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This week in Mailbox: Marathons in the Czech Republic; rent control; Science in the Streets project; RP on shortwave and the mysterious presenter Petr Skala; a look back…
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Magazine
A Czech expedition sets of for the Gobi desert in Mongolia to find a dinosaur skeleton. There's a baby boom at the Czech senate - though nothing to do with the elderly…
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Dramatic rescue of baby girl poses serious questions about child trafficking
The dramatic arrest on Thursday of three men who were allegedly trying to sell a ten-month-old baby girl to Great Britain has shocked the nation. Child activists have…
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Prague observatory shows exhibition on "Astronomical Prague"
If you are visiting Prague over the summer and would like to try something different than the usual sightseeing routes, here is a tip for you. The Stefanik Observatory on…
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Czech Republic to have more primeval forests
Virgin - or primeval - forests are rare in this part of the world where logging and tourism have taxed Nature to a considerable extent. Now there are efforts to try and…
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Czech officers reflect on experience of policing at World Cup
Thirty-two teams were in action at the World Cup in Germany, accompanied by millions of fans. Keeping an eye on them were the German police and officers from many other…
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Czech Open 2006 chess festival to start on Thursday
The east Bohemian town of Pardubice will host a two-week festival of chess, bridge and board games, starting on Thursday. Organisers say it is the biggest European event…
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Czechs find loophole in new point system
As of July 1 drivers on Czech roads have been subject to new regulations and a point system that threatens to take away the licenses of dangerous drivers. Critics of the…
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Kladruby National Stud - breeding unique Old Kladruber horses for over 400 years
For this edition of Spotlight I have come to the Narodni hrebcin, or National Stud, at Kladruby in central Bohemia. Here, by the banks of the River Elbe, unique Old…
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Precious orchid meadows plundered by thieves
There aren't many places in the Czech Republic where you would find orchids growing in the wild. A protected nature reserve in Orlicke hory is one of them. It boasts two…
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Research institute developing "menopause" beer
Czechs drink an average 161 litres of beer annually, about thirty percent more than their German neighbours. But surveys suggest that the number of women partaking of …
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British insurer: Czech Republic pick-pocketing capital of the world
The leading British insurance company Norwich Union has carried out a survey of theft and personal safety in various holiday destinations around the globe. It doesn't make…
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