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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: Festival Mitte Europa; we get back to the use of the US dollar in Radio Prague's reports; Czech music featured at London Proms. Listeners quoted…
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Magazine
Why are beer drinking competitions a thing of the past? The police in Opava are patrolling the town on in-line skates, and the litter bin that burps - the latest pub craze…
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Novel form of transport makes an impression in Prague
Visitors to Prague can get around the city by various means of transport: metro, tram, bus, taxi - and now - Velotrixi. These colourful, three-wheel pedal-driven vehicles…
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Czech birth-rate rising but population still ageing
Exactly a year ago, Radio Prague reported that the Czech Republic was experiencing something of a baby boom, especially in the summer months when maternity hospitals…
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Government sends aid to Israel and Lebanon
The eyes of the world are currently on the Middle East, where the conflict between Israel and Hizbullah in Lebanon shows no signs of abating. The Czech Republic is in the…
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Mant Czechs neglect to use sun block as skin cancer rates rise
Every summer we are warned about the risks of spending too much time in the sun. But try to find a spot by the water in the Czech Republic and you may be out of luck…
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New ads for Prague to appear on CNN for next three months
From the start of this week two advertisements for Prague have been appearing several times a day on the international TV station CNN, drawing attention to the Czech…
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Emergency state called off after Tuesday's power grid failure
The Czech Republic experienced its biggest blackout for three decades on Tuesday, when the country's energy grid collapsed. The reason seems to be the ongoing heat wave…
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Czech wine producers and their role in the European wine sector
"If we do not make a bold reform proposal, there will be wine producers in Europe who will suffer a painful death," said European Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer…
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Blaze in national park contained
After three days and four nights, fire fighters say they have managed to put out a forest fire in the Ceske Svycarsko (or Bohemian Switzerland) national park in the north…
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More senior officials accused of flouting traffic regulations
Just days after the Czech Republic's police chief was caught speeding, other senior officials are also in hot water for breaking the rules of the road. A senior traffic…
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Renowned author Ludvik Vaculik turns eighty
This past Sunday, Ludvik Vaculik celebrated his 80th birthday. One of the Czech Republic's most well-known and respected writers, Ludvik Vaculik has been part of the Czech…
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