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Border checks and ban on inpatient visits – Czech authorities ramp up measures against coronavirus
In view of the continued global coronavirus epidemic, the Czech Republic’s National Security Council met on Monday and issued a series of new measures aimed at limiting…
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What chance a first female Czech prime minister or president?
Women in this part of the world have had the right to vote since the first Czechoslovak Constitution was approved a century ago. However, Czechs have never had a female…
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National Security Council announces “centralized action” on coronavirus health emergency
Amidst growing fears of the spread of coronavirus, the National Security Council on Wednesday moved to bring the situation under greater control announcing that…
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Phone booths disappearing from Czech streets
There were tens of thousands of telephone booths in the Czech Republic at the turn of the millennium. Today there are only 1,500, with more and more being removed by the…
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Reality in CR shows flight restrictions can’t halt coronavirus, says Prague WHO boss
The first incidences of the new coronavirus in the Czech Republic were announced on Sunday, making the country one of around 70 around the globe to have now registered…
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“Do not panic” – health minister tells Czechs as coronavirus spreads across Europe
As the number of COVID-19 infections continues to rise in Europe, the Czech government is increasing precautions. At a press briefing on Thursday Health Minister Adam…
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NGO: “Czech Republic currently losing fight against statelessness”
The Czech Republic is not doing enough to address the problem of international homelessness, suggests the Prague-based Organisation for Aid for Refugees, which has just…
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The girl who speaks 17 foreign languages: I see languages as music and colours
Eva Spekhorstova has a passion for languages. At the age of 15 she already speaks 17 languages and has an insatiable thirst to learn more as different cultures open up to…
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Czech biochemist involved in developing potential coronavirus treatment
As the new COVID-19 coronavirus spreads from China to countries around the world, scientists are intensifying efforts to produce an effective cure. Among the most…
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New Czech documentary shines light on online child abuse
A hotly anticipated Czech documentary highlighting the danger posed by online predators premieres in Prague on Tuesday. Presenting over-18 actresses as 12-year-olds on…
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Czech debate about Red Army monuments
Monuments to the Soviet Red Army, which were part of the townscape for many years, now find themselves at the centre of a fierce, protracted debate which appears to be…
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Natural burials increasingly offering alternative to grim Czech funeral culture
Funeral culture in the Czech Republic is one of the worst in the world, according to many of those who work in the industry, with up to 70 percent of Czech funerals being…
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