Society
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Five years on: the legacy of the worst floods in modern day history
It is exactly five years ago that the Czech Republic was hit by devastating floods: the worst in the country's history. Within a matter of hours fifty thousand people were…
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Three more Czech fathers take their case to Strasbourg
Three Czech fathers seeking joint-custody of their children are taking their cases to Strasbourg. They form the fifth-wave of parents who, unhappy with the ruling of a…
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Amendment could introduce tougher fine for sale of alcohol to minors
The World Health Organisation recently released the results of a study revealing the consumption of alcohol among under-aged youths in the Czech Republic was all too…
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The true taste of summer
I regard myself as having quite a refined taste for food, but for me summer, at least the Czech one, is connected with a very basic, perhaps slightly lowbrow, taste, and…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: British stag parties in Prague, the 20th anniversary of Skoda Favorit and a new government scheme aiming to teach school children how to manage debt…
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Magazine
With temperatures in the 30s a horse jumps into the family pool to cool down, over 200 people attend the biggest nude photo shoot ever undertaken in the Czech Republic…
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Caritas development aid project in Zambia
The Catholic charity organization Caritas has development aid programmes in many countries of the world. It expanded its activities to Zambia just a year ago where it has…
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Anti-monopoly office gives green light for Heineken Krusovice takeover
The Czech anti-monopoly office announced on Tuesday it was giving the green light for Dutch brewing giant Heineken to buy the Czech brewery Kralovsky Pivovar Krusovice…
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Kolace, kroje and convertibles: The Wilber Czech Festival 2007
Wilber, Nebraska, is a hub for Czech-Americans, and was appointed 'Czech capital of the USA' by congress back in 1987. Over the 3rd, 4th and 5th of August, it held its…
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Czechs bracing themselves for weather extremes
With recent weather forecasts predicting droughts and risk of fires, it can be easy to forget that this month five years ago Prague was hit by one of the most disastrous…
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Kosovar babies undergo life-saving surgery in Prague
Edonis and Albion, two babies from Kosovo were flown to Prague in late July for life-saving surgery. Both were diagnosed with serious inborn heart defects by a team of…
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Once Upon a Time in the East
It has been a number of years now since Prague was first named as a favourite destination for weekend revellers intent on boozing: stag or hen parties celebrating a friend…
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