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Czech environment fosters cannabis institute
A centre for research into the use of cannabis in medicine officially opened in Prague on Tuesday. The International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute has been created…
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Sponsor of Iraqi refugees says most could be self sufficient within a year
The Czech government on Monday approved a plan for the Czech Republic to take in 37 Christian families from Iraq. A total of 153 refugees who have fled Islamic State…
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Facilities similar but Czech doctors have way more paperwork, says Prof. Jan Marek of Great Ormond…
Professor Jan Marek is a lead consultant in paediatric and prenatal cardiology at London’s famous Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. One of the top specialists in…
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Lawyer: HIV/AIDS sufferers still face many prejudices in Czech Republic
Presently there are over 2,500 people diagnosed with HIV and over 200 people with AIDS living in the Czech Republic. Battling the symptoms and coming to terms with the…
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Amnesty Czech Republic launches letter-writing campaign on World Human Rights Day
December 10th is World Human Rights Day with both governmental and non-governmental organisations around the world holding events centred on the issue of human rights. In…
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Interior ministry proposes new anti-terrorism measures
Members of the Czech National Security Council met late on Tuesday to discuss new measures designed to protect the country from the threat of terrorism and illegal…
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Communist party stands by embattled Euro MP Ransdorf
Czech communist party MEP Miloslav Ransdorf met with party colleagues in Prague on Tuesday morning in order to explain his arrest by Swiss authorities last week. Mr…
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Czech government approves tougher firearms rules in wake of Uherský brod tragedy
The Czech government on Monday approved new tougher regulations on the possession of firearms by members of the public. The move comes in reaction to two separate…
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Advent Appeal calls on Czechs not to give in to hate and intolerance
The non-profit organisation Post Bellum has published a call warning against growing intolerance in Czech society. Numerous polls have suggested that a large part of Czech…
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Czech study highlights closed doors after parental leave
While women in the Czech Republic enjoy one of the longest paid parental leaves in Europe, the generous policy also presents some serious drawbacks. A new study carried…
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Police officers patrolling border face rough conditions after losing many old “footholds”
As the Czech Republic tightens border security in connection with the migrant crisis police officers are returning to the old border check-points of the pre-Schengen era…
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Police operation will make crooked cabbies think twice about ripping customers off, says undercover…
Journalist Janek Rubeš has long reported on crooked cabbies in Prague who overcharge visiting tourists many times the regular amount. Taking an apparent cue from the…
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