Society
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Czechia wins top backing but opposition voiced to shortened name for Czech Republic
Czechia in English, and other variants of the name Česko in other languages, has taken a big step forward towards becoming the shorthand name for the Czech Republic at…
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Police officer causes more than two million crowns in damage in car-slamming spree
More than two million crowns is the tally in damage so far caused by a police officer who crashed into 51 cars in Prague’s Vinohrady district this week. Karel Kadlec, a 46…
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Czechia front runner as shortened name for Czech Republic
The Czech Republic’s top officials are meeting to try and agree on a shortened name for the Czech Republic. The frontrunner in English appears to be the name Czechia and…
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Police president apologises for Tibetan flag incident at Prague Film Academy
Police President Tomáš Tuhý has apologized to the dean of the Czech Film Academy (FAMU )for the behaviour of two police officers on the academy’s premises during the…
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Government sidesteps unified position on proposal to tax church compensation
The Czech government on Monday failed to take a position on a proposal to tax the state’s financial compensation to the Church for property seized by the former Communist…
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Magazine
In Magazine: 91-year-old Charles Aznavour gets a standing ovation in Prague, give me a room with a view of the sea - the whacky demands made by visiting celebrities…
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Chernobyl impact study suggests Czech Republic was worse hit by nuclear disaster
The worst industrial accident the world has ever known – that is one description of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. And it was with the looming 30th anniversary of the…
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Czech kids climb obesity rankings as activity levels slide
A recent comparative study by the World Health Organisation shows that some 80 percent of Czech schoolchildren do not get enough physical activity. As a result a growing…
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Chapel for MPs opens at lower house of Parliament
A new chapel to be used by MPs was opened at the lower house of the Czech Parliament on Tuesday. The simple prayer room was designed by architect Josef Pleskot and will be…
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Study: Czech incidence of hepatitis C eight times higher than previously believed
The incidence of hepatitis C in the Czech Republic is far higher than previously thought. That’s according to the results of a new study, which suggests that more than 80…
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Czech NGOs unite to highlight human rights situation in China
Timed to coincide with the visit of President Xi Jinping to Prague, a group of Czech NGOs – including Forum 2000, Amnesty International and Tibetan rights groups – have…
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Why do Czech women settle for less?
Women in the Czech Republic still make on average 22 percent less than men. The wage gap is highest in the private sector, although to a lesser extent it is also present…
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