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News Thursday, MARCH 04th, 1999

Hello and welcome to Radio Prague. I'm Marketa Atanasova and we will begin with the bulletin of today's news. First the headlines. Those were the headlines, now the news…
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News Thursday, FEBRUARY 26th, 1998

Radio Prague E-News date: February 26, 1998, 0800 UTC written/read by: Libor Kubik These are the top Czech stories at this hour. Now the news in more detail, read by Libor…
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New international business school opens in Prague

A new international school offering British-American style college education for Czech and foreign students is opening in Prague on October 4th. Located close to the city…
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Cyril Svoboda - the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs

Cyril Svoboda, who is the leader of the Christian Democrats, was appointed Czech foreign minister after elections to the Chamber of Deputies in June. The director of Radio…
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Czech Prime Minister criticizes current draft of fiscal compact Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas, upon his arrival at an EU summit in Brussels on Monday, said that the…
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Czech firms benefit from carbon trading scheme, but climate change seems here to stay

Years from now, 2006 may be remembered as the year the world started to get really scared about global warming. Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth", was a hit, and here…
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Mamacoffee café chain owner: One must take the time to savour a good cup of coffee

When Daniel and Marta Kolský opened their first cafe in Prague’s Londýnská street they shared a passion for coffee and a determination to fulfil their dream. Today they…
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Migration expert: Czechia will have to rethink its integration policy

In just over a month, the Czech Republic has taken in over 300,000 war refugees from Ukraine. We speak to a migration expert about the challenges this poses.
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Julia Bailey on honouring Galerie Rudolfinum’s legacy while delivering a fresh approach

British art historian, curator and writer Julia Bailey has been the head of Prague’s Galerie Rudolfinum for two and a half years.
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Jeseník Spa – The cradle of hydrotherapy

The town of Jeseník might not be a destination very high on the list of most tourists to Czechia, but the mountain town is a cradle of hydrotherapy.
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Czechs helping to protect lions at Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania

A group of Czech specialists are tracking the movement of lions in Tanzania. I spoke with Michal Šťastný from Dvůr Králové Safari Park about the initiative.
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Coal mining in Czech Republic to be phased out by 2033

The new five-party coalition government wants to phase out coal from the country's energy mix by 2033.
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Green machine: Škoda unveils first E’City fully electric bus destined for Prague

The Škoda E’City bus is far greener than most that most electric buses operating in the Czech Republic – which use standard diesel heating – and also knows how to kneel.
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Wind power could become a major source of energy in Czech Republic by 2040

Experts from the Czech Academy of Sciences believe that wind power could account for up to a quarter of the power consumption in the Czech Republic by 2040.
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Guided tours highlight interesting architecture around Czech Republic and Slovakia

The 10th annual Architecture Day gets underway in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on Thursday, with more than 100 towns and cities taking part this year.
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Face masks to return in Czech Republic with schools reopening

The Czech Health Ministry has announced that the wearing of face masks will become compulsory in most enclosed spaces and public transport from September 1.
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Images from space reveal hot spots in Prague

The European Space Agency has released images capturing the recent temperature extremes in a number of European cities, including Prague.
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Czech Science Foundation signs unique cooperation agreement with US counterpart

An agreement reached between the US and Czech science foundations will allow scientists from the two countries to coordinate research and receive funding together.
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Czech experts helping to fight illegal cheetah cub trade in Somaliland

Every year scores of cheetah cubs are smuggled out of Somaliland to be sold as pets. Czech experts are assisting an international effort to stop the practice.
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Military ground of Libavá turns into sanctuary for rare bird species

Despite the sound of gunfire, explosions and ground army vehicles, the military ground of Libavá has become something of a sanctuary for rare species of birds.
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Fish get addicted to meth through contaminated water, shows Czech study

Freshwater fish are in danger of becoming addicted to methamphetamine, Czech scientists have warned in a study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
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To Antarctica! Czech scientists to study climate change, animals and stress

Czech scientists regularly head off to Antarctica at year’s end to research climate change. This time, they will also study the impact of polar conditions on themselves.
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The (Green) Battle of Austerlitz – how a Czech builder learned to love plant, animal ‘enemies’

The family-owned construction firm LIKO-S in Moravia has embraced stricter environmental rules by carving out a niche selling “green” façades and roofs.
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Prague’s Week of Freedom dominated by support for Pussy Riot

The Week of Freedom, a project established in Prague last year on the twentieth anniversary of the withdrawal of Russian troops from Czechoslovakia is both a celebration…
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The secret of a spider’s disguise

Scientists at universities in the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany not long ago revealed fascinating new information concerning mimicry and a type of spider known as…
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