Society
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Despite repeated warnings bootleg alcohol claims more victims daily
In the course of the past week the outbreak of methanol poisonings from bootleg liquor has taken a heavy toll: 23 people have died and over 35 remain hospitalized, many of…
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A fraction of the homeless make it into census
Among the first results of last year’s census in the Czech Republic, the Czech Statistical Office released the numbers of homeless people. This is the first attempt to…
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Alcohol prohibition seeks to stem methanol threat
Almost three days after a country-wide ban on sales of hard liquor was put in place, the number of people hospitalized as well as deaths resulting from methanol poisoning…
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Magazine
In this edition of Magazine: the town of Tábor now boasts the biggest chocolate and march pane museum in the Czech Republic, Czech Lego enthusiasts have built the highest…
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Norwegian doctor brings hope - and antidote - to methanol poison victims
The Czech health ministry says there have been no new deaths in the last 24 hours from the outbreak of methanol poisoning, and attention is now shifting to the 27 people…
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Czech police race to find source of methanol poisoning outbreak
The Czech authorities continue to struggle with an outbreak of fatal alcohol poisoning that’s so far claimed the lives of 18 people, apparently from drinking bootleg…
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Government takes extraordinary measures as death toll from methanol poisonings rises
Czech authorities are still clueless regarding the source of bootleg liquor which has killed 11 people across the country over the last six days. The government has…
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Growing concern over public safety as police investigate bootleg liquor deaths
The Czech Republic is in the grip of a methanol scare after 11 people suffered acute methanol poisoning from bootleg alcohol. As the number of fatalities rises police…
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Jana Smiggels Kavková – fighting for gender equality in politics and in personal life.
As Czech political parties roll out their campaigns for the senate elections next month, supporters of gender equality are worried that not enough women are making it into…
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Property restitution will give us independence, says Mons. Tomáš Holub of Czech Bishops’ Conference
Given the recent developments on the Czech political scene, the country’s churches and religious groups might have to wait longer for the return of their property…
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Explosives ordnance team to clear mortar bombs in Sava River in Bosnia
An elite police unit from Brno has headed to Bosnia and Herzegovina to clear vestiges of the war in Bosnia 17 years ago: unexploded mortar bombs in the winding Sava River…
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New school year starts with budget cuts
As students and teachers start the new school year this Monday, parents of Czech elementary school students may have more concerns than in previous years. With the general…
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