Society
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Minneapolis tragedy raises road-safety questions in the Czech Republic
The collapse of a bridge in the US city of Minneapolis, in which at least four people died, filled the front pages of Czech papers on Friday - and has raised questions…
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Number of ticks and tick-transmitted infections on the rise in Czech Republic
Every summer, a ghastly image of an enlarged tick appears in the papers all over the Czech Republic, warning people against the dangers of these small, blood-sucking…
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Cocaine cheaper, more popular with Czechs
For thirty years, the most popular hard drug in the Czech Republic has been the Czech-made methamphetamine pervitin. Recently, however, the Czech anti-drug authorities…
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Giant hogweed plagues western Bohemia
In 1862 a certain count Metrnych from west Bohemia was traveling through the Caucasus when he came across a plant he'd never seen before - Heracleum, also known as giant…
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Celebrating ethnic diversity at Nations of River Dyje festival
In this week's Panorama, we visit the South Moravian town of Mikulov, which from July 27th - 29th hosted the eighth annual Nations of the River Dyje Festival, a unique…
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A century of scouting in the Czech Republic
The International scouting movement celebrated its 100th birthday on Wednesday, and Czechs, along with scouts from around 200 other countries, have been taking part in the…
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Twenty years of the Skoda Favorit
You have seen them driving around, you may have even driven them. First produced in 1987, the Skoda Favorit has just celebrated its 20th anniversary. Although it is one of…
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Hip-hop musician Gipsy appointed ambassador for minorities
The singer for the popular Czech Roma band Gipsy.cz, which plays an explosive mixture of hip-hop and traditional Romany music, has taken on a new - for his fans perhaps…
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"Modern-day Dreyfus" finally freed after decade-long ordeal
His supporters have compared it to the famous Dreyfus case of 100 years ago. On Tuesday, after almost 13 years of legal proceedings and 31 months spent in custody, a…
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Consumer group claims one in six cars on Czech roads stolen
It might seem incredible, but an estimated one in six cars in the Czech Republic could be stolen or at least contain stolen parts. That's according to shocking new figures…
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Over five decades later, Horakova's prosecutors face charges of judicial murder
Milada Horakova was the only woman ever to be executed for political reasons in the former Czechoslovakia. In 1950, she was tried and found guilty of treason and espionage…
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Vitkov Memorial to house museum dedicated to Czechoslovakia's turbulent history
Vitkov Hill, with its famous memorial and nine-metre tall equestrian statue of Hussite general Jan Zizka, is one of Prague's most instantly recognisable sites, an enormous…
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