Society
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Legendary Czech songwriter Karel Svoboda dies at 68
Czechs were shocked on Sunday night to hear of the death of Karel Svoboda, one of the country's most popular songwriters. Svoboda - who had written hundreds of hits and…
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Charles Bridge statue vandalized
Someone has damaged a valuable historical artifact on Prague's Charles Bridge. While the sculpture itself remains intact, the golden lettering surrounding the figure was…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: post-war persecution of ethnic Germans, politicians' infidelity, Czech jazz music. Listeners quoted: Rudolf Pueschel, Karin Roos, Pat Barry.
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Strictly not ballroom
Ballroom dancing has a long and rich tradition in Bohemia that has flowered here for decades: during Czechoslovakia's first republic, between the wars, even under…
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To kill two "flies" with one "blow"
Today's idiom comes from "Želva" or "Tortoise", a very popular song by the 1960s Czech answer to the Beatles - the band Olympic. The phrase we'll learn today is the Czech…
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Magazine
What's in that bottle? The Pilsner brewery hides away a few cans and bottles for future generations. Chihuahua Ondra - long dead but still making headlines. And, making an…
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Local officials meet US Ambassador over radar base
This week the United States officially petitioned the Czech Republic for authorization to operate a radar base about 35 kilometers southwest of Prague. Today the American…
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Relations between Germans and Czechs considerably warmer ten years after Czech-German Declaration
German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a brief visit to the Czech Republic on Friday to discuss the future of the EU constitution and other issues with Czech prime minister…
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Imitation cheese found on Czech pizza
Everyone knows the basic ingredients of pizza are dough, tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese. But a new study has found that much of the pizza being served in the Czech…
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International relief organisation opens new branch in Prague
Medecins Sans Frontieres the Nobel-prize-winning humanitarian relief organisation has just opened an office in Prague, a move it hopes will see an upsurge in the number of…
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New project aims at boosting self-confidence of the labour force
The civic organisation Promethea has just launched a new project aimed at boosting the self-confidence of the Czech nation, especially those in the labour force. The…
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Czech flasks pose cancer risk, say Italian authorities
One of the country's biggest manufacturers of kitchenware is recording millions of crowns in losses. The Italian authorities have banned the sale of a number of thermal…
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