Society
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Even without failed smoking ban, it's 'lights out' at some Prague cafes
This week the Chamber of Deputies struck down a bill amendment that would have banned smoking in Czech restaurants. Opponents of tobacco vow to continue their push to…
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Fighting to keep mentally ill in the community
You can find Camphill communities all over the world. Their philosophy is simple - to create a community where mentally ill and healthy people can live side by side. The…
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Czech restorers to assess damage to famous New Orleans cemetery
Three Czech restorers for a well-known Czech restoration company have begun cooperating with the US organisation Save Our Cemeteries to assess overall damages from last…
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Ads tailored to the Czech mentality?
A TV advertisement for mobile phone operator Vodafone has once again raised the issue of ethics in Czech advertising, in particular the manner in which women are portrayed.
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Roma ghettos - hundreds, not dozens?
Could the number of Roma ghettos in the Czech Republic be much higher than official government estimates? That is the preliminary result of a new study, commissioned by…
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Rudolf Slansky: Former Czech diplomat and Communist era dissident dies aged 71
The former Czech diplomat and Communist dissident, Rudolf Slansky junior, passed away on Monday after a serious illness. He was 71. As the son of the famous Czechoslovak…
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Clean up or pay up - Environment Minister gets tough with German neighbours
Clean up or pay up - that was the stark message of Environment Minister Libor Ambrozek to the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Monday, the latest round in a dispute over…
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Czech and Czech Studies at Glasgow University's School of Slavonic Studies
A few miles away from the centre of Glasgow, in the west of the city, is where you will find Glasgow University, a huge campus with around 20,000 students. Our destination…
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Mailbox
In this week's Mailbox: Easter and Bengali New Year greetings; corruption; fridge decoration; Radio Prague's old signature tunes. Listeners quoted: Christopher Lewis, UK…
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Magazine
The woman who lives with fifty rats! The Czech Republic and Jordan are trying to produce a superior breed of sheep and the plant that travels with bodyguards! The Troja…
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Lety pig farm removal on the back-burner
Lety in south Bohemia is once again in the news - after previously promising to buy a pig farm on the site of a concentration camp where over 300 Romanies died during the…
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Czechs becoming more familiar with dogs that help people
Almost everyone knows about seeing-eye dogs. However, many people are unaware that dogs also can be valuable assistants to people with disabilities. Also, most people…
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