Society
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The Black Dogs Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club – not your typical bikers’ club
Most days, Aleksi Šedo is an experimental oncologist at Charles University’s Faculty of Medicine. But when he meets with his brothers from the Black Dogs motorcycle club…
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Plzeň citizens campaign for referendum against 'gigantic' city centre mall
The city of Plzeň is perhaps best known for its iconic beer – the famous gates at the entrance to the brewery are the city’s best-known landmark. But less than a kilometre…
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Spa treatment becoming less affordable for Czechs
For many years getting spa treatment covered by the state was one of the benefits afforded by health sector and all one needed to do was ask one’s doctor, citing a real or…
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The black experience in the Czech Republic
In the past 20 years, the number of foreigners living in the Czech Republic has increased dramatically as a consequence of the opening of the Iron Curtain. Still, the…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Listening to Radio Prague, comments on recent events and the current situation in the Czech Republic, answers to last month's competition question…
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'Bionic man' defies nature after living six months with no heart
A man who lived for more than six months without a heart died at the weekend, ending a remarkable experiment in medicine that could pave the way for improving treatment of…
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Sham Czech brides face prison sentences in UK
A court in Sheffield in the UK has heard the case of 19 people, including a group of Czech and Slovak women – who were part of a sham marriage ring. Between 2009 and 2011…
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Magazine
In Magazine: a street prostitute looking for clients unwittinglyy stops a police car, the Czech Pirate Party unveils a statue representing corruption, and Czech glass…
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My house is my castle: the best and worst in village architecture
You may know the feeling – you return to your native village after a long absence and come across an eyesore – a building that screams “money, power and influence” and…
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Burly pensioner becomes internet hero after intervening in Prague arrest
A minor scuffle in Prague at the weekend is now receiving nationwide coverage, after video footage showed police officers using what appeared to be excessive force to…
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Milliner Jolana Kotábová on hat design in the Czech Republic
In this week’s Czech Life my guest is Czech milliner Jolana Kotábová, an expert hat designer who – after many years of experience in the field – opened her own studio in…
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“Ladies and Gentlemen, we’ll shortly be landing at Václav Havel Airport…”
Planes bound for Prague will no longer be landing at Ruzyně Airport; at midday Friday the airport was officially renamed Letiště Václava Havla Praha, or Václav Havel…
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