Society
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Government approves repatriation of remainder of Czech community from Kazakhstan
Almost two hundred members of the Czech community in Kazakhstan will now be able to return to their homeland. The government this week approved a programme which will…
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EC report: only Latvia and Austria posting better road record than the Czech Republic
Over 34,000 people have died on Czech roads since 1980. Despite numerous transport ministry and traffic police projects, the number of deaths and injuries is still over a…
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Vsetin mayor in race storm after evicting Romanies from town centre
The town of Vsetin in eastern Moravia is at the centre of what is becoming a nationwide debate over housing, local politics and race relations. Mayor Jiri Cunek's decision…
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New role for pop legend Karel Gott - endorsing foodstuffs
At 67 Karel Gott remains the country's biggest pop star. In a long and very successful career he has sold tens of millions of albums in the Czech Republic, Germany and…
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Praguers celebrate Mexican day honoring the departed
The Mexican holiday Day of the Dead brings together the world of spirits and the world of the living. Celebrants spend the days from October 31 to November 2 remembering…
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All Souls Day in the Czech Republic
All Souls Day - the day of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have passed away - has great significance in the Czech Republic. For the past few days Czechs have…
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Stories of Injustice - those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it
It's just a few weeks now before November 17th, the seventeenth anniversary of the beginning of the Velvet Revolution, when peaceful demonstrations by hundreds of…
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Bone marrow transplant foundation looking for Arab and Kurdish donors
The Czech Republic has around 30,000 registered bone marrow donors. But almost none of them can help a patient who has antigens, substances stimulating immune responses…
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Treasure-hunters and bargain-lovers swarm the Czech Republic's biggest flea market
Many towns in the Czech Republic have a bazar, or a market specializing in cheap clothing and counterfeited western brands. What's less common are flea markets - places…
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War veterans protest "desecration" of military memorial
The National Memorial on Vitkov Hill in Prague is a structure hard to miss. It is a severe rectangular building with no windows, accompanied by a large statue of 15th…
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Franz Kafka Society lauds Japanese writer Murakami
Haruki Murakami—perhaps the greatest living Japanese author—is currently here in the Czech capital. The main purpose of his visit is to collect the annual Franz Kafka…
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Twenty-two personalities awarded with state honours on occasion of national holiday
Saturday, October 28th, marked the 88th anniversary of the foundation of independent Czechoslovakia. On that occasion, Czech President Vaclav Klaus presented high state…
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