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Czechs pay homage to 20th century great Bohumil Hrabal

Events marking the life and work of the outstanding Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal are taking place around the country on the 20th anniversary of his death. The widely…
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Groundwork being laid for second lithium mine

Plans are afoot to mine lithium at Horní Slavkov, West Bohemia, which has double the deposits of a mine at Cínovec in the north of the country.
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Activists pour blood-red substance in Vltava to protest alleged ‘misuse’ of Mánes art gallery

The Vltava River at Prague’s Mánes exhibition hall turned blood-red on Monday afternoon, after activists from an art group calling themselves Bolt958 poured an unknown…
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Czechs seek to turnaround farm sector fortunes

Tomatoes from the Netherlands, garlic from China, lettuce from Spain, and apples from Italy. These are all examples of what is wrong in the Czech agricultural sector…
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Future of robotics and artificial intelligence debated at Prague conference

This Wednesday saw a conference in Prague called I, Robot, (Já, robot) bringing together researchers in both the public and private spheres to debate advances in robotics…
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Czech electricity giant highlights positives from disappointing first quarter results

Czech electricity producer and distributor ČEZ has announced a 17 percent drop in first quarter profits to 7.3 billion crowns. Turnover dropped by 14 percent to 45.4…
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Plácido Domingo prepares to conduct anniversary Don Giovanni performance in Prague

The renowned Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo is in Prague, readying himself to conduct two performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni staged on the occasion of the 230th…
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Czech Republic makes modest progress towards digital future

The Czech Republic has been given a modest rating for its progress paving the way and putting the country on the digital superhighway. Countries, like Singapore and Hong…
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Czech Amnesty branch backs call for decriminalising prostitution

Nearly 500 Amnesty International representatives from around the world passed a resolution at the group’s International Council Meeting in Dublin on Tuesday night…
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Human rights advocates up in arms over proposal to make HIV testing compulsory for high-risk groups

The Czech Health Ministry is pushing a proposed amendment to the law on public health which would make HIV testing compulsory for some people in high risk groups. While…
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Czech state bids to take over OKD mining company

The Czech state is in the running to buy up the country’s sole hard coal, or coking coal, company, OKD, which is now under insolvency administration. A bid of 1.0 crown…
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Czech Republic seeks to pave way for ten-fold trade increase with Iran

Following the end of most sanctions earlier this year, Iran is one of the most courted countries in the world due to its booming economic prospects. The Czech Republic is…
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Study finds poor air quality in Moravian-Silesion region harming young children

A new scientific study has found that new-born babies in Moravia’s industrial north-east are significantly more prone to illness than in the rest of the country. The joint…
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Czech Republic climbs competitiveness rankings in IMD survey

One of the top business schools in the world, Switzerland’s IMD, has recently completed its annual competitiveness rankings of countries around the world. And the good…
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D8 motorway opens after years of delay

More than three decades after the first plans were drawn up, the D8 motorway connecting Prague and Dresden has finally been completed. A ceremony marking the official…
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Thousands throng Ostrava post-industrial site for 2018 Colours

This year’s edition of the Colours of Ostrava music festival is now underway. The four-day extravaganza is bringing pop stars as well as noteworthy names from countless…
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New trial places Communist-era involuntary emigration campaign in spotlight

A court case in Prague will this week put the spotlight back on a notorious Communist secret police operation in which opponents of the regime were harassed so terribly…
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Czech-bred rhinos acclimatising in Rwanda after long journey

Five endangered eastern black rhinos from Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic have been successfully relocated to Rwanda. The animals arrived in Akagera National Park…
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Czech experts join world scientists’ warning about climate change becoming an emergency

More than 11,000 scientists from all over the world, including dozens of experts from the Czech Republic, have signed a report which for the first time labels climate…
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Doctors threaten to boycott new e-sicknote system due to admin burden

As of the New Year, doctors will be obliged to use a new electronic sicknote system – or face fines of up to 10,000 crowns. But many general practitioners fear that the…
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Czech companies dominate Deloitte’s Central European tech ranking

Despite the country’s recent fall in the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report, Czech technology start-ups seem to dominate in the Central European region…
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Auditors accuse tax authority of series of errors

The Supreme Audit Office has highlighted a requirement imposed on corporate tax payers that may serve no purpose. For its part, the country’s tax authority says the…
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Lower house passes "dark-sky law"

On Thursday, the Czech lower house passed what is known as the "dark-sky law". The Czech Republic will become the fourth place in the world where light pollution will be…
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Film director Milos Forman turns 70

Today is the 70th birthday of the Czech film director who is best known to international audiences - Milos Forman. Forman was born in the small Bohemian town of Caslav…
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Security tightened at Ruzyne airport after discovery of RPG The police are tightening security at Prague's Ruzyne airport following the discovery of a functional anti…
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