Society
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New awards encourage writing in the Romani language
Students from a secondary school in Prague where almost all the pupils come from the Roma minority recited poetry, sang and even performed a jazz improvisation at a Prague…
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Kolya celebrates 10th anniversary, Havel takes New York by storm
In this week's edition - playwright Vaclav Havel takes New York by storm in a major retrospective of his works, and also picks up the theatre awards he was denied for more…
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Ski hill operators not worried about lack of snow yet
One thing missing so far from this Christmas season is proper Christmas weather: snowy conditions and temperatures well below zero degrees Celsius. So far this month, the…
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Serial killer highlights hospital safety issues
The case of the male nurse who killed eight patients on his ward has shocked the Czech public and opened up many questions regarding security in hospitals, the…
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"My films are not nice to these people"
One of the most distinctive young voices in Czech filmmaking celebrates her 30th birthday in two weeks: documentarian Erika Hnikova. This autumn she brought out her second…
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Mobile company uses popular antlers to butt heads with competitors
A Christmas advertisement for Vodafone has become one of the most popular ads on Czech television in a long time. It stars one of the country's leading comics - and…
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Lil' devils take over "Mikulas"
The eve of St. Nicholas' Day, known as Mikulas in Czech, has always been special in the Czech Republic. Adults and many teenagers traditionally dress up as St Nicholas, an…
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Descendant of Franz Ferdinand of Austria claims back Konopiste Castle
Seventeen years after the fall of communism, there seems to be no end to court cases demanding the return of property confiscated in the last century. The latest high…
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"Alien" figure of Santa Claus encroaching on Czech traditions, says anti-Santa campaign
With Christmas fast approaching, the figure of Santa Claus is to be seen all over the place in the Czech Republic - in decorations, on shopping bags and in store windows…
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Nurse committed murders to "test" doctors
Police have already dubbed it an unprecedented case in Czech criminal history: a case in which a hospital nurse murdered seven patients by lethal injection, and attempted…
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Celebrity chef Roman Hadrbolec
If you happen to be a celebrity like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Nicholson, or Paul Newman, then you may have heard of Roman Hadrbolec - in fact, you may have tasted his…
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Christmas markets light up Prague
Christmas markets are a Central European tradition that goes back centuries. This weekend, markets appeared in squares all around the Czech capital.
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