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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Music on Radio Prague. Listeners quoted: Pat Barry, Canada; Jacqueline Berting, Canada; Georgine Nadeau, Canada; Mukesh Kumar, India.
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Magazine
Astronomers have called off the hunt for a precious meteor. Need a regional costume from Bohemia, Moravia or Silesia? We know where to get it. And, Moravia's most popular…
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Bohemian Carnevale takes over Prague
Thursday 15 was Fat Thursday, the last Thursday before the fasting period of Lent, as celebrated in Italy, German and Poland, for example. According to tradition, one is…
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New Czech-Slovak clinic offers free medical treatment in Nepal
The country of Nepal has around 29 million inhabitants. At least one third of the population lives below the poverty line and cannot afford medical treatment. But a new…
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President Klaus visits Japan
President Vaclav Klaus and his wife Livia have just ended a four day official visit to Japan. The presidential couple had a packed agenda and did not break their pace even…
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Ferlinghetti exhibition in Prague / A new future for the Vitkov Memorial
In this week's Arts: a new exhibition of drawings and paintings by American "Beat generation" poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti opens in Prague. Also: the National Museum…
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Clairvoyant behind security operation at Prague's Ruzyne Airport
Prague's Ruzyne Airport was put on a high terrorism alert on Wednesday evening after the police received a warning from an unidentified psychic about an alleged terrorist…
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StB files made open to public but full accessibility still some way off
The dreaded StB secret police were disbanded on February 15 1990, less than three months after the start of the Velvet Revolution. But only now have the authorities come…
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Forced "reprogramming" of left-handers abandoned 40 years ago
Around 10 percent of people are left-handed. But it wasn't so long ago that those born left-handed were forced to write with their right hands. Life improved substantially…
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Budvar now using same yeast to make beer for over a century
Enjoying a glass of chilled beer one would hardly think of the complex biochemical process that is beer production. The prime ingredients are malt, hops, water and also…
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Do Czechs prefer Valentine's Day to May 1st ?
February 14th is St Valentine's Day, a holiday marked by lovers throughout many parts of the world. On the day, many send cards (as many as one billion by some estimates…
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Mixed results for Czech Republic in UNICEF international child welfare report
The welfare of children in the world's most advanced states is the focus of an extensive report just released by the United Nations children's organisation UNICEF. It uses…
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