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News Wednesday, AUGUST 12th, 1998

Radio Prague E-news Date: 12.8.1998 Written/read by: David Vaughan Hello and welcome to the programme. I'm David Vaughan. First the headlines. And now the news in more…
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PM Spidla visits Egypt and Tunisia this week Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla, who is on a three-day official visit to Egypt, on Monday met with president Husni Mubarak…
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The carp’s journey from the fishpond to the Christmas table

For the vast majority of Czechs Christmas would not be Christmas without the traditional Czech Christmas dish – carp fried in breadcrumbs and potato salad. The process of…
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Professor Patrick van Damme on the role of Prague's Faculty of Tropical Agri-Sciences

Patrick Van Damme, Belgian professor in tropical agronomy, has recently been appointed to head the Faculty of Tropical Agri-Sciences.
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Supporting independent media and driving social change: The Prague Civil Society Centre

The Prague Civil Society Centre, located in the heart of the city, works with stakeholders across 18 different countries helping civic groups and independent journalists.
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Via’s Jiří Bárta: Our key to engaged citizenship was rebuilding trust

Via Foundation is an independent Czech foundation committed to helping citizens engage in the development of their communities and boosting philanthropy in the Czech…
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Jan Balabán: some kind of answer

The major literary event of last year was a sad one. One of this country’s foremost writers, Jan Balabán died in his sleep at the tragically early age of 49, a huge loss…
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TOP 09 ministers to quit if government stays out of planned EU fiscal union The Czech Foreign Minister, and head of the coalition TOP 09 party, has threatened that…
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Adapting old skills to new media

The Czech media landscape is changing beyond recognition, as anyone who used to listen to Radio Prague on shortwave knows only too well. So how is the Czech Republic…
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Czech sports clubs and associations perform poorly away from the field

A level playing field is one of those phrases bandied about frequently in business. But in sport itself, more specifically Czech sport, how level is the playing field…
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Czech construction sector seeks solid foundations for growth

The Czech construction sector is a symbol of the country’s economic resurgence just as it was of the years of recession after the financial crisis of 2008. Last year the…
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Most powerful laser in Prague to spark industrial and scientific advances

The most powerful laser in the world is now up and running on the outskirts of Prague. The HiLASE laser centre is the result of Czech-British cooperation helped with…
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Wenceslas Square perks up thanks to Adopt-a-Bench programme

If you’ve recently visited Prague’s Wenceslas Square you may have noticed that the dilapidated benches on the town’s main square have been undergoing a transformation. The…
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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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Jitka Pánek Jurková: Czechia’s cultural credit is really strong – we just need to be smart about it

We talk to the head of the Czech Centres, Jitka Pánek Jurková, about what more the network can do to boost Czechia's image, how decisions are made on new branches and more.
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Writer Jana Prikryl on how her parents’ escape from Czechoslovakia shaped her life – and language

Jana Prikryl was five when her parents fled communist Czechoslovakia and the poet and literary editor says it was "incredible luck" that she became an English speaker.
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Ondřej Krutílek: We need more space for businesses to open their potential

Ondřej Krutílek is a member of the ruling Civic Democratic Party and is running in the European elections within the coalition SPOLU. He is an expert on EU legislation.
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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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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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