Society
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Wenceslas Square perks up thanks to Adopt-a-Bench programme
If you’ve recently visited Prague’s Wenceslas Square you may have noticed that the dilapidated benches on the town’s main square have been undergoing a transformation. The…
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2015 Prague Pride hoping for increased participation of broader community
The fifth Prague Pride festival of LGBT culture gets underway on Monday and will culminate in a colourful parade through the city on Saturday August 15. Organisers are…
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New rules to clampdown on gambling industry or just move it online
There is no doubt that the gaming or gambling industry is worth tens of billions of crowns in the Czech Republic. New moves from the government seek to curb it and put it…
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Greasing machine makes many friends in Prague
The city of Prague has a new, rather unusual attraction: a special operational tram that lubricates the tracks to make trams run more quietly. The Facebook page devoted to…
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Unrest at asylum facility sparks fresh concerns over migrant crisis
Unrest at the Bělá asylum facility north of Prague at the close of last week, in which migrants repeatedly tried to force their way out of the enclosed premises, breaking…
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Pro-Russian disinformation mainly focused on undermining West, says report author Ivana Smoleňová
A number of media outlets in this part of the world are spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda with a view to undermining faith in Western institutions. That is the message of a…
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Magazine
In Magazine: a chink in the armour of the Czech military, a forty-metre-tall brick chimney in bloom, a Czech town holds its annual bread-baking celebration and forget…
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A café paradise in Vinohrady and Žižkov
Prague’s Vinohrady and Žižkov are two up-and-coming culinary neighbourhoods full of quaint cafés and charming watering holes. Since living in the area, I’ve tried to spend…
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Czech designer sex toys in production following successful crowdfunding campaign
Designer Anna Marešová first made headlines several years ago when her whoop.de.doo sex toys won the main National Student Design Award. Since, she has gone professional…
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Prelate’s reaction to church hosting of Pride events shows discrimination is real, says organiser
The head of the Czech Roman Catholic church has criticised plans to host events in August’s Prague Pride LGBT festival at the city’s parish of St. Salvatore, headed by…
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Czech interior minister calls for closer regional cooperation to tackle migrant crisis
The Czech Republic is calling for closer regional cooperation in dealing with the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe. At a meeting in the south Moravian border town of…
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Cycle streets proposed by ministry in bid to boost town and city cyclists
Once a fairly rare species in towns and cities, cyclists are increasingly common in the Czech Republic even in cities and hilly areas where the habitat is not so welcoming…
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