Society
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The Rajko Ensemble: celebrating the influence of Romany tradition on classical music
The Gypsy fiddler is an enduring Romany stereotype, but we often forget there are also many Romany classical musicians and that in Central Europe the Romany tradition has…
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Magazine
Hundreds of jokes are based on national stereotypes. But is there any truth in national stereotyping? Researchers say: not so. The "million crown bed" has finally made it…
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Czechs buy up bird flu medicine on the market
As the fight to stop the lethal bird flu virus from becoming a global pandemic gathers pace, health organizations are trying to provide the public with ever more…
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Musician, architect appeal to President Klaus to raise EU flag over Prague Castle
The Czech Republic has been a member of the European Union since May 2004, but the EU still has the potential to cause controversy. The EU flag flutters over the Foreign…
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Government approves national family policy
The Czech Republic currently has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, second only to Ukraine and China. Although there are conflicting views as to whether the state…
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Czech Republic takes precautions against possible flu pandemic
The World Health Organisation has advised countries to prepare for a possible flu pandemic which could kill between 2 and 7 million people worldwide. Such a pandemic could…
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Association for International Affairs hosts debate on EU & US approaches to int'l terrorism
The Czech non-profit organisation the Association for International Affairs held a public discussion on Tuesday looking at differences in approach towards international…
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Usti nad Labem unveils Holocaust Memorial
It has been sixty years since the end of the Second World War but it was not until last Sunday that the northern Czech industrial town of Usti nad Labem unveiled a…
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Czech public TV still under pressure from politicians despite improved legislation, study finds
How independent and free of political pressure are public TV stations in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe? That is a subject addressed in an extensive new study…
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Belarus presidential candidate appears at Forum 2000
In Belarus this month allied opposition activists agreed on a single candidate to challenge the autocratic rule of President Alexander Lukashenko in next year's…
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Ahmed Hamza - Iraqi paediatrician learning modern heart defect diagnosis
Rob Cameron's guest in this week's One on One is Dr Ahmed Hamza, a 37-year-old paediatrician from the Iraqi city of Basra. He recently left his troubled homeland and his…
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Minorities and public broadcasting: are they being presented properly?
Under Czech law, public service broadcasters are obliged to devote programming time to minorities living in this country such as Slovaks and Roma. In this week's Talking…
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