Society
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Veronica Hyks: the past is not always a foreign country
Although she was born in Britain and has never lived in the Czech Republic, the actress and broadcaster, Veronica Hyks, is every bit as Czech as she is English. She speaks…
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Enabling foreigners to become organ donors
Every year Czech clinics perform hundreds of life-saving organ transplants. Unfortunately many seriously ill patients wait in vain for the call to say that a suitable…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Radio Prague's 75th anniversary, Czech officials' response to the Prague Pride gay and lesbian festival, problems with receiving Radio Prague e-news…
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Doctors, patients and research workers call for legalization of cannabis for medicinal purposes
Much has been said and written about the hemp plant and its medicinal uses. Although China experimented with hemp as medicine as far back at 2800 BC and cannabis therapies…
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Family, friends and fans pay last respects to murdered best-selling author Simona Monyová
Family, friends and dozens of fans gathered in Brno on Tuesday for the funeral of Simona Monyová, the Czech Republic’s best-selling author of women’s literature. The…
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Hardbass – we will bring Heil Hitler to your home
There’s an obscure new trend spreading throughout Central and Eastern Europe - groups of youths from Belgrade to Bratislava to Brno dancing in public to a hardcore Russian…
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Counsellor Gail Whitmore – even some gay Americans come to Prague for its tolerance
New York native Gail Whitmore, a classically trained opera singer, “came to Prague for four days in 2001 and just never went home.” Since then she has involved herself in…
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Prague Pride festival silences detractors, promises reprise next year
Prague’s first gay pride parade passed off largely without incident on Saturday, the highlight of a five-day ‘festival of tolerance’ held in the Czech capital. Up to seven…
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Co-working and other ways to get your job done outside of a traditional office in Prague
The internet has revolutionized the way we work and for many people has made it possible to work from anywhere with an internet connection. But while working at home may…
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Police force to open doors to certain foreign recruits
The ranks of the organised crime department of the Czech police have hitherto been filled with Czech citizens by law. It is not only Czech citizens though contributing to…
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People in Need finds six thousand starving refugees in Ethiopia
The Czech charity organisation People in Need working in south-eastern Ethiopia has found a group of roughly six thousand people suffering from hunger and malnourishment…
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Prague Pride gay festival begins amidst political controversy
The five-day Prague Pride gay festival kicked off on Wednesday amidst heated political controversy. The country’s top political figures, including President Václav Klaus…
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