Society
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Czech and Slovak police crack-down on weapons suppliers to the underworld
Czech and Slovak police units specialized in fighting organized crime announced on Tuesday they had arrested six members of a gang which sold weapons and explosives to the…
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Court hands tough sentences to Vítkov arsonists
Four Czechs behind a brutal arson attack last year, that targeted the home of a Romany family in Vítkov in the east of the country, have been handed extraordinary…
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Organisers call off Tyson visit at last minute over lack of interest
One of the biggest names in boxing history, Mike Tyson, was to have begun a five-day visit to the Czech capital on Tuesday. But in the end the former world heavyweight…
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Veronika 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, Veronika Hyks, is every bit as Czech as she is English. She speaks…
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Mailbox
In today's Mailbox: Major cities, political parties and religions in the Czech Republic. Listeners quoted: Alexander Payne, Abdulkarim Ahmed Ali, Kalub.
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Magazine
Two unfortunate cops get a lesson in law from a man on a scooter; richest Czech businessman buys a new jet to fly in style; an historic plane which Jan Antonín Baťa flew…
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First commuters test new ForCity tram in Prague
The past few weeks have seen commuters in Prague able to test – for the first time - the brand new 15T ForCity tram, designed by Škoda Transportation. The 15T, still…
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Prague’s Villa Bílek, “stronghold of a higher realm”, opens after renovation
Prague’s Villa Bílek, an intriguing piece of modern architecture, has opened to the public after two years of renovation. Designed by the Czech Art Nouveau artist…
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Image of child who survived catastrophic earthquake in Haiti wins Czech Press Photo
The winners of this year’s Czech Press Photo – a competition recognising the very best in Czech and Slovak photography – were announced on Monday. This year the…
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Havel warns of impending disaster for mankind at opening of 14th Forum 2000 conference
“The world we want to live in” is the theme of this year’s Forum 2000 international conference, which has just got underway in the Czech capital. The annual event, held…
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Martin Pomothy, founder of country’s largest film website
Since it was first created in 2001, the Czech and Slovak Film Database, or CSFD, has gained a massive following in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The largest such…
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One nation over with God
Statistics about Czechs often seem to me to come from some other country I don’t know. But there are two popular ones that I can vouch for: that Czechs drink more beer…
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