Society
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More and more Czechs gasping for air
In spite of all its beauty, the Czech Republic seems to be turning into a rather unpleasant place to live - at least in some respects. Two-thirds of Czechs are currently…
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Kupka painting sets new auction record
In May of this year "Abstract composition" - an oil on canvas by the Czech-born abstract artist Frantisek Kupka - fetched a record price at auction 13.4 million crowns …
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The Chosen Ones: Modern Day Czech Heroes - or not quite.
The setting is familiar, the viewing a mixture of pain and delight. Fifteen 'Chosen ones' live in a house for several weeks, isolated from the world and with nothing to…
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Mailbox
Once again a month has passed and it's time to reveal the identity of our September mystery Czech and announce the names of four of you who will receive small prizes from…
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Magazine
If a Czech were to create a robot what would it do? Tap beer of course! Visitors to the Olomouc town library can now admire the smallest cookbook ever shown in the Czech…
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Baby swap at hospital uncovered nine months later
The story of two little girls who were exchanged at birth in a hospital mix-up and ended-up living with strangers has shocked the nation and evoked a wave of public…
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The curious incident of the giraffes in the night
Throughout the Middle Ages, the Czech town of Dvur Kralove occupied an important and prestigious position. The town formed part of the Czech queen's dowry, as its name…
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RFE President - Putin culpable for "climate of fear" behind Politkovskaya murder
Her murder one year ago sent shockwaves through Russia and around the world, but attempts to shed light on the case have largely come to nothing. When the campaigning…
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How Czech intelligence abducted Czech and Slovak émigrés in the first years of the Cold War
Much has been written about crimes committed against Czechs and Slovaks by Czechoslovakia's Communist regime, which held power in the country for forty-one years. But…
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Organ transplantation in the Czech Republic from 1966 to the present
Medical Specialists from all over Europe descended on Prague's Congress Centre in Vysehrad this week. The occasion was a congress of ESOT, the European Society for Organ…
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Former President Havel to guest-edit Czech newspaper
On Thursday, readers of the leading financial daily Hospodarske noviny are in for something of a surprise. For one day only, former Czech president, Vaclav Havel, will be…
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Direct presidential vote remains an open issue in Czech politics
Direct presidential elections has become an evergreen topic for Czech politicians. Every time the current presidential term is coming to an end, they start debating…
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