Society
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Clearing work begins at damaged munitions site
After a nine-day moratorium expired since the last uncontrolled explosion at a damaged munitions depot in Vrbětice, Moravia, pyrotechnics were able to move in on Monday…
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Magazine
In Magazine: Balloon mail for Baby Jesus, the town of Sušice saves a precious mobile nativity scene, Czech bears wide-awake for their traditional Christmas brunch and…
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Czechs mark third anniversary of Vaclav Havel’s death with mixed feelings
On Thursday, December 18th, Czechs are marking the third anniversary of the death of Vaclav Havel, the legend of the Velvet Revolution and the country’s first post…
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Václav Havel to get unique honour of bust at Irish Parliament
A specially-commissioned bust of the late Czech president Václav Havel is set to be unveiled at Ireland’s parliament, the Dáil, in March next year. The man behind the idea…
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Campaigner van Gemund planning legal action after detention prevents him from demonstrating against…
Otakar van Gemund was questioned by the police – and subsequently detained for two hours – while on his way to demonstrate against President Miloš Zeman in Prague on…
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Czech women to appeal European court home births verdict
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against two Czech women seeking to challenge national legislation effectively banning home births with midwives serving as…
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Animal welfare groups pushing for concerted action against puppy farming
Czech animal rights activists have been ringing alarm bells over the horrific business of puppy farming within which dogs are bred in abominable conditions in Central and…
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Study: Czechs must do more to prepare for rise in dementia cases
There are currently some 150,000 people in the Czech Republic suffering from various forms of dementia, most frequently Alzheimer’s disease. That is relatively few…
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Students in Ostrava cooperate with charity to raise money for children in western Ukraine
Students in Ostrava in the east of the country, in cooperation with the humanitarian aid organization ADRA, are taking part in a project to try and raise money for…
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Police say munitions store explosion likely not accidental
A munitions depot outside a village in eastern Moravia continues to make headlines in the Czech Republic. Hours after a pyrotechnics expert said that blasts there last…
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Report: alcohol abuse considered major problem in Czech Republic, number of pervetin users goes up
In the Czech Republic, the use of illicit drugs such as pervetin (methamphetamine) rose significantly over the last ten years but it is the abuse of a legal substance…
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Traditional approach sets new Prague fish & chip shop apart, says co-owner Matthew Salmon
Entering Ryby & Chips on Myslíkova St. in downtown Prague is akin to being teleported to a fish and chip shop in the UK or Ireland, albeit one where the menu is in Czech…
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