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Would you like bad breath, a dust mite or an ebola virus? Gone are the days of teddy bears - today's kids want stuffed microbes. The earth spins -but which way? Czech…
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Czechs mark Masaryk anniversary
On Friday September 14th Czechs marked the 70th anniversary of the death of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk - the first and best-loved president in the country's history, fondly…
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Czech president new face of US media campaign
Czech president Vaclav Klaus has become the face of a media campaign questioning the impact of global warming. The campaign is run by the free-market think-tank Heartland…
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The boom in beauty pageants in the Czech Republic
Beauty pageants are by no means just a Czech phenomenon, but the do enjoy a popularity here unparalleled in most of Western Europe. There are scores of different Miss…
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Czech who aided September 11th rescue efforts remembers the event six years on
Jiri Boudnik is a Czech architect who has been living in the United States for the last 20 years. On September 11th 2001, he witnessed the fall of the Twin Towers from his…
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Czech students avoid state school leaving exams at least for next two years
Secondary students entering their final year breathed a sigh of relief at the end of their summer holidays. Under the current Education Act, new state school-leaving exams…
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Prague's Kino Svetozor launches new 'adopt-a-seat' scheme
Kino Svetozor is one of the oldest cinemas in the Czech Republic, screening its first film way back in 1918. The film-house may be one of the most historic in the Czech…
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Politicians concede defeat in making Czech roads safer
A year after the introduction of a strict new road law that was meant to make Czech roads safer the authorities have had to admit defeat. The situation is as bad as ever…
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Spring, summer, burcak, winter
On the rainy days of early September, when summer is just gone for another year and the bleak, cold months of winter are approaching, people dwell on darkest thoughts and…
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Mailbox
Topics discussed in this week's Mailbox: The legendary Czech animator Jiri Trnka, writer Karolina Svetla, Czech records in the javelin throw. Listeners quoted: Jean-Claude…
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Magazine
Where have all the fake police officers gone? Prague may soon top the world ladder in the number of children who own cars. And, forget about animals at the zoo - sponsor a…
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Prague Food Festival highlights the city's fast-improving cuisine
This Friday sees the launch of the first-ever Prague Food Festival, an event that aims to celebrate the increasingly multicultural nature and rapidly improving standard of…
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