Company, which was founded exactly 100 years…
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Visegrad foreign ministers mark 25th anniversary of group's founding

The foreign ministers of the Visegrad Four (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) met in Prague last week to mark the 25th anniversary of the group’s founding. The…
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Visitors invisible through treetops: the poetry of Katerina Rudcenkova

Katerina Rudcenkova is one of the two Czech poets featured in a new book published by Arc publications, called "A Fine Line: New Poetry from Eastern and Central Europe…
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Architecture... Jirí Seifert... and Burma

Ten Centuries of Architecture Prague Castle is one of the Czech Republic's finest and most popular tourist attraction, and it is here that one of the country's biggest…
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