Society
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First-ever Prague hemp fair attracts thousands
Among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic enjoys the reputation of a safe haven for cannabis users, with more than half of the country’s adult…
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New exhibition recalls largely disappeared Prague ‘day-trip restaurants’
A new exhibition at Prague’s Municipal Museum recalls the days when people only had one day off a week, but really knew how to make the most of it. Entitled Prague…
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Communist propaganda comes back to the screen at Kino Aero
The days of communist propaganda are back - at least at Prague’s Aero cinema, where ten films will be showcased over the coming days as part of a programme called…
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Google Street View cameras infringe on privacy, says Czech data protection agency
The authorities in the Czech Republic recently stopped Google from collecting photographs for its panoramic Street View mapping service. The country’s data protection…
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Prague’s southern bypass opens amidst controversy
There were the usual smiles and handshakes as President Vaclav Klaus, Prague Mayor Pavel Bém and other top officials cut the ribbon at the opening of a long-awaited new…
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Israel seeks to seal good relations with Czech Republic as tension mounts over peace talks
Israel’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister Avigdor Lieberman started an official round of talks in Prague on Monday starting with his Czech counterpart Karel…
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A pub I wish I could visit
I don’t know what it is about the area where my wife, my son, and I live in the Czech capital that it can’t have a decent pub. Crazy as it may sound, it’s true: the…
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Magazine
A drunk driver falls asleep in the middle of a cross-road, people in Brno are meeting a tiger being walked on a leash –and there’s a scramble for weddings on October 10th…
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La Putyka – The Czech pub meets New Circus
Just a few days ago the Czech Republic’s Cirk Putyka performed for the 65th time its acclaimed La Putyka, a show which combines the setting of a Czech pub with dance…
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Czech firm to develop “virtual meter” as a weapon against unscrupulous taxi drivers
Unscrupulous taxi-drivers have plagued the Czech capital for years, charging unsuspecting tourists outrageous amounts of money, taking passengers via the longest possible…
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Court ends bitter feud of pop divas
Once the shining stars of the 1960s Czechoslovak pop scene, singers Helena Vondráčková and Marta Kubišová have turned into bitter foes over thwarted plans for a comeback…
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Czech-produced video game Mafia II proves international hit
The long-awaited video game Mafia II, produced by the Brno-based 2K Czech studio, came out last month and has since become a huge success with gamers around the world…
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