Society
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Martin Kříž – an expert on China who’s also helping black Czech children with a new NGO
Martin Kříž had the “painful experience” of growing up as a mixed-race child in more or less mono-cultural pre-1989 Prague. Now in his 40s, he is helping today’s black…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: the fermented bread drink “kvass”, the new director of Prague Zoo, Czech Oscar winners. Listeners quoted: David Eldridge, John, Rassem Ben Brahim.
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Magazine
Baby Jesus holds his own against Santa, why are small bells a necessity in every Czech home at Christmas and the festive season on people’s nails. Find out more in a…
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Italian artist Franco Huller brings art to weary travelers at Prague’s main railway station
Three years ago Prague’s main railway station Hlavní Nádraží was not a nice place to be – poorly-maintained and dirty, it afforded travelers little opportunity of…
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As temperatures drop, a Brno restaurant owner proposes aid scheme to get more food to the homeless
The recent bout of freezing cold weather, with temperatures dropping to minus fifteen degrees at night, has highlighted the plight of the country’s homeless. Shelters are…
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Police to give breathalyser tests to every driver they stop
Traffic police in the Czech Republic have a new year’s resolution, and that is to cut the increasing rate of accidents in the country that are related to driving under the…
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Robber apprehended after holding two hostages in Prague bank
On Wednesday a small bank in the district of Prague 4 witnessed drama of a kind rarely seen in the Czech Republic, when an armed robber took two people hostage at gunpoint…
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Czech-Polish salami war on horizon over EU ‘speciality’ label
Now, what do champagne, Roquefort cheese and Melton Mowbray pork pies all have in common? Well, you might not want to eat them all at once for one thing, but more…
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Czech loan sharks increase activity as Christmas approaches
With Christmas fast approaching, many Czech consumers are tempted to take out loans. Legislation on loan conditions in the Czech Republic is still vague and unlicensed…
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New criminal code spells freedom for over 1,500 prisoners
New Year’s Day will be a real red letter day for many prisoners in the Czech Republic. Under a new criminal code being introduced on January 1 some crimes are being…
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The Christmas Market: a time-honoured tradition on Prague’s Old Town Square
Every year the start of Advent in late November sees the opening of traditional Christmas markets in the Czech capital, among the most popular the market on the city’s…
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Nový Prostor street magazine marks 10th anniversary
Nový Prostor, a magazine sold by the homeless, is celebrating ten years of its existence. It was first published in 1999, under the name Patron, and since then it has…
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