Society
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Proposed new law aims to limit risks of passive smoking
This week has been a good one for Czech anti-smoking campaigners. On Tuesday the High Court in Brno supported a lawsuit taken by one tenant in an apartment building to ban…
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Brno capitulates in dispute over Villa Tugendhat
The city of Brno has relented. Brno's city council yesterday approved a plan to return the Villa Tugendhat, a UNESCO landmark, to the children of the original owners. The…
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"Alarming" number of gambling addicts raises questions over liberal gaming laws
There are around 130 casinos in the Czech Republic. Alongside them, there are hundreds more arcades known as herna - gaming - bars. In fact, there are over 50,000 slot…
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Traditional Czech wood for musical instruments in short supply
The deep forests of the Sumava Mountains in South Bohemia used to abound in spruce trees whose wood was of such high quality that it was used for the production of musical…
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US scientist using Prague records to study probability of record temperature events
The subject of global warming seems to be rarely out of the news these days, with even George Bush - known to critics as the "Toxic Texan" - talking of "the serious…
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Vltava River to get two "new" islands
In 2002, the Prague district of Karlin was one of the worst-affected by flooding on the Vltava river. Restoration of damaged buildings continues to this day, but Prague…
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Legendary Czech songwriter Karel Svoboda dies at 68
Czechs were shocked on Sunday night to hear of the death of Karel Svoboda, one of the country's most popular songwriters. Svoboda - who had written hundreds of hits and…
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Charles Bridge statue vandalized
Someone has damaged a valuable historical artifact on Prague's Charles Bridge. While the sculpture itself remains intact, the golden lettering surrounding the figure was…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: post-war persecution of ethnic Germans, politicians' infidelity, Czech jazz music. Listeners quoted: Rudolf Pueschel, Karin Roos, Pat Barry.
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Strictly not ballroom
Ballroom dancing has a long and rich tradition in Bohemia that has flowered here for decades: during Czechoslovakia's first republic, between the wars, even under…
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To kill two "flies" with one "blow"
Today's idiom comes from "Želva" or "Tortoise", a very popular song by the 1960s Czech answer to the Beatles - the band Olympic. The phrase we'll learn today is the Czech…
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Magazine
What's in that bottle? The Pilsner brewery hides away a few cans and bottles for future generations. Chihuahua Ondra - long dead but still making headlines. And, making an…
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