Society
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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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Dispute over blood alcohol content clouds application of points system
The new penalty points system has been in place on Czech roads for just under three weeks, but already a dispute has arisen between the police and prosecutors' office over…
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Crosswords - second most widespread pastime in Czech Republic
As we reported last week, the largest European festival of chess and board games is currently underway in the town of Pardubice in East Bohemia. Czechs in general are…
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Czechs leave Lebanon in convoys, fashion designer Blanka Matragi decides to stay
After witnessing Israel's wave of attacks against the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon, a group of eleven Czechs were happy to return to safety on Sunday. Dozens of Czechs…
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Mailbox
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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