Society
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“Baby flying” course shocks parents, country’s paediatricians
Many television viewers in the Czech Republic this week were shocked by a Czech TV broadcast reporting on a highly controversial and until now largely unknown method of…
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Zlín surgeon restores patient’s sight after 53 years of blindness
Over the past 50 years artificial corneas have returned sight to more than a hundred eyes around the world. The last such operation carried out in the Czech Republic…
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Outlook for Haiti extremely bleak, says author of only Czech history of troubled Caribbean state
Almost exactly a month ago, on January 12, the already impoverished Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake that killed an estimated 230,000 people and left hundreds of…
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Number of titles down but Czechs still big readers
For the first time since 2005, there has been a fall in the number of books published in the Czech Republic. A regular survey by the Czech National library shows that the…
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Kotva, once one of Prague’s few department stores, celebrates 35 years
Thirty-five years ago on Wednesday, the Prague department store Kotva opened its doors for the first time. Back in the day, a trip to Kotva was as close as most Czechs…
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Police to form new riot squads to combat growing extremism
The Czech police plan to establish new riot units in two of the country’s regional centres, Ústí nad Labem and Ostrava. They should help combat the growing threat of…
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First Czech science centre Techmania proves its pulling power
The Czech Republic’s first and only science centre has recently celebrated its first birthday. Techmania, based in the western industrial city of Plzeň, has already…
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New treatment offers better hopes for victims of spinal injuries
The Institute of Experimental Medicine in Prague has made a potentially very important breakthrough in treating spinal cord injuries. Using stem cells on paralysed rats…
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New sites, objects, named national treasures
The Czech government has added 38 historic buildings, areas and objects to the country’s list of cultural heritage sites, bringing it to a total of 274. For the first time…
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Dozens take part in polar bear plunge in Prague’s Vltava River
The freezing cold weather in this part of the world has lasted for more than a month now and most people cannot wait to see temperatures rise. For the country’s hardy men…
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How the Commies tried to destroy my neighbourhood
The Commies tried to destroy my neighbourhood. I must admit I myself wasn’t actually living there at the time, but if the Communists had had their way, much of Žižkov…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox we disclose the identity of the mystery lady from our January quiz. Listeners quoted: Henrik Klemetz, Dileepa Ehelepola, Dimtry Mezin, S B Sharma, Hans…
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