Society
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Czech Foreign Ministry lacks African strategy, says expert Marie Imbrová
Czech–African relations went through a downturn after the fall of communism, and might suffer another blow as the Czech Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of Czech…
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Transport minister wants fines for speeding to be pegged to personal wealth
The country’s transport minister, Vít Bárta, has set off new debate over how to clamp down on dangerous drivers: the idea – floated at the weekend – is that speeding fines…
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Czech Foreign Minister’s comments over Roma expulsion rack up tension between Prague and Paris
A very undiplomatic spat has blown up between Prague and Paris. The fuse was lit by Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg who said that France’s ongoing expulsion of…
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The long shadow of Emperor Franz Joseph
August 18 marked the 130th anniversary of birth of one of the most distinct figures of the old Austrian empire, Emperor Franz Joseph I. He ruled his peoples for nearly…
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Mailbox
In today's Mailbox: joint issue stamps, the Czechoslovak legions, Václav Havel, and what happens to reception reports after we have read them. Listeners quoted: Alex…
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Magazine
A man pretending to be Spiderman gets stuck down a chimney. Jaromír Jágr opens a gas station in Siberia and a sixty-year-old secondary school teacher is running in the…
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National Technical Museum has third director in a week
The National Technical Museum in Prague has a new director - in fact, it has its third new director in the space of a week. Oldřich Rambousek resigned from his post on…
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Czech Television: beware flood-damaged cars being sold as second hand
People in North Bohemia are still cleaning up after the recent flash floods, but Czech Television warned of a new peril on its evening news on Tuesday – flood-damaged cars…
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The Café Louvre: a surviving jewel from Prague’s café heyday
Café society was a reality in Prague and many other Czech towns and cities during a golden era before the First World War and between the wars. There were hundreds of such…
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Gold fever strikes the Czech Republic as country hosts world panning championships
The idea of panning for gold and finding that life changing nugget has surely appealed to everyone at one time or another. But the people with probably the biggest chance…
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Many shops found to be selling fake Bohemian garnets
Garnets, one of the world’s most ancient gems, come in a dozen varieties - but none is more precious than the fiery-red Pyrope variety which has been mined in the…
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Prague overrun by friendly people... when will it all end?
Some people say that Czechs are unfriendly. Obviously, such people are simply not in the right place at the right time. Try any central Prague metro exit or the top of…
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