Society
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Straka withdraws from election race after row over citizenship
The Czech Republic lost one of the more colourful candidates for the forthcoming parliamentary elections this week, after the Christian Democrats announced that former…
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Flood waters replace freezing cold, threaten Czech Republic again
After one of the longest winters on record, weather is again the source of problems in the Czech Republic. The brutal cold finally gave way to warmer temperatures this…
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Iva Frühlingova - 'former' Czech model turns successful pop singer
Just a few years ago a young model and singer named Iva Frühlingova captured headlines in the Czech Republic when she released her first studio album titled Litvinov, at…
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Experts cite Maj building as important example of '70s Brutalist architecture
Last month it came to light that Tesco, the owner of the original Maj building in the centre of Prague, was considering demolishing the famous department store in favour…
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Measures come into force to protect farm poultry against bird flu after first case detected in wild…
Experts said it was only a matter of time and they were right. After bird flu had been reported in all of its neighbours, on Monday the Czech Republic finally detected its…
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Czech Republic may have first case of deadly bird flu
The Czech Republic has detected its first case of bird flu in a swan. Veterinary tests showed the presence of the H5 virus although it will not be clear until Wednesday…
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Martin Fell - owner of a Czech cajovna in Glasgow
Martin Fell is the half-Czech co-owner of a Czech style tea-room in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The cosy tea-room has the Czech name Cajovna (phonetically spelled Tchai…
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A misleading baby boom
The Czech Statistical Office presented us with optimistic news on Thursday and the Czech papers were full of it. The number of children being born in the Czech Republic…
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Jaroslava Moserova - politician, doctor, writer and translator - dies aged 76
The veteran politician, doctor and literary translator Jaroslava Moserova passed away in the early hours of Friday morning after a long illness. She was 76. Jaroslava…
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A Bohemian birthday present fit for a queen
It is always a challenge finding a suitable birthday present for someone, at least when that person is a multi billionaire head of state, but this is something with which…
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Director of Bohnice mental hospital: a bed is not enough
Sixteen years after the fall of communism, state-run psychiatric care in the Czech Republic still has not managed to completely shake off the stigma of being misused as…
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Court rules that Kokorin Castle be returned to former owners
It took all of sixteen years but the former owners of Kokorin Castle -the Spacek family - are an important step closer to regaining their family's inheritance. On…
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