Society
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Olympic Watch urges athletes, politicians to “adopt” China’s prisoners of conscience
The eyes of the world are on Beijing where athletes have been arriving for the 2008 Olympic games due to begin this coming Friday. And as the opening ceremony nears human…
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Two worlds meet with shopping centre exhibition
Nový Smíchov (New Smíchov) bills itself as “the five-star shopping centre”. The “new” in its name isn’t perhaps so hyperbolic, given that it really has played a large role…
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The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre
Vít Hořejš established the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in 1990 after coming into possession of old puppets that had been gathering dust for decades in the…
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Prague trams - serving the city for more than 100 years
Old red and white trams are just as much a part of the Czech capital as Prague Castle or Charles Bridge. The metro is definitely faster and more comfortable, but it doesn’…
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Boom in Czechs purchasing American internet goods
It might be the time of year for writing and sending postcards, but the Czech postal service is inundated with mail of another kind. The number of parcels arriving in the…
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Fifty-six Czech holidaymakers die abroad in month and half
The number of Czechs who meet their deaths while on holiday every summer is on the increase. In fact, more than 50 people have lost their lives abroad since the middle of…
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Czech pilots re-enacting historic air race touch down in Brussels
After four days in the air, two replicas of Czech-made Avia BH aeroplanes successfully landed in Belgium on Tuesday. The flight was a re-enactment of a 1923 air race…
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Charles Bridge renovators come under criticism
The renovation of Prague’s Charles Bridge, one of the most distinct monuments in the Czech capital and the second oldest bridge in the country, began nearly a year ago…
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Klaus crowned king of rhetoric by new poll
Václav Klaus is the king of Czech public speaking, at least according to a new poll. A jury of academics, spokespeople and news anchors found the president’s rhetoric the…
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Communist military counter-intelligence files posted on internet
Last week the Archive of the Czech Security Forces posted data on the internet compiled by former Czechoslovakia’s military counter-intelligence. The data lists some 140…
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Czech students enjoying experience of attending university in New York
In recent years more and more Czech students have been taking advantage of the opportunity to study abroad, broadening their horizons and gaining valuable experience…
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Czechs and the Russian Bear
In early July, three days after the Czech Republic and the Bush Administration signed a controversial agreement on a future anti-ballistic missile radar base, Russia…
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