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Czechs commemorate 99th anniversary of founding of Czechoslovakia
Czechs marked the 99th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia at the end of the First World War on October 28, the country’s national day and holiday.
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Researcher at Institute for State and Law, Alžběta Krausová, on legal aspects of robots and AI
Earlier this year, the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee caused something of a stir with a resolution aiming to grant robots legal status in order to hold them…
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#MeToo campaign resonates among Czech women
The sexual scandal surrounding the powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has resonated all around the world, including the Czech Republic. Hundreds of women…
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Czech NGO teaching children in the Himalayas to play hockey
The Czech NGO Brontosauri v Himalájích has been helping the village of Mulbekh, in Little Tibet, for ten years now. Attention is focused around the local primary school…
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High prices lay foundations for Prague shared housing start-ups
The prices of apartments in Prague have skyrocketed in recent years, making it almost impossible for many people to find affordable housing in the capital. A group of…
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Concrete barriers at historic sites a ‘necessary eyesore’ – for now
Recently, concrete barriers were added around parts of the Old Town Square to prevent or block vehicles which could be used in a terrorist attack. There is no question…
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Czech GPs stage symbolic protest against poor financing and bureaucracy
GPs, outpatient specialists and dentists around the country held a symbolic nationwide protest on Tuesday against inadequate financing and excessive bureaucracy that is…
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Resisters of communist regime honoured in Prague
Sixteen people received official acknowledgement of their resistance to the pre-1989 communist regime in a ceremony in Prague on Monday.
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New report documents alarming rise of problem gambling among Czechs
A new report from the National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Addiction has presented an alarming picture of half a million so-called problem gamblers in the Czech…
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Festival of Democracy, the associated program of Forum 2000, gets underway
The Festival of Democracy, an associated programme of the upcoming Forum 2000 conference, is kicking off in Prague and other Czech cities. In its first full year, the…
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Czech brewers seek to reclaim pub drinkers
Czech beer has an international worldwide reputation but there are worries that on the home market at least it could be losing its appeal, especially in local pubs and…
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Czech doctors perform eye-surgery on Syrian refugees in Jordan
Czech doctors annually perform around 1,000 surgical operations on Syrian refugees in Jordan. The assistance, which is for free, comes within the Czech government’s…
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