Society
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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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Locals up in arms over repeated evacuations near munitions depot
The Czech authorities are still struggling to contain the situation at a munitions depot in eastern Moravia. After an initial explosion in October, more blasts occurred…
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Poles cry foul over Czech mobile ad
The Polish embassy in Prague has taken offence at a TV commercial for the mobile phone operator T-Mobile in which a Polish man is presented as a fraudster. The Polish…
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Debate on regulating shopping hours back in the lower house
As Christmas approaches Czechs are taking the shops by storm and salespeople are anticipating high profits. With almost no restrictions on opening hours, Czechs can shop…
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Czechs have long tradition in winter swimming
Diving into the freezing cold waters of the Vltava River is not most people’s idea of fun. But for members of the Association of Czech Hardy Men and Women and other Polar…
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Police begin using advanced radar system in East Bohemia
Czech police have begun using an advanced radar system on a main throughway from Pardubice, East Bohemia, to Moravská Třebová likely to make life uncomfortable for…
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Villages evacuated after hundreds of blasts at “cleared” site of October explosion
Villages in the vicinity of a former munitions store in South Moravia have been evacuated after a series of blasts rang out on Wednesday. The situation has come as a shock…
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Anyone for kontrabaš, šumajzl or kosmatice? New cookbook highlights regional specialities from…
Petra Pospěchová’s recently published Regionální Kuchařka, or Regional Cookbook, is full of interesting recipes from around the Czech Republic, from her native Valašsko in…
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Ice, frozen rain paralyze Czech public transport
The Czech transportation infrastructure suffered a partial collapse on Tuesday as a result of a severe cold snap, which caused black ice to impact roads, rail and tram…
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What does the future hold for prefabricated ‘panelak’ flat complexes?
More than one third of Czechs still live in panelaks, communist-era prefabricated apartment blocks, which were built across the country from the 1950s to the 1980s…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Response to Radio Prague programmes dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Radio Prague's monthly quiz. Listeners/readers quoted…
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