Society
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Anglers descend on Prague for the first ever fly fishing competition in the city centre
Preparations are in full swing for the first-ever international fly fishing competition which is to be held on the Vltava River in Prague this weekend. On Tuesday the…
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Women of Cuba consult Czech counterparts in preparation for political change
The world has been full of speculation over Cuba's future since President Fidel Castro's retreat from the political scene this summer. The 79-year old leader has…
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Villages alarmed by large dam-building plan
A plan just released by the Agriculture Ministry specifies some 200 locations around the Czech Republic where dams could be built in the future. The document has alarmed…
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Kim Campbell: former Canadian Prime Minister promotes democracy around the globe
The 10th annual Forum 2000 conference, which this year focuses on the Dilemmas of Global Co-existence, has brought many leaders from the world of politics, business, and…
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Week against Cancer
Every year some 5,000 of the over 5 million women in the Czech Republic are diagnosed with breast cancer; for at least thirty percent of them the diagnosis comes too late…
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Serge Grimaux a Canadian concert promoter at the helm of Ticketpro
Ticketpro, the Czech Republic's first and largest ticketing agency was founded by a Canadian from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Serge Grimaux, the brains behind Ticketpro and…
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New study shows more Czech women have an alcohol abuse problem
Czech doctors are ringing the alarm: the number of women alcoholics has doubled over the past ten years. In 2005 close to 3,000 women entered Czech clinics with an alcohol…
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Joan Baez surprise guest at Forum 2000 opening ceremony
American singer Joan Baez was the surprise guest at the opening ceremony of the Forum 2000 international conference on Sunday night. She flew to Prague to personally…
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An unusual shelter for the homeless
A few nights ago, as I was walking by Narodni Trida in the centre of the city, which is a popular hang-out spot for the homeless, a loud conversation caught my attention…
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"Austerlitz" - one man's odyssey through the traumas of 20th century history
When I was in London this summer, I found myself with some time to spare, waiting for a train at Liverpool Street Station. I made a point of going out to the small open…
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Magazine
A newspaper vendor acts as midwife, archeologists uncover mammoth bones in Usti nad Labem and the biggest folding story book in the world takes up three rooms and you'll…
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Rare medieval Jewish cemetery beneath Plzen shopping centre?
Almost six hundred years ago, the Jewish community in what is now west Bohemia bought some land on the outskirts of Plzen, west Bohemia, to build a cemetery. A few decades…
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