Society
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A discovery that could make malaria easier to treat
Czech scientists and their Australian colleagues recently made a unique discovery which should contribute to the development of medication against malaria, making it…
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Czech organic food market growing fast but most produce still imported
Organic food is selling in ever increasing quantities in the Czech Republic. Between 2006 and 2007 sales grew by almost 50 percent, and some predict further growth of…
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Saving the Czech red cow from extinction
Prague Castle or Charles Bridge are not the only things you would find on the Czech Republic’s list of cultural and historical heritage. “Červinka” – a unique reddish…
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Software developers get tough on pirates
Software developers are teaming up in the Czech Republic to clamp down on the piracy of their products. Recent statistics show that nearly 40% of all programs on Czech…
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Supreme Court rules in favour of cannabis grower
The Supreme Court recently ruled in favour of a woman who had grown cannabis for medicinal purposes and who had been previously found guilty of illegal production and…
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Anti-communist rebel Milan Paumer honoured by prime minister
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek awarded Milan Paumer, the third member of the so-called Mašín group, with a medal of honour on Tuesday. Last week, during a trip to…
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Pavel Hnilička – on urban sprawl in the Czech Republic
Pavel Hnilička is a Prague-based architect and town planner who has authored one of the first books about urban sprawl in the Czech Republic called Sídelní kaše, roughly…
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Hurricane-force winds wreak havoc, kill two, in Czech Republic
Meteorologists warned the country would be hard hit by hurricane-force winds on Saturday and in the end, when the windstorm hit, the damages were extensive. Downed high…
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Statisticians bar Moravians’ hopes of gaining influence
The Czech Republic has three provinces: Bohemia in the west, Moravia in the east, and little Silesia in the north east. Many from Moravia were hoping the next national…
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Pharmacies see sharp drop in sales
The Czech health system continues to be a political hot potato. The recent controversial introduction of fees for doctor’s visits by the government is just one in a series…
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Plzeň braces - again – for neo-Nazi march
For the second time this year, the city of Plzeň in West Bohemia is bracing itself for a march by neo-Nazi skinheads. As many as 400 skinheads will march down a route that…
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Architect Kaplický frustrated over National Library project
It is exactly a year since the Czech-born London-based architect Jan Kaplický won an international competition for a new National Library building on Prague’s Letná Plain…
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