Society
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"Medicinal beer spa" opens in West Bohemia - but is beer really good for you?
There's nothing like a cold beer at the end of the day to ease those stresses and strains. The small Chodovar brewery in West Bohemia has taken the healing power of beer…
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Baby boxes remain controversial
It took years to convince the Czech health ministry to allow the setting up of a baby box which would enable mothers to give up their unwanted child anonymously. After…
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Police, specialists, uncover dangerous chemicals at storage site
At the weekend a store of hundreds of different chemicals was uncovered by police at a warehouse site in the region of Hradec Kralove, Central Bohemia. Three people have…
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Mailbox
In Mailbox this week: Charity projects covered on Radio Prague; the Czech national tree; 'beer spa'; author Josef Skvorecky. Listeners quoted: Marcel Voracka, Karin Roos…
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Magazine
Emergency aid for drunk cyclists. Making ornaments in the town of Happiness and where are the prostitution road signs in the west Bohemian town of As disappearing to? Find…
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Ceska Kamenice named "historic town of the year" for 2005
Every year the Association of Historic Towns and Villages in the Czech Republic holds a competition, to award the town it feels has done most to preserve its architectural…
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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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