Society
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Czech beer production breaks records, again
Beer is one of the most enduring symbols of the Czech Republic, with Czechs drinking more per head than any other nation and exports growing all the time. And it seems the…
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Czech Universities using new technologies to catch plagiarists
From the beginning of this academic year, some university students will find it harder if they attempt to cheat. Thirteen public universities are going to use a special…
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The Czech Republic's swarms of beekeepers
There are more than 50 thousand beekeepers in the Czech Republic, responsible for the upkeep of over half a million colonies of bees. For a country of around 10 million…
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Business News
In Business News this week: the Chamber of Deputies passes an extensive public finance reform bill; Czech banks say the reforms will mean more expensive mortgages; the…
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Inconspicuous plastic toy that has made it to the National Museum
The Czech National Museum has decided to enrich their collection with the addition of cecka - little plastic hooks in the shape of the letter C, which could be linked up…
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New plans for Terezin highlight the history of the former World War II ghetto
A plan to turn the former World War II ghetto of Terezin into a university town along the lines of Oxford or Cambridge has been abandoned. Six years after the idea was…
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How much is piracy costing the Czech Republic?
As in many parts of the world, The Simpsons Movie has been a huge hit here in the Czech Republic. On its first weekend, it shot straight to the top of the box-office chart…
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Czech bullet-proof vests found protecting Iraqi insurgents
Coalition forces in Iraq have come across insurgents wearing Czech-made bullet-proof vests. American authorities suspected that illegal shipments of military equipment…
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Charles Bridge gets a facelift
Repair work has started on Prague's most famous landmark Charles Bridge - which recently celebrated its 650th anniversary. The bridge was last repaired in the second half…
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Michael Hugo Rosak - organiser, and beneficiary, of student exchange programme
At only 25, Michael Hugo Rosak may seem rather young to run the Czech branch of an international NGO. But Michael is well-qualified to head the Prague office of AFS…
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Prague Spring of 1968: a time of expectations
The second half of the 1960s in Czechoslovakia was a time of change. Things were happening that had not been seen, or even heard of, for almost two decades, since the…
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Fate of reforms uncertain ahead of crucial vote in Parliament
The centre-right Czech government is holding intensive last-minute negotiations to secure support for a fiscal reform package that the prime minister has staked his…
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