Society
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20 years ago officials disbanded notorious Communist-era StB secret police
Exactly 20 years have passed since officials in Czechoslovakia disbanded the notorious Communist-era secret police the StB. The order came on January 31, 1990 from then…
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Going Lokál
All agree that restaurant culture in Prague has advanced dramatically over the past ten years or so, with perhaps the exception of some notorious tourist traps in the…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: listeners’ response to the fact that Radio Prague is to stay on shortwave, a new frequency schedule, SoundCzech, Czech men and doctors. Listeners quoted…
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“We were criminally naïve”: a former Czech PM looks back to the Velvet Revolution
Since the fall of communism, Petr Pithart has been a central Czech political figure. As one of the first people to sign the human rights manifesto, Charter 77, he spent…
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Magazine
A cheetah on the loose in Prague’s Troya zoo, a driver jumps into the Vltava river to avoid traffic police and what’s in that chocolate? Find out more in Magazine with…
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All kinds of historical monuments under threat in Czech Republic, says conservationist
Many historical monuments in the Czech are under threat and action needs to be taken to save them. So says the state-funded National Monuments Institute, which has just…
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First-ever smog alert called by Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
This week saw the country’s first-ever smog alert issued by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, calling on plants in northern Moravia to cut production volume until…
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Haiti relief effort needs more co-ordination, says Czech Radio man after stint in Port-au-Prince
Over two weeks after Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake, the situation in the country remains one of the world’s biggest news stories, with aid organisations and…
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Celebrity chef laments current Czech food culture
In his weekly TV show “Ano, šéfe!” or “Yes, Boss!,” Zdeněk Pohlreich sets restaurant owners straight. Some might say he is the closest equivalent that the Czech Republic…
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Czech Air Navigation Services purchases new 3D tower simulator
As of Tuesday, the Czech Republic boasts new air navigation technology that will give the country’s aviation an edge over neighboring Germany and Poland. The newly…
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Court cancels ministry’s ban of communist youth union
The Communist Youth Union got a new lease on life this week after a court cancelled a ban on the organization issued by the Czech Interior Ministry. Falling in line with a…
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Klaus steps in to stop mandatory swine flu vaccinations for soldiers
President Vaclav Klaus has stepped in to stop mandatory vaccination of Czech soldiers against swine flu, telling Army staff the order to vaccinate all 16,000 soldiers was…
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