Society
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City Hall plans its own Covent Garden near Wenceslas Square
The centre of Prague could soon boast its own version of Covent Garden as an expensive reconstruction project on a marketplace located just off Wenceslas Square is set to…
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Central Europeans, conspiracy theories and nostalgia for Communism
Which Central Europeans are most likely to believe conspiracy theories? Which are most nostalgic for the communist regime or pro-NATO? The answers may well surprise you…
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New mobile phone app to help drug users and homeless
A Czech non-profit organisation based in Brno has developed a special mobile phone application for drug users and people living on the streets. Called Čára or Line, it…
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Facebook takes main Big Brother award in Czech Republic
The Czech Big Brother awards, recognizing the biggest privacy intruders of 2018, have gone to Facebook, the Czech Financial Administration and the company iRobot…
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“We can mix anything you want”, says owner of Brno’s world famous bar chain
When 23-year-old Jan Vlachynský and his friend decided to open a bar in their local town they placed their bets on originality and customer service. Seven years later it…
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New media freedom watchdog established in Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has a new media freedom watchdog. A number of leading journalists this week established a Czech branch of the International Press Institute (IPI), a…
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Czech cardinal Dominik Duka agrees to meet victims of sexual abuse by priests
Pope Francis this month publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and has vowed to do more to fight the problem. The issue came to the…
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David Černý’s CyberDog: an (educational) ‘nuts and bolt’ tour of Europe’s first robotic wine bar
You could be forgiven for mistaking the CyberDog Technology and Information Centre on the outskirts of Prague for a “wine bar”, the futuristic two-storey structure housing…
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Mobile teams and new medication helping take Czech psychiatric care out of institutions
Psychiatric care in the Czech Republic has been profiting from a trend towards external care, which keeps psychiatric institutions from overflowing and lets patients…
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Game over: Czechia no longer the ‘casino of Europe’, slot machine bars disappearing
A decade ago, the Czech Republic had more gaming machines per capita than any other country in the European Union. But “one-armed bandits” have steadily disappeared from…
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‘Dry February’: Beer-loving Czechs find month of abstinence leads to having more energy, better sex
The organisation Liga otevřených mužů, or League of Open Men, is currently running its seventh “Dry February” campaign. The aim is to encourage Czechs to abstain from…
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Massive queues as eager collectors wait to pick up jubilee currency
To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the introduction of the crown, the Czech National Bank has issued special coins and banknotes that members of the public can…
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