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The life of Czech children pre and post Covid

We speak to the head of the Czech branch of UNICEF Pavla Gomba about the life of Czech children =pre and post Covid.
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High-flyer Jakub Hlávka: I don’t get bored easily – I get fascinated by things

US-based Czech academic Jakub Hlávka is an expert on health policy, working on projects focused on the Covid pandemic as well as studying the treatment of Alzheimer’s.
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Gay US ex-Christian pastor on losing everything before finding acceptance, love, and home in Czechia

Don Hall was a successful evangelical Christian minister, preaching to crowds of people all over the southeastern US. But he was deeply unhappy.
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Machonins’ granddaughter Marie Kordovská: I grew up in a “mini Kotva”

Architects Věra Machoninová and Vladimír Machonin designed some of the Czech Republic’s most distinctive modern buildings, including Prague’s Kotva department store and…
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Mykola and Mariia: Young Ukrainians in Czechia open up

Russia's full invasion of Ukraine started two years ago. And to find out something about young Ukrainian refugees' lives in Czechia we invited two into our studios.
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People in Need - 25 years of supporting humanitarian aid and development

It is now twenty-five years since the founding of the Czech charity People in Need, or Člověk v tísni, which operates in several dozen countries around the world providing…
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Czech start-up gives new life to used tennis balls

A Czech start-up is looking at ways to keep used tennis balls out of landfills by giving them a new purpose.
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USK Praha: A women’s basketball club with both Czech and global talent

The USK Praha women’s basketball team and their head coach Natália Hejková are changing the face of the sport as we know it here in Prague.
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Controversial tax bill did not pass in the lower house The lower house did not pass the controversial tax bill late on Wednesday, with only 94 MPs voting for the…
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Education minister under fire over EU funding Education Minister Josef Dobeš is under pressure to resign over irregularities in EU-funded projects. Brussels announced a…
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A long-forgotten story of survival from WWII comes to light

A black and white photograph of a smiling Jewish girl unearthed in a photographer’s studio some years ago has led a young Czech journalist to piece together the dramatic…
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Days of European Film festival in Prague celebrates its 20th anniversary

The Prague-based Days of European Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In addition the usual program of thought-provoking films from all over…
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Five years of the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague

It’s hard to believe that it has already been five years since the opening of the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Holešovice in Prague. Founded by Leoš Válka (who lived…
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Česká zbrojovka to supply Egyptian police with more pistols The Egyptian interior ministry has asked the Czech arms producer Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod to supply the…
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Fulmaya, the Girl with Skinny Legs: a documentary for the big screen about an actress’s unusual time in Nepal

In this week’s In Focus, we look at the success of a new Czech documentary called Fulmaya, the Girl with Skinny Legs. The film is a portrait of Slovak actress and musician…
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Miroslav Janek - home again after years of working in film in the US

The long and varied career of the Czech film director and editor Miroslav Janek began in Czechoslovakia and continued in the USA, where he emigrated in 1980, at the age of…
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Deputy PM Jiri Cunek resigns Jiri Cunek has announced that he is stepping down as deputy prime minister and minister for regional development. At a news conference on…
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Czechs - Europe's biggest bookworms and poorest readers?

Reading has friends in some very high places here in the Czech Republic. Last week, former president Vaclav Havel and a group of other famous names besides got together to…
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Czech foreign minister responds strongly to Putin's attack on US missile defence plans Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg has dismissed Russian President Vladimír…
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Putin, Klaus meet in Moscow Czech President Vaclav Klaus - on his first official state visit to Russia - has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin…
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Cunek apologies over Romany comments Deputy Prime Minister Jiri Cunek has apologised for remarks he made about Romanies. But, speaking on a TV debate programme, he also…
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The garage looks great, but where’s the door? A Czech mountaineer climbs Mount. Kilimanjaro wearing replicas of the shoes used by Otzi the Iceman, and a five year old…
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Czech entry into border-free zone approved Interior ministers from the European Union’s member states gave final approval on Thursday to the Czech Republic’s accession to…
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MPs extend British military training mission in Czech Republic The lower house of the Czech Parliament on Friday extended the term of a British military training mission…
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Senate approves radar plans The Czech Senate has approved government-sponsored legislation to locate a US anti-missile radar base in the Czech Republic. 49 out of 81…
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