Society
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Czech singing legend Karel Gott gets own museum
Karel Gott is by far the most successful Czech singer. He has won the Golden Nightingale, a prestigious annual music award, 31 times and is, at 67, a living legend. And he…
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Czech UNICEF targets aid to Rwandan children
For a relatively small central European country of over ten million, the Czech Republic is doing its share to help needy children in Africa. Over the past four years…
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Crooks - posing as police at fake checkpoint - hit Brinks van in major heist
These days the area around Slavkov near Brno is probably best-known for recreations of the famous Battle of Austerlitz where Napoleon was victorious in 1805. But on…
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Holistic medicine stands on firm ground in the Czech Republic
Alternative medicine is a booming industry in western countries and the Czech Republic has not been slow to pick up this trend. More and more centres in Prague are…
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First IBM PC launched on the world market 25 years ago
For many of us life without a personal computer would be unthinkable. Would you believe that the first IBM PC was launched on the world market just 25 years ago this…
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Czech roads one month after new law puts brakes on bad driving
It's been over a month since the new driving regulations and a rather strict point system came into effect in the Czech Republic, and there has been both approval and some…
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Heatwave followed by floods
After July's tropical heat most people welcomed the first August showers with relief. But several days of persistent rain have produced a different problem - a wave of…
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Michal Basch - an unusual boyhood in Jerusalem
Michal Basch (Civic Democrats) has been mayor of Prague 2 for eight years now, and is looking forward to retiring in a few months time. But when we met at his office on…
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At home in Prague, for now
"You're in Prague, not home. But home for now!" It was a line in an email I received a few days ago, from someone I met while on vacation recently. He wrote to say that he…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: We announce the winners of our listeners' competition as well as a new question for August. We quote from e-mails sent by: Bob Boundy, Harry T. Klugel…
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Magazine
Women's knickers have become the latest driving accessory for some Czech motorists! Czech zoologists are studying a unicorn-snail with only one tentacle, and most Czechs…
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Bohemian royal Premyslid dynasty died out 700 years ago
Exactly 700 years have passed since the last male member of the Bohemian royal dynasty, the Premyslids, died. On August 4, 1306, king Wenceslas III. was murdered in the…
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