Society
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Powerful blast in central Prague leaves dozens injured
A strong explosion rocked the centre of Prague on Monday morning, leaving dozens of people injured. The blast, which the authorities say may have been caused by a gas leak…
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The Cold War neighbour
Around a decade ago I had a flat in Vinohrady, near Flora. One day, not long after I’d moved in, a couple of older residents, members of the building committee, knocked on…
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Magazine
In Magazine: A cookbook for men is about to hit bookshelves, a woman calls the police to chase a mouse out of her house, crowds of visitors turn up for the seventh annual…
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Athlete philanthropist runs from Prague to Morocco to support safe drinking water projects
In 2012 athlete-philanthropist David Chrištof ran unsupported from Prague to London to raise money for safe drinking water for an orphanage in Uganda. This week he set out…
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Number of Prague cyclists doubles – despite City Hall’s approach, say activists
A recent study for Prague City Hall found that the number of people who regularly get around the city on bikes has doubled over the past two years, reaching 120,000, or…
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Church starts process of beatifying “miracle” priest killed by Communists
The Roman Catholic Church has begun the process of beatifying a priest who was at the centre of one of the most bizarre and gruesome episodes of the initial phase of…
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Authorities lose patience with Wenceslas Sq. kiosk owners
The Prague authorities are suing owners who have failed to remove food stands on the city’s Wenceslas Square. Eight out of 18 ordered off the square after the city…
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Top anti-graft cop quits over spat with state attorney
The Czech police’s anti-corruption unit has been relatively visible in recent times, with operations culminating in charges against two former ministers. But now the unit’…
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Max Bahnson – Beer philosopher
Going by the name Pivní Filosof, or the Beer Philosopher, Max Bahnson blogs in English and Spanish about all aspects of Czech pivo and beer culture. The Argentinean, who…
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Czech Republic to provide aid to devastated Texan town
The Czech Republic will provide aid to the Texan town of West, which has been devastated by a massive explosion at a local fertiliser plant. The country’s ambassador to…
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Is the Czech media helping give Romanies a bad name?
A survey out this week has put Romanies at the bottom of the ladder as the least popular minority in the Czech Republic. It is not for the first time that they hold this…
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Many dead as fertiliser explosion devastates ‘Czech’ farming town in Texas
The fire and massive explosion at a fertiliser plant in the small Texas town of West has flattened dozens of homes and left untold numbers of people dead – casualty…
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