Society
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OECD criticizes Czech Republic for lack of day nurseries
Being the parent of a small child while making one's living at the same time is not an easy thing to do in the Czech Republic, as there is a serious shortage of day…
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Brno city hall makes U-turn in Tugendhat villa case
It was a U-turn that few had expected. Less than two months after Brno city hall decided to return the UNESCO-listed villa Tugendhat to the descendants of its pre-WWII…
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President Klaus savages "dangerous" green lobby over global warming
President Vaclav Klaus has launched another fierce attack on the green lobby, claiming that "ambitious environmentalism" poses a greater threat to society than communism…
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Fashion takes over the city of Prague
Prague is not known as a city of fashion. However, the country's most important event in this field - the twice-annual Prague Fashion Week - is getting more popular every…
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Working copy of "Bathory" stolen by production manager in inside job
It's being billed as the most expensive film ever made in Central Europe, so reports that a working copy was stolen from an editing room caused something of a stir. The…
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Czech military hospital personnel leave for Afghanistan
Around 30 Czech soldiers left Prague on Monday to join up with their colleagues in the Afghan capital Kabul where a Czech military field hospital is being set up. The…
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Is Prague ready to host the Olympics?
Up to now, Czechs have always had to cheer on their Olympic heroes like Emil Zatopek and Jan Zelezny from afar, in such far flung places as Helsinki and Seoul. In the not…
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IKEM study shows pollution lowers sperm count
It is estimated that in Prague, every sixth couple who are trying to have a baby need to seek help from fertility clinics. The last eighty years have seen the male sperm…
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Village of Trokavec says "No" to radar base in back yard
The little village of Trokavec, nestling on the edge of the Brdy Hills, found itself in the eyes of the world's media on Saturday, as local people voted in a referendum on…
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Humanist Jan Tamas - world should be run by people power, not politicians
Rob Cameron's guest in this week's One on One is Jan Tamas, a member of the Czech humanist movement, and also the spokesman of "No to Bases", an initiative against the…
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Tough climbs to '80s Czech disco & Kabat
A while back my former editor-in-chief overheard that in my off-hours I had gotten into a new sport, at least newer in the Czech Republic: he scratched his head when…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Mystery regarding old Czech/British film solved; primary education in Czech Republic; One on One theme tune once again; President Klaus in America…
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