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Havel was a hero who didn’t disappoint, says Art for Amnesty’s Bill Shipsey
This Thursday a bust of Václav Havel will be unveiled at Ireland’s Dáil (Parliament), making him the first non-Irishman to be recognised in this way. The man behind the…
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Pope Francis takes significant step forward with Jan Hus comments
Relations between Czechs and the Catholic Church have been strained for hundreds of years. One of the factors was undoubtedly the burning of the religious reformer Jan Hus…
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A survival guide for Czech dining etiquette
I have discovered that dining etiquette in Prague is different from that back in the United States. Something that I have noticed since eating out in Prague is the…
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Beekeeping popular in Czech Republic – and now buzzing in Prague
Czechs have a reputation as beer-lovers, but not everyone knows that they are extremely fond of honey. In fact, the Czech Republic has one of the highest numbers of…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Response to Radio Prague's programmes, including a documentary dedicated to the Baťa villages around the world and a story about the Czech resistance…
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Political positions most likely reason for petrol bomb attack on home, says defence minister
Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Prague home of Czech Defence Minister Martin Stropnický at the weekend. The country’s defence chief was not at his residence at the…
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Anti-tax evasion squad Cobra marks one year in action with convincing results
Cobra, a special team established to fight tax evasion just a year ago, has produced convincing results. Assessing its first year in action, police president Tomáš Tuhý…
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Magazine
In Magazine: an old Czechoslovak banknote, long out of circulation, is voted fourth best in the world; careful, frog on the road! Czech roads will soon get new animal…
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The Search for Seafood in Prague
Despite the fact that fried carp is the Christmas meal, the Czechs do not consume much fish. However, in recent years, restaurants have started offering more local…
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Czech Red Cross worker back from Nepal says monsoon rains could wreck fresh devastation
Among the humanitarian organizations providing lifesaving aid in earthquake stricken Nepal is the Czech Red Cross. The organization released 13 million crowns to the…
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Afghanistan more dangerous but total pull-out could be harmful, says NGO official after staff…
In the worst such incident in its history, nine local staff of the Czech NGO People in Need were murdered in an attack in Zari in northern Afghanistan on Monday. The aid…
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Czech LGBT community shares its past
A centre mapping the history of the LGBT community in the Czech lands opened in Prague on Monday. The new space, operated by the Society for Queer Memory, houses an…
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