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Thursday will be partly cloudy with a risk of severe thunderstorms. Day temperatures are expected to range between 28 and 32 degrees Celsius.
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CVVM survey: nearly 60 percent of Czechs support same-sex marriage

The number of Czechs who support the right of homosexuals to adopt children and enter into a registered partnership or marriage has increased over the past four years…
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Czech cabinet agrees to continue with Istanbul Treaty ratification

The Czech government on Wednesday agreed to continue the process of ratifying the Istanbul Convention on combatting violence against women. The cabinet has sent the…
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Statues of apostles return to Prague’s Astronomical Clock after renovation

The statues of three apostles that were damaged by vandals last July have returned to Prague’s Astronomical Clock on Old Town Square after undergoing a renovation that…
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Czech Philharmonic to close season with open-air concert in Prague

The Czech Philharmonic will officially close the season with an open-air concert at Prague’s Hradčany Square on Wednesday evening. The orchestra, led by American conductor…
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President Pavel names 93 new professors

President Petr Pavel named 93 new professors at a ceremony at Prague’s Carolinum on Wednesday. Among the academics who received the title were art historian Jiří Fajt and…
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Czechs beat Montenegro 4:1 in away friendly

Czechia’s footballeers beat Montenegro 4:1 in a friendly game on Tuesday evening. The visitors took the lead in Podgorica through Mojmír Chytil after 28 minutes and Michal…
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Company modernising tanks for Ukraine sees huge rise in turnover

A Czech company that supplies military equipment to Ukraine says its turnover increased more than five times last year, the Czech News Agency reported on Wednesday. The…
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Czechia in 30 minutes (March 24, 2023)

Iconic Czech shoe brand Botas could be revived by rising newcomer; Pilsen’s Semler Residence becomes part of prestigious network; Freediving record breaker Vencl opens up
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Pilsen’s Semler Residence becomes part of prestigious Iconic Houses network

The Semler Residence, a striking interwar apartment designed on the concept of the pioneering modernist architect Adolf Loos, has become part of the Iconic Houses network.
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Iconic Czech shoe brand Botas could be revived by rising newcomer Vasky

Botas, the Czech brand known for its iconic sneakers, which recently fell on hard times and had to cease production at the turn of last year, may yet be resurrected.
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“I’m used to pain”: Freediving record breaker Vencl opens up

David Vencl last week set a new world record with a vertical dive of 52.1 metres without a wetsuit beneath an ice-covered lake in Switzerland – in a single breath.
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Jan Švankmajer: Life through a surrealist prism

In the fourth episode of our series Masters of Czech Animated Film we present Jan Švankmajer, a Czech Surrealist artist, puppeteer, animator, and filmmaker.
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Zdeněk Miler and his phenomenal Little Mole

The Little Mole cartoon character, created by Zdeněk Miler in 1957, has captivated generations of children the world over.
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The New Faces of Czech Animation

The films Alois Nebel (2011) and Dcera (The Daughter, 2019) are two of the most successful Czech animated films of the last decade.
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Contemporary Czech Animation: The Digital Revolution

The 1990s marked the beginning of computer animation, which gave filmmakers opportunities that changed the way animated films were made forever.
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Františkovy Lázně - the greenest Czech spa town

Františkovy Lázně is the smallest and westernmost town of the Bohemian Spa Triangle, which it forms along with Karlovy Vary and Marianské Lázně.
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Mariánské Lázně - second-largest Bohemian spa town

Nestled in a shallow valley between the green hills of the Slavkov and Upper Palpatine Forests, Mariánské Lázně is the second-largest Bohemian spa town.
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Petr Hruška and Milan Děžinský: poets of the everyday

Today's edition of The Czech Books You Must Read focuses on two representatives of contemporary Czech poetry, Petr Hruška and Milan Děžinský.
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“Bob and Bobek – the Rabbits from a Hat” and other Czech cartoon classics for children

Bob and Bobek – the Rabbits from a Hat, The Tales of Moss and Fern and Maxipes Fík are cartoons classics that have delighted many generations of Czech children.
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Czech puppet masters Hermína Týrlová and Jiří Trnka

In the first episode of our new series Masters of Czech animated film we trace the origins of the eventual golden age of Czech animation.
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Radka Denemarková: “Life always brings me topics to explore”

Radka Denemarková is one of the most celebrated Czech contemporary writers. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages, winning numerous awards.
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Jan Balabán: Every life deserves to be told

Friday marks 11 years since the death of the novelist and translator Jan Balabán, who is considered one of the best writers of the post-1989 period.
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Karel Zeman – wizard of the big screen

In the second episode of our new series Masters of Czech animated film we present the visionary Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman.
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Petra Hůlová’s Mongolian family saga ‘All This Belongs to Me’

Petra Hůlová’s poetic but often bleak debut novel chronicling the lives of three generations of Mongolian women remains among the most widely read Czech books in decades.
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