Society
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Local Development Ministry projects annual rise in regulated rents by almost 20 percent
Rents on around 750,000 flats in the Czech Republic are still regulated by the state. But following years of restitution and privatisation, many apartment buildings are…
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Condom sales down as young Czechs lose fear of AIDS
Sales of condoms in the Czech Republic have fallen quite dramatically, according to figures just released: around ten percent fewer condoms were sold between May 2005 and…
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Czech Republic near bottom in consumer group study of European health care
How healthy is the Czech Republic's health care system? Not very, according to a new Europe-wide study by a consumer body called the Health Consumer Powerhouse. It ranks…
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Girolamo Giormani - fighting for the rights of Czech property owners
In this week's One on One, Rob Cameron speaks to Italian property owner Girolamo Giormani, who owns half a dozen apartment buildings in Prague's elegant Vinohrady district…
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"Science in the Streets" - persuading young people to study science
The streets and squares of Prague were turned into temporary laboratories and research centres this weekend for a project called "Science in the Streets." Organised for…
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A week on fast forward
In less than a week's time, the 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will start in the west Bohemian spa town, named after Emperor Charles IV. For centuries the…
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Mailbox
This week: Roma in the Czech Republic; football World Cup; Fathers' Day; smoking ban in restaurants. Listeners quoted: Paul Danello, Janet Kostner, Onno van Eijk, Eve…
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Magazine
Czech celebrities discover flower food -though most Czechs still prefer dumplings. Having trouble bending down? Jaroslav Kucera's sock-aid might be just what you need to…
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Temperatures rising, but are summers really not what they used to be?
The mercury's rising here in the Czech Republic, with maximum daytime temperatures sitting comfortably at 30 degrees Celsius for days on end, and thunderstorms becoming a…
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Fewer Czechs drinking beer?
It's well-known that Czechs drink the most beer per capita in the world. While this is not about to change, a new poll has suggested, that there are many Czechs that don't…
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Exasperated hotel owner saws off own roof to resolve border dispute
A curious international dispute was finally resolved this week - in a rather unusual fashion. The Austrian owner of a hotel located right on the Czech border resorted to…
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The "economy of football"
These days all eyes are on Germany where the football World Cup is well underway. Most would probably agree that football is good business. Good news especially for…
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