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President Zeman calls for strengthening of EU’s external borders Czech president Miloš Zeman and the heads of both houses of Parliament Milan Štěch and Jan Hamáček, have…
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Bratislava court upholds verdict stating Babiš was wrongfully listed as StB agent A court in Bratislava has upheld a verdict stating that the Czech Republic’s minister of…
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Constitutional Court upholds civil service law The Czech Constitutional Court on Thursday largely rejected a call from President Miloš Zeman to overturn a new civil…
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Czech president and veterans taking part in Normandy anniversary events The Czech president, Miloš Zeman, and a group of Czech veterans flew from Prague’s military airport…
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Spring at Prague's Botanical Gardens

For today's spotlight, and with the coming of spring firmly in mind, I hopped onto the 112 bus and headed for Prague's Botanical Gardens. Prague has the unusual accolade…
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Consumer protection turning green

In one of the recent editions of the Economics Report, we spoke about consumer protection here in the Czech Republic, its history and some of the main issues. However…
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Chair designed by Czech architect offers parents of premature children greater in-hospital privacy

In this week’s Arts, meet the Prague-based architect and designer Petr Schwarzbeck. He made headlines recently for the design of a special egg-shaped chair which in the…
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Prague composer Ian Mikyska on pushing the boundaries of contemporary classical music

Ian Mikyska is an up-and-coming composer who is pushing the boundaries of contemporary classical music.
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Edwin Muir: a Scottish poet in Prague

Literature sometimes makes for some unusual connections. What, for example, could Franz Kafka possibly have in common with the Orkney Islands off the north coast of…
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Study indicates ethnic hate is contagious

Why do ethnic conflicts in some parts of the world flare up so easily and spread so fast? Is ethnic hate and intolerance contagious? Researchers from the Czech Republic…
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Czech botanist discovers new Thismia plant in Borneo rainforest

Botanists from Palacký University in Olomouc conducting research on the island of Borneo have uncovered a new species of a plant belonging to the Thismiaceae family, small…
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LARP is life: Inside the Czech subculture of fantasy and foam swords

Live action role-play, or LARP, has carved out a vivid niche in Czechia, where castles, forests, and centuries-old villages provide the perfect backdrop for these events.
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Entomologist Kateřina Sam on the disappearance of birds and insects and their crucial role in the eco-system

Entomologist Kateřina Sam has been mapping the interdependence of birds and insects and how their disappearance may affect the whole eco-system.
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Czech Art Nouveau Symbolist sculptor František Bílek born 150 years ago today

Frantisek Bílek's villa in Hradčany is one of the most original houses in Prague. The famous Czech Art Nouveau Symbolist sculptor was borm 150 years ago today.
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Prague voted most beautiful city in the world in Time Out magazine survey

Prague was recently voted the most beautiful city in the world and the seventh best city to live in, in a poll by city-dwellers from across the globe.
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Electoral coalitions strike deal on forming new government

Two blocs of parties that ran in recent general elections have agreed on the outline of a new Czech government headed by Petr Fiala of the Civic Democrats.
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Czechs breathe cleanest air in years, suggest a report

According to an annual report issued by the Czech Hydro-Meteorological Institute, the Czech Republic had the cleanest air in the past eleven years in 2019.
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Former Czech PM asks government to speak with Volkswagen about future of Škoda

Former Czech Prime Minister Petr Pithart has called on the government to express concern regarding the change of Czech automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto’s position in VW.
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New president’s office chief promises greater transparency and openness

Following Petr Pavel’s inauguration as Czechia’s new head of state, the president’s office chief Jana Vohralíková, also assumed her post at Prague Castle.
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Beskids – Czechia’s largest protected landscape marks 50 years of existence

The Beskids or Beskid Mountains were named a protected landscape on March 5, 1973. They are the last living mountain range in Czechia, according to the area’s director.
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Study: Many Czechs still believe rape victims are ‘partly responsible’

At least two-fifths of Czechs believe that victims of rape are partly responsible for the crime, for example because of the way they dress or behave, suggests a new survey.
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Cigarette butts could help clean water from birth control hormones

A team of scientists from the Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín, say that they have developed a method of using cigarette butts to catch hormones in wastewater.
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National Theatre using visitors’ body heat to save energy costs

The National Theatre in Prague has recently installed innovative new heat recovery technology – using the body heat emitted by audience members.
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Train Tracks Ahead

Written by Amal Al-Kheir (a story inspired by the life of my grandmother, Dana Svobodová)
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Fiala: It is in our interest to finally halt Russian imperialism

Czechia should actively pursue a realist, value-driven diplomacy abroad, while at the same time seeking out new energy sources, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told diplomats.
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