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A homeless man sets up house in a sewer, powering his electric appliances from a nearby street lamp. Czech celebrities dress up as famous people for charity. And where is…
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New exhibition looks at modern Czech folklore, including what it was like to do compulsory military…
On Thursday Prague’s National Museum launched a new exhibition at the Kinský summer palace, located in Prague 5 at the edge of Petřín Hill. The show, called New Czech…
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Embarrassing errors inflate Czech murder ranking in Europe
Recently released figures by the European statistics body, Eurostat, placed the Czech Republic in Europe’s top ten locations for murders. According to the statisticians…
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Explosives experts unearth huge stash of WWII ammunition
A stretch of forestland in South Bohemia has been closed to the public after a hunter stumbled across a stash of WWII ammunition there a week ago. The original find of a…
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Heavy snow causes disruptions across the country
The Czech Republic is getting its share of winter weather. Heavy snow and freezing temperatures have disrupted traffic across the country, with the main motorways and…
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Justice Minister to push for tougher consequences for minors who commit violent crimes
Following a number of highly publicized incidents of violence commited by juveniles the country’s Justice Minister, Jiří Pospíšil, is pushing for tougher consequences for…
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Top court enables inquiry into judges’ communist past
In a breakthrough verdict, the Czech Constitutional Court has opened judges’ communist past to public inquiry. The court ruled that people have the right to know whether…
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Tradition of Christmas tree collections for children’s homes dates back over 80 years
On Sunday, which was the first Sunday of Advent, the lights were switched on on Christmas trees on main squares around the Czech Republic. But there is more to the…
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Czech firms face increasing problems from both leaked information and whistle blowers
The WikiLeaks deluge of leaked US diplomatic cables has underlined the dangers of information escaping from discontented employees. In the Czech Republic, dismissed or…
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Elite military training course underway in Vyškov
An elite battle command training program is drawing to a close at the military training site in Vyškov. After more than three weeks of severe physical and environmental…
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Rachel Kanarowski – editor of a major glossy magazine at just 30
Rachel Kanarowski has the kind of job that must make her the envy of her peers. At only 30, she is the editor-in-chief of the Czech version of InStyle, a major…
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Mailbox
In Mailbox this week: Hašlerky one more time, response on Facebook, differences between sound and text in Radio Prague's programmes. Listeners quoted: Tom Caprioli…
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