Society
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Analyst Šádí Shanaáh: Czech policy towards Middle East 'an illusion'
Šádí Shanaáh is a Czech-Palestinian expert on international relations who works for the Prague-based think tank Glopolis, and has been a frequent guest in the Czech media…
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Mailbox
In today's Mailbox: A listener's comment on the unrest in the Middle East, a listener from Chistchurch, New Zealand, on the recent earthquake, Radio Prague's Czech…
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Czech, Italian presidents cut tape on new Main Station concourse
Prague’s Hlavní nádraží or Main Station was once a dank and depressing place, not somewhere you’d wish to linger a moment longer than necessary. Over the past few years…
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New tome captures genius of pioneer of Cubist architecture Josef Gočár
In Prague’s Old Town, on the corner of Celetná Street and Ovocný trh, you will find the House of the Black Madonna, one of the most distinctive structures in a city known…
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Prague’s famous astronomical clock stopped for three weeks
Prague’s famous astronomical clock known as the Orloj, dating back to 1410 and gracing the tower of the Old Town Hall, is one of the city’s biggest attractions, drawing…
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The home of Jumping Virgin Mary
Many Czechs are familiar with the old expression Panenko Skákavá, which literally means Jumping Virgin Mary, but few know about the origin of the phrase. Jumping Virgin…
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Pavel Přikryl – Following up on People in Need’s Afghan mission one year on
One year ago this month we brought you a special series on the work of Czechs in Afghanistan, primarily the efforts of the charity organisation People in Need, which works…
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Mailbox
In today's Mailbox: Listeners' response to the natural disaster in Japan, reception reports, Czech learning programmes in Radio Prague's archive, listeners's answers to…
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Constitutional Court invalidates telecommunications data retention law
The Czech Constitutional Court has invalidated a law that forces operators to retain data on telephone calls and Internet traffic on the grounds that it violates people’s…
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President pardons man sentenced to six years for shooting
On Wednesday, President Václav Klaus issued an official pardon to a man serving a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder. The case of Karel Bašta, who shot at…
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Meet Eberhardt von Leipziger Hauptbahnhof: Prague Zoo presents its celebrities
Prague’s Troya zoo is rated as one of the best zoological gardens in Europe with huge open spaces for animals and exciting trails for visitors. The zoo celebrated its 80th…
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Authorities begin collecting forms in 2011 population and housing census
The Czech Republic’s 2011 Housing and Population Census has entered its second phase. Friday midnight was the official point of reference on which people are expected to…
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