Society
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Profile: Karel Hála
This week, the Czech music world mourned the death of one of its more prominent stars, Karel Hála, who died aged 74 in the Czech capital, Prague. Mr Hála was known as a…
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Sausage stand vendor loses court battle
There was plenty going on on Prague’s Wenceslas Square this week – and a lot at stake. While at the top end of the square people were signing petitions against the siting…
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Magazine
Erhard Falk from the German town of Pfaffenrod has built a monument to the Czech herbal liquor Becherovka in his garden, fans of mysticism are due meet at Kost castle this…
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Medicinal-marihuana conviction sheds light on ambiguous drug law
The Czech Republic is known for its liberal attitude towards marihuana, ranking top of the European ladder in the number of people who smoke pot. But a court in the town…
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Karlovy Vary: the best of the fest
Karlovy Vary is best-known for its health-giving waters. I’m right now inside the Sprudl Colonnade, or Vridelni kolonada, where people are filling up their special spa…
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Czech – American radar agreement: protection or threat?
The Czech Republic and the United States signed an agreement Tuesday on the positioning of a US radar base on Czech territory as part of an American anti-missile defence…
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Ještěd celebrates 35th anniversary
This Wednesday marks exactly 35 years since the opening of one of the country’s most notable works of architecture, hotel Ještěd. The conical spaceship-like building with…
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Alcohol ban hits Prague’s public places
This Monday saw a new bylaw come into effect, banning the consumption of alcohol in many public places in Prague. But, concerns remain as to just what the ban is supposed…
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Rice, Schwarzenberg sign agreement on US radar base
Shortly before 3 pm this Tuesday the Czech Republic and the United States signed a treaty in Prague on the stationing of a US radar base on Czech soil: part of US plans…
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Tariq Hager talks film
My guest today is Tariq Hager, a Lebanese born American citizen who is the co-founder and co-director of Prague Film School, which is a private film school in Prague that…
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Czech police officers to serve in Croatia over the summer
The first batch of Czech police officers arrived in the Croat sea-side resorts of Split and Omis last week to provide assistance to the thousands of Czechs who annually…
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Peter Sís – children’s author and illustrator "forever caught between two realities"
Peter Sís was born in Brno in 1949 but has been living in the US for over a quarter of a century. He won a Golden Bear for best animated film at the West Berlin Film…
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