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Aeroflot plane makes emergency landing in Prague
Thursday started off like any other day in the flight control tower at Prague's Ruzyne airport. But that routine calm ended just after 10 am, when controllers received two…
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The future for Czech board games
Year after year in the Czech Republic more and more people have grown increasingly interested in board games gaining in popularity here. There are perhaps only a handful…
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Life saving drug monitoring system to become accessible to all pharmacies
The Czech Chamber of Pharmacies is working on a new project to help chemists monitor the combination of drugs used by their clients. With the help of computer software and…
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New book pays tribute to late Radio Prague broadcaster Olga Szantova
For many people, for many years, the Olga Szantova was THE voice of Radio Prague. Almost three and a half years after she passed away, a new book has been published in her…
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Ivan Kral: A Czech rock icon reflects on his life and career
Ivan Kral is perhaps the only Czech to have left his mark on the history of rock music. He was in an early incarnation of Blondie, worked with the great Patti Smith for a…
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Decoding the Guardians of Prague streets
Much of the most interesting historic art in Prague is on view every day of the year, all hours of the day. But you'll have to be prepared to crane your neck a bit to see…
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The strange tale of the Prague English Grammar School
Today the English College in Prague is one of several private secondary schools where pupils are taught in the English language. In this day and age, this is nothing…
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Magazine
The town of Ustek enjoys its annual Angels' Mass, a nativity scene in a poppy head and what does Jezisek look like? Find out more in a Christmas edition of Magazine with…
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Cardinal Spidlik on the significance of Christmas
The Czech-born Catholic theologian Tomas Spidlik is a specialist on Eastern and Slavic Christian spirituality and also a prolific author. Even though he has not lived in…
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Charles Bridge to get its own museum
Charles Bridge is one of the most famous symbols of Prague, but did you know that it was known simply as the "stone bridge" until the 19th century? Or that the statues of…
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Night tram patrols to begin in January
Anyone who has spent time in the Czech capital will likely be familiar with the city's night trams - a dependable means of getting around the city in the late hours. Over…
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Merkur - a household name for more than eight decades
Many generations of Czech children have dreamt of finding this item underneath their Christmas tree. It was true for decades that when you said the word Merkur to a child…
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