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Ornithologists want to try to return the Golden Eagle to its natural habitat in the Beskydy Mountains. Choosing your baby's sex - some Czechs are going to the States to do…
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The great escape - to Austria and freedom via electric power line
This week marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most dramatic escapes from communist Czechoslovakia, when two men crossed the border into Austria on home-made chairs…
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Demand for alcohol-free beer on the rise
The new transport law is also tougher when it comes to punishments for drunk drivers. Although officially, alcohol behind the wheel was not allowed before either, police…
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Police chief surrenders licence after caught doing 190kmph on motorway
There's been a noticeable improvement in driving standards in the three weeks since the introduction of a controversial points system, with most drivers showing far more…
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Prague citizens struggle to cope with extreme temperatures
Many parts of Europe have been hit by a heat wave and the Czech Republic is no exception, with record temperatures recorded in different parts of the country this week…
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Prague residents file class action suit against City Hall over noise pollution
About 100 metres from our studios here at Radio Prague - at the top of Wenceslas Square - runs a very noisy road, the Magistrala. It's bad enough working near it but hard…
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Illegal money changing scams still a problem in centre of Prague
The height of the summer tourist season in the Czech capital comes with a sharp increase of tourists in the streets, as well as an increase in crime. Signs in trams and…
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New official website aims to promote Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has a brand new official website www.czech.cz which features information on everything from castles and chateaux to how to find a job in this country…
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Jirina Siklova: A sociologist, though hardly just an observer
In this edition of Czechs Today, my guest is Jirina Siklova. She has played many different roles in her life, including those of university professor, cleaner, smuggler…
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Generous subsidies of cheaper drugs limiting budget for modern treatment of serious illnesses
Czech patients, compared to patients in the rest of Europe, are facing troubling conditions when it comes to accessibility to modern medicine. Despite having quite a good…
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Producers capitalise on Czech "brand nostalgia"
The Czech Republic seems to have been hit by a wave of brand nostalgia. If you owned a car before 1989, it was most probably a Skoda, you wore Botas shoes, a Prim watch…
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Josip Plecnik chair recovered by Prague Castle
A very popular exhibit of Prague Castle's seating furniture has received two pieces of good news: high demand has extended the exhibit until the end of October, and…
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