Society
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Honza "Point" Kalab - a street artist in more ways than one
The independent street artist Honza Kalab, who goes by the name of Point, has put up scores of sculptures on buildings around Prague. His pieces, made from gypsum, come in…
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Czechs break world record in longest kiss
Czechs love crazy competitions. Don't ask me why, because I have never heard of any sensible explanation. Maybe they just like the challenge involved. They are prepared to…
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Magazine
It's been dubbed the little Czech Pisa, but its days are numbered. Are women in Jihlava just too sexy? And, a 15th century Prague Bible has unexpectedly come to light…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Disputes over the ownership of Prague's St Vitus Cathedral; security measures at Prague Ruzyne Airport; contact for Czech ski jumper Jan Mazoch; Radio…
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Czech-made party drug gains popularity in neighbouring Germany and Austria
"Flyer's chocolate", "shabu" or "gingerbread" - currently the most popular hard drug in the Czech Republic has a lot of names and a colourful history. It was first…
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Prison Service criticised for prison calendar featuring female silhouettes
Last year the Czech Prison Service decided to commission a calendar for 2007 that would be just "a little bit different", a calendar featuring shapely female silhouettes…
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Zizkov TV Tower celebrates its 15th anniversary
One of the most controversial buildings in Prague, the futuristic Zizkov TV Tower, is this week celebrating its 15th anniversary. Long before that date, many people in…
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New initiative demands final settlement of disputes between Church and State
Last week's Supreme Court ruling, which handed control of Prague's St. Vitus' Cathedral to the Czech state has once again focused attention on the tense relationship…
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Roma evictions back in the spotlight
When the then mayor of Vsetin Jiri Cunek evicted several hundred Romany rent defaulters from their homes and re-housed them in hastily erected portacabins and vacant…
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Czech politicians under suspicion of corruption involving Gripen deal
The Czech Republic may be about to face one of the biggest corruption scandals in the country's history. Britain's Serious Fraud Office is running an investigation to…
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Do you speak Slovak?
The only foreign language which Czech television does not dub is Slovak. Most Czechs don't mind. For 73 years of the 20th century Slovakia was part of their home country…
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Steep rise in number of domestic abusers cast out of homes in Prague
A new law that came into effect this year, allowing the police to expel domestic abusers from their homes for ten days, appears to be bearing fruit. While four men were …
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