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UNICEF brings children’s rights to monasteries in Bhutan

The world of monastic schools in Bhutan is veiled in mystery. It is home to around 4,000 boys, some of them as young as five, training to become monks. In a ground…
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Court decisions in favour of joint custody stir public debate

The Czech Republic has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe with one in three marriages –and every second marriage in Prague – hitting the rocks. Custody battles…
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Linguist Julie Sedivy on losing first language Czech – and getting it back again

In the recently published Memory Speaks, the Czechoslovak-born linguist Julie Sedivy explores the deep connections between language, memory, identity and migration.
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Miřenka Čechová: If my parents had known one percent they would have taken me out of ballet school

Miřenka Čechová is an internationally acclaimed performer, director and choreographer known for combining dance and physical theatre. In her recently published…
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Czech Scouts “in very good spirits” despite government-ordered evacuation of Korean campsite

The World Scout Jamboree was plagued by problems from the start this year. Now the Korean government has ordered the campsite to be evacuated due to an impending typhoon.
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Dorms or flats – the big question for international students

One of the first challenges foreign students in Czechia face after arriving in the country is finding accommodation.
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Augmented reality brings “something completely new” to Signal festival

Prague’s Signal festival of light, which begins Thursday, is promising something novel: “non-existent” installations that can be viewed via the display of a mobile phone.
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A year on: Ukrainian refugees still welcome in Czechia

Since the war in Ukraine began, Czechia has given asylum to nearly half a million Ukrainian refugees. What is the volunteer morale like a year on?
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Prague’s Lennon Wall gets its own museum

The Lennon Wall Story is a new museum that tracks the history and art of one of Prague’s major attractions.
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Bare students, bear tracks, bureaucratic howlers, and gum free public places. Plus the not so promising precedents for sealing the knot at an historic Prague theatre. Find…
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Minister: Inflated prices for solar power could cost taxpayers CZK 1 billion A badly set up state system supporting solar energy could end up costing Czech tax payers up…
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Social Democrats promise economic growth, more government spending, and higher taxes

The Social Democrats top all election surveys ahead of the upcoming early general election. The party, which has spent the last seven years in opposition, promises voters…
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President appoints new government President Vaclav Klaus has appointed a new 15-member minority government led by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. In the government nine…
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Protest against Health Minister David Rath Two thousand people have marched through Prague in protest against Health Minister David Rath's policies. The march, attended…
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US Senate Democrat leader says visa policy towards Czech Republic unjust The Democratic leader in the United States Senate, Harry Reid, has said his country's visa policy…
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H5N1 confirmed in dead swan in Moravia Tests have confirmed that a dead swan found in Moravia had the dangerous H5N1 strain of bird flu. The news came hours after around…
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Pavel Hnilička – on urban sprawl in the Czech Republic

Pavel Hnilička is a Prague-based architect and town planner who has authored one of the first books about urban sprawl in the Czech Republic called Sídelní kaše, roughly…
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President Klaus meets Queen Beatrix Czech president Václav Klaus has met with the Dutch Queen Beatrix during his one-day visit to Holland. They discussed bilateral…
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PM Topolánek admits formation of minority government Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek has admitted that he could possibly form a minority government if the coalition does…
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Švejnar to give up US citizenship if elected Czech president The Czech-American economist Jan Švejnar has said he will give up his US citizenship if he is elected Czech…
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Nečas against UK proposal to freeze EU budget The Czech Republic is against a UK proposal to freeze the European Union’s budget in the 2014 to 2020 period. Speaking at an…
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New drugs law fuels confusion over cannabis growing and possession

Amid a lot of confusion about what was taking place, Czech law on the possession and growing of drugs changed at the start of the year. The change was more of a far…
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Amanita Design, independent Czech games developer

Amanita Design is a Brno-based, award-winning game development studio whose creations have become a huge hit on the internet. Their games combine elements of the technical…
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Jitka Rudolfová's "Zoufalci" looks at the life of thirty-somethings in Prague

"Zoufalci" started out as a thesis film. It was then picked up for production by Czech Television and is currently showing in movie theaters across the Czech Republic. I…
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New study warns of dangers of problem drinking and alcohol addiction in Czech Republic

A new study conducted by Czech researchers on alcohol consumption has suggested that the problem of alcohol abuse could be worsening in the Czech Republic. The study, to…
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