Society
-
Mailbox
Today in Mailbox we reveal the identity of August’s mystery Czechs – yes, there are two of them – and announce the names of the winners (again two this time). Listeners…
-
Magazine
Czech TV says no offense intended after featuring a pig-snorting competition during a break in a Parliament session broadcast live. A Czech town paints-over a mosaic ahead…
-
New documentary takes close look at Czech BDSM scene
Thursday saw the premiere of a new documentary on HBO Czech Republic by respected filmmaker and cameraman David Čálek. Called Heaven, Hell – the film was aired as part of…
-
Regarding Radio Prague’s new sound design
Come Monday, September 6, our sharp-eared regular listeners are sure to notice a change in our programme right from the beginning in the form of a new news jingle. That’s…
-
A festival the kids can see, feel, smell
As the school year begins, an uncommon sort of festival for children kicks off on Prague’s ancient hill of Vyšehrad. “Vyšehrátky” as it’s called, a romp on the old high…
-
Test finds five in nine school aids on Czech market contain toxic phthalates
Laboratory tests conducted in Zlín, southeast Moravia, have found that five in nine Czech school products contain a high share of toxic substances known as phthalates…
-
Compared to grade school results, colleges have catching up to do
Thursday newspapers in the Czech Republic point out a wide gap in the performance of Czech students at the grade school and college levels. While younger students excel in…
-
International fair expected to attract thousands of collectors, hobbyists
This Thursday will see the launch of the 13th annual Collectors’ Fair in Prague’s Letňany, the largest such event in Central and Eastern Europe. Over three days an…
-
Ex-policeman sentenced to jail for brutal assault on Vietnamese that ended in death
A Brno court on Tuesday sentenced a former police officer to three and a half years in prison for a brutal assault on a Vietnamese national which took place in January…
-
Czech hunters frustrated over “King of Poachers” walking free
A court in Brno did not find enough evidence on Tuesday to convict a man dubbed “the King of Poachers”. The man, who had more than 1,300 hunting trophies in his home…
-
Czech seriously injured in Bratislava killing-spree
The Slovak capital Bratislava on Monday experienced one of the worst cases of violence in years when a lone gunman went on a rampage killing 8 people and injuring 15…
-
Controversy reigns around camp for hard core homeless
A storm of outrage erupted in mid August when Prague city council gave the green light for a camp to be created for the capital’s homeless. Human rights groups said it was…
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 239
- 240
- 241
- 242
- 243
- 244
- 245
- 246
- 247
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »