Society
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Voluntary returns programme ends amidst new flood of immigrants
Tuesday was the last day on which jobless foreign workers could apply for assistance under the Czech Interior Ministry’s voluntary returns programme launched in February…
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Czech zoo at centre of controversial last bid to save endangered rhino from extinction
A Czech zoo is at the centre of what is probably the last chance to save an endangered African rhino. The species is believed to have become extinct in the wild. But the…
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H1N1 vaccine may be made available to anyone, as target groups show lack of interest
Earlier this year the Czech government ordered a large amount of swine flu vaccine fearing a large-scale epidemic in the fall. Now the vaccine doses are here, the epidemic…
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This “Silver Sunday” 60th since start of grotesque episode of Communist period
This is the third Sunday of the Christian period of Advent, referred to in Czech as Stříbrná neděle or Silver Sunday. One particular third Sunday in Advent, 60 years ago…
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Mailbox
In today’s Mailbox: response to last week’s Spotlight on Prague’s bomb shelters, the latest development regarding Radio Prague’s shortwave broadcasts, greetings to William…
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Magazine
Public sympathy saves a baboon from banishment. A forty-six-year-old machine engineer discovers a hidden talent – embroidering tapestries with both hands! And a precious…
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Czech designers team up to create DesignSupermarket ahead of Christmas
The streets of Prague are currently packed with people going about their Christmas shopping. Many head for the nearest shopping mall, but those who want something special…
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New EU regulation allows use of diacritics for certain web domains
A new EU regulation now makes it possible to use domains that contain diacritics- as long as they end in .eu. Demand in the Czech Republic, where a domain ending in .cz…
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Report suggests Czech Roma suffer more discrimination than any other minority in EU
It is well known that the Czech Republic’s Roma minority suffer from a wide variety of social problems, including relatively high levels of unemployment and low levels of…
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New campaign will promote consumption of local foods in the Czech Republic
A new campaign meant to encourage consumers to buy products grown locally will come to Czech supermarkets next year. Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, this campaign…
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Natural scientist Miroslav Bobek to run Prague Zoo
The hugely successful Prague Zoo is undergoing a change of management. As the director credited with revitalising the zoo over the last 12 years, Petr Fejk, departs for a…
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Memorial unveiled to Czech religious leader who defied dictatorships
A statue has just been unveiled in Prague to one of the most courageous Czech opponents of the Communist regime, Cardinal Josef Beran. The memorial is a tribute to a man…
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