Society
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A view from a small town on the bird flu threat
The deadly H5N1 virus - bird flu - has made all the headlines in the Czech Republic in recent days and it is safe to say it is only a matter of time before a positive case…
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Air Wars - the price battle between low-cost airlines in Prague
As the Czech tourist industry grows more successful by the year, the air transport business is likewise becoming all the more lucrative. Low-cost airlines are now…
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Human trafficking: the Czech Republic as a destination country
It's 11:00pm and I'm standing in the lower half of Prague's Vaclavske namesti, or Wenceslaus Square. It is quite a busy intersection as you can hear...and it's also one of…
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Spring season for Czech auction houses starts off with a bang
The Czech Republic's art and antique auction houses certainly have a season to look forward to if this year's opening auction at the Dorotheum auction house in Prague is…
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Tereza Kodickova - registered partnership matter of recognition for gays
Rob Cameron's guest in One on One this week is Tereza Kodickova, spokesperson for the Gay and Lesbian League. On Tuesday, the lower house of parliament will meet to…
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Game farms become popular in the Czech Republic
Among the sweeping changes of the last 15 years in the Czech Republic, the diet of Czechs has also undergone a transformation. Though mostly this has been a shift away…
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Eurostat: Czech population to drop to 8.8 million by 2051
Czech demographers have been saying it for years and now it has been confirmed by the EU as well: Czechs are dying out. A population forecast released this week by the EU…
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Czech-Arab relations tense in wake of cartoon dispute
Czech efforts to get the EU to take a united stand in condemning Islamic violence in the wake of the controversy over caricatures of the prophet Mohammed have failed to…
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Explosives firm weighs steps against Madonna over Semtex
International icon Madonna may be enjoying phenomenal success with her new album "Confessions on a Dance Floor", but her lawyers may have to inform her she's made…
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Case of abused boy given to adoptive parents in Sweden rings alarm bells
The death of four-year-old Eric, a Czech boy who was given to adoptive parents in Sweden less than a year ago, has shocked people in both countries. When he died there…
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New Skoda Roomster unveiled at Geneva International Motor Show
Coming off a record year in 2005, driven by strong sales of its Octavia and Octavia Estate models, Skoda unveiled its first multi-purpose vehicle at the International…
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Yekta Uzunoglu seeks to clear his name in Czech courts
In 1994, Dr. Yekta Uzunoglu, a Kurdish businessman living in the Czech Republic was accused of torture, kidnapping, three counts of attempted murder, and robbery. His…
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