Society
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Court rules Prague taxis can charge more
For years Prague City Hall has been doing battle with the city's taxi drivers, whose reputation for overcharging passengers has become blight on the city's name. Now that…
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Czech Republic hit by regional floods
A three day flood simulation exercise unexpectedly turned into the real thing on Thursday night as rain-swollen rivers broke their banks in many parts of the Czech…
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"A Vanished World" provides unique glimpse of Romani and Sinti life destroyed by Holocaust
This week saw the opening of "A Vanished World" a unique photo exhibition at the National Gallery's Veletrzni Palac in Prague. The show is based solely on never before…
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Human Rights Olympic Torch Relay passes through Prague
Dozens of people assembled in the centre of Prague on Wednesday afternoon to watch the arrival of the Human Rights Olympic Torch Relay which is passing through more than…
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Czech cabinet takes battle for radar base to countryside
The Czech government held a special session on Wednesday in a small town near the site of the proposed US radar base, part of Washington's plans to build a missile defence…
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Monkey chants and Nazi salutes: Czech football at a crossroads
Czech football has seen some great results in recent years. The Czech national team has been doing fairly well on the international scene and Slavia Prague made it into…
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Police Museum in Prague displays home-made guns
Have you ever seen a gun made out of length of metal tube, or an eight-barrel shooting belt? If not, you can now. These and other extraordinary home-made weapons…
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African refugee camp comes to Prague
You might be familiar with touring photo exhibitions like 'the Earth from the Air' pitching up in your town, but what about a touring refugee-camp? On Tuesday, Prague's…
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Polish visit turns sour for Vaclav Havel
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel visited Poland this week to launch the Polish edition of his latest book. But the warm welcome he received in Kracow quickly turned…
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Prague launches bid for 2016 Olympics with eye to hosting later Games
The Czech capital Prague on Tuesday launched its candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games, with a ceremony to sign its official bid. The city has never hosted such a huge…
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Czech dog lovers offering former racing greyhounds from Ireland new life
A truck was due to arrive in the small west Bohemian town of Okrouhle Hradiste on Tuesday bearing a most unusual cargo; not a regular consignment of goods, but around 40…
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Poster columns bring Masaryk's life to the streets in new exhibition
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, the founding father of the first Czechoslovak Republic, is a real icon to many Czechs. Now a new project is bringing the country's first president…
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