Society
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"Four seconds of fame" for Czech knife in Bond movie
What do James Bond and the Czech hobby of mushroom picking have in common? I won't keep you guessing - it is a knife - more precisely knives produced by the Czech company…
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Citizens' initiative seeks anti-discrimination law
Since the New Year began, Czechs have been marking the 30th anniversary of Charter 77, the dissident movement that sought to bring respect for human rights to Communist…
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Over 30 Prague schools scoured for bomb after anonymous threat
Over 30 church schools in Prague closed for the day on Friday after getting an anonymous bomb threat. Police and bomb disposal experts have been scouring the schools and…
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Active retiree receives award for services to Czech-US relations
Jirina Zizkovska LaVine recently received the Czernin Palace Memorial Bronze Medal. Every year the Czech ambassador to the United States confers the prize on an individual…
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After 69 years, Tugendhat family wants villa returned
The Villa Tugendhat in Brno is the Czech Republic's only UNESCO site built in the 20th century. Considered a masterpiece of Modernism, the opulent family home was…
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Change in Czech TV main news time benefits Nova
Many Czechs catch their television news in the early evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock. But which particular news programmes they choose to watch has changed somewhat since…
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Have young Czechs given up on marriage?
According to the European Union's Statistical Office Eurostat Czechs are at the top end of the European divorce ladder - second only to Belgians and Estonians. At the same…
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Musician Michal Prokop still ashamed of signature on 1977"anti-Charter"
January marks two important anniversaries. It's 30 years since the release of the Charter 77 human rights declaration, and also the 30th anniversary of the so-called "anti…
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Listeria outbreaks no major cause for alarm
Recently the papers here have been full of alarming reports concerning listeria infection in the Czech Republic. So far this year, there have been a number of highly…
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As rights group shuts down, chairman says Czech gays and lesbians must catch up with the tolerant…
After seventeen years in the movement, Jiri Hromada is moving on. Last week he announced that Gay Iniciativa, the lesbian and gay rights group he has led for the past…
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Polish priest spy scandal sends shockwaves through Catholic Central Europe
Poland was rocked to its foundations this weekend, when the newly-appointed Archbishop of Warsaw Stanislaw Wielgus was forced to resign after admitting he knowingly…
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So what's with the government?
So, another year has gone by - and although Santa was generous to us Czechs as usual - one thing he forgot to bring is a stable government. Still, over the extended…
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