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Why are Czechs enjoying less sex than they did under the communist regime? Why is it lethal to let you husband do the washing up? And, an unexpected new challenge for…
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"Secese v Nedbalkach" - women of Prostejov exhibit their early 20th century negligees
The "National Theatre House" in the Moravian town of Prostejov - a centre of the Czech clothes industry - has just put some unusual items on display. The Art Nouveau house…
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Five months of fruitless government talks leave Czechs in a gloomy mood
In one weeks' time Czechs will be marking the 17th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution which toppled the communist regime. Do they still remember what the communist days…
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Hard drug use figures stable but rise in illicit use of heroin substitute
The widespread use of illegal drugs is one of the unwelcome changes brought to the Czech Republic with the fall of communism. The National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and…
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MPs abolish deadline for claims of art objects confiscated from Holocaust victims
In April this year, the Foundation for Holocaust Victims announced that it concluded a compensation programme for Holocaust victims; it had distributed over 4 million…
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The Czech Orthodox Church - a community with a long and rich history in Bohemia and Moravia
Although the Orthodox Church has a relatively small congregation in this country, it has a long and colourful history in the Czech lands. It was the Orthodox Saints Cyril…
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Penny farthing riders view Prague from three feet in the air
The penny farthing bicycle has long since gone the way of the carrier pigeon and the coal-fired railroad train. Nevertheless, Czech devotees of these early bicycles gather…
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Prague weighs means of improving conditions, safety on night trams
For more than a year, city officials have been considering ways of improving conditions on Prague's night trams and night busses. Though popular, night trams often witness…
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Summer time blues
Last Saturday, October 28th, was a special day in a number of ways. For some it was an election day. Although only for some; just 21 percent of eligible voters took part…
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Mailbox
Today we reveal the correct answer to last month's competition question and announce the names of the four lucky winners. We quote from answers from: Steven Karafiat, Paul…
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Magazine
The Prague Castle guard may soon be changing into new uniforms. Who has been complaining about them? And a thief in a dress shop poses as a figurine - but a sneeze gives…
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Business News
In Business News this week: the government prepares to intervene as the national air carrier CSA continues to lose money; the car maker Skoda announces a record jump in…
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