Society
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Guidebook lifts lid on little known haunts of the secret police
Guidebooks are fairly common fare in Prague during the height of the tourism season. But one with a difference which has come out and takes the visitor and local both near…
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Amendment will not push for registration of airsoft guns
A proposed amendment on the holding of firearms in the Czech Republic will not require consumers to register airsoft pistols or rifles in the near future. Some had hoped…
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A Czech cafeteria that serves all of the classic dishes from grandmother’s house
Even though I am not blessed with a Czech grandmother who can offer me some of the traditional dishes from Czech cuisine, I discovered the next best thing in the form of a…
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Prague was never considered bike-friendly in the past: have things changed?
In this week’s Czech Life, I talk to Vratislav Filler of the NGO Auto*Mat which advocates sustainable development in Prague. In our interview we discuss Blanka Tunnel…
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My Prague – Nora Fridrichová
TV journalist Nora Fridrichová presents the irreverent political programme 168 hodin (168 Hours), which famously unearthed the video of Václav Klaus pocketing a pen that…
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Truck driver charged after misconduct at level crossing causes fatal traincrash
Three people died and others were left fighting for their lives after a train travelling at over 150 kilometres an hour crashed into a lorry at a level crossing in North…
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Former high ranking politician found guilty of corruption
The regional court in Prague on Thursday passed a verdict in one of the most closely watched court cases in the country’s modern history. David Rath, a former high ranking…
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Czech Senator seeks scrapping of zero drink driving limit
What has the Czech Republic in common with Afghanistan, the Maldive Islands, Brazil, Armenia, and Morocco? An official zero tolerance for drink driving is the answer. But…
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Foreign Ministry in dark about whereabouts of missing Czechs
Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek told journalists on Tuesday after a meeting of the country’s Crisis Committee, that the government had been contacted by no one and…
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Manhunt for five Czechs missing in Lebanon
The Czech foreign ministry has confirmed that five Czech nationals are missing in eastern Lebanon, although specific details – such as the names of the missing – have been…
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Auto*Mat’s Filler: Reported 25 percent jump in city cycling more a “return to normal” than marked…
There were reports on Tuesday that cycling in the city of Prague went up by some 25 percent in 2014. But as it turns out, the increase may not be as remarkable as…
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Prague station closed after train smashes through buffers and lands 25 metres inside main building
Services were interrupted at one of Prague’s biggest railway stations on Wednesday after a train failed to brake properly, derailed and came to a stop inside the main…
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