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Will Czechs be next to face the smoking ban?

The Irish have it since March 2004, the Italians for about a week and the Czechs may be added to the list sooner than most of them would expect. I'm talking about…
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Czech Press Photo - "a mirror of our lives"

Photography is a great phenomenon of the contemporary world. It captures pieces of our lives and saves them for the future. This is even intensified in the case of press…
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Alexandr Tomsky - publisher, journalist, politician: Part 1

My guest today in this special two-part One on One is the multi-faceted Alexandr Tomsky. Mr Tomsky has been a journalist, a teacher, an advisor to Margaret Thatcher and a…
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Daily news summary

Number of new Covid-19 cases lowest in week on Thursday The number of coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic rose by 33 on Thursday, which is the lowest number over the…
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Magazine

The Prime Minister's wife wows the press with a surprise make-over, the Orient Express passes through Prague, and Czech Television starts shooting a soap opera about…
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Janina Hrebickova - Eight intense months in Baghdad recalled

My guest today on One on One is somebody we've had on the programme before. The last time we spoke to Janina Hrebickova she was just about to leave for the Iraqi capital…
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Magazine

Imagine coming home to your flat to find it has been invaded by 500 bats. No, that's not the latest horror movie - it is a real life story that happened to a woman in…
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Economist Petr Mach: joining the EU will be a mistake

The focus of today's edition of Economics Report is the Czech referendum on European Union accession. On Friday afternoon Czechs will begin going to the polls to decide…
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From the Weeklies

As always, whenever I pick up Respekt , I turn to the last page first for that refreshing jumble of news from the past week. Given the fact that this is the last edition…
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Are you ashamed of your Prime Minister and want to tell the world? Try a "personalized" billboard! Who's the Czech champion in opening oysters? And, how do you attract…
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Two villages join forces to fight for their future

I'm currently at the beautiful and romantic North Bohemian baroque chateau of Jezeri. It's about a two hour drive away from Prague and is actually a former Medieval castle…
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Business News

The stock markets in the Czech Republic have been facing difficulties due to low demand for trading and initially also an insufficient legislative framework. In this weeks…
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From the Weeklies

This week's supplement of the daily PRAVO carries a rather sad story called A Life With Leukemia. A PRAVO reporter visited the Motol hospital in Prague, where child…
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Czechs in History

A poet, writer, journalist, fast and merciless polemist but also an outstanding dancer, ironical skeptic and lonely hypochondriac - all this can characterize Jan Neruda…
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Is Czech science affected by brain drain?

Last week was European Week of Science and Technology. The Czech Republic joined it with a number of events and discussions showing the highlights, but also unveiling the…
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State of public health in wake of floods

When devastating floods hit the Czech Republic in August, many feared that infectious diseases would spread around the affected areas. Diseases not only from contaminated…
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Jana Hybaskova - first ever female ambassador to Kuwait, now MEP candidate

My guest in this week's One on One is Jana Hybaskova, former Czech ambassador to Kuwait and now candidate for the forthcoming European Parliament elections. Jana Hybaskova…
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The sleepy Prague stock market may see it first-ever IPO

Insufficient corporate governance, convoluted legislation, low investor interest — and, in the early days, the availability of easy loans with few questions asked — have…
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NY singles scene, food and Sami people focus of project by Czech artist

Petra Valentová is a Czech conceptual artist who’s been living in New York for some years. Her biggest project to date features an unusual combination of elements. Having…
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UNICEF head Oleinik: Czech response to Ukraine “best of humanity” – we must not slip back

Czechia has handled a wholly unprecedented refugee situation since Ukraine was attacked by Russia 16 months ago – UNICEF has been greatly involved in helping families.
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Sarah Perry: in search of a Bohemian Gothic

When Sarah Perry’s first novel “After Me Comes the Flood” was published two years ago the reviews in the British press were superlative. Reviewers welcomed the book’s…
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Survey finds high levels of distress among Czech medical students

Czech medical students are under excessive amounts of stress – leading to the majority suffering from mental and physical health problems themselves.
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Uherske Hradiste - a fortress of culture

Spotlight this week comes from Uherske Hradiste, a charming picturesque town in south-east Moravia. Like so many places in this part of the world, Uherske Hradiste has a…
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Miroslav Trejtnar on teaching the Czech art of puppetry to international students

For the tenth year in a row, a small workshop in the Prague neighbourhood of Vršovice is hosting a group of students from the US, India, Australia and other countries who…
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The Fort above the Black Forests - Kostelec nad Černými lesy

This week’s spotlight focuses on one of the main centres of forestry in the Czech Republic and an oft overlooked pearl of Bohemian cultural heritage. Christian Falvey…
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