Society
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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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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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