Society
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Archaeologists unearth rare Renaissance-Baroque brew house in ‘Czech Paradise’
Archaeologists have unveiled a rare Renaissance-Baroque brew house in the depths of Kost Castle, itself an architectural jewel in the “Bohemian Paradise” region. The tiny…
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Czech experts: UN climate change report calls on planet to eat less meat, implement sustainable…
Keeping global warming well below the 2º Celsius target can be achieved only by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors, including land and food, according to a…
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Prague-based Nanovo company revives and replicates Communist-era designs
For nearly ten years, the company Nanovo has been buying, renovating and re-selling design items from Czechoslovakia’s Communist era, from home décor to furniture. I…
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First ten Czech Flexers head off for a year in the United States
For the first time ever, ten Czech students were admitted to the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program this year, giving them the chance to spend an academic year in the…
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Highest monthly number of Czech rail deaths in years recorded in July
One-hundred and 30 people died on Czech railways in the first seven months of this year, when 740 accidents were recorded. July alone saw 10 rail deaths, the highest…
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2019 World Scout Jamboree in US sees record Czech participation
Hundreds of Czech scouts are currently in the United States taking part in the movement’s World Jamboree, which is being attended by 40,000 people from all around the…
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Town Hall flying LGBT flag to be “very symbolic moment” for Prague Pride
Final preparations are being made for the ninth edition of the Prague Pride festival. For the first time this year the LGBT rainbow flag will be flown at the city’s Town…
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“Masaryk really liked the idea”: Czech YMCA members on organisation’s past and present
A major celebration of the 175th anniversary of the YMCA gets underway in London next Sunday and among those in attendance will be a delegation from the Czech Republic…
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Czechs can expect to live longer, but not in good health
As elsewhere in the developed world, the average life expectancy for Czech men and women has been growing, but the sad news is that they are not spending their old age in…
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Prague’s Žižkov TV Tower set for videomapping of Apollo 11 moon launch, landing
The Žižkov television tower in Prague, once voted the world’s second-ugliest building, will host a virtual space launch this Saturday evening – thanks to an ambitious…
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Ostrava district officials, Food Not Bombs at odds over homeless outreach
The international volunteer group Food Not Bombs has been providing free food to the homeless and hungry since 1980, and now has branches throughout the Czech Republic. In…
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‘Red Paw’ – First Czech blood bank registry for dogs
In the Czech Republic, as in many other countries, veterinarians have long faced the same problem: a shortage of dog blood, necessary in case of urgent transfusions. To…
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