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Baba, Prague’s modernist plateau: architecture, views and European heritage

In Prague off the Beaten Track, Baba reveals dramatic views, functionalist villas from the 1930s, and familiar Prague ...
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Inflation in Czechia held at 2.1% in December as service costs continued to grow

Consumer prices in Czechia rose by 2.1% in December, remaining unchanged from November. This is according to a preliminary ...
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Czech scientists study how salt destroys metal structures to protect bridges and spacecraft

Winter coats roads with salt, slowly eating away at metal. Scientists at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy ...
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From Prague to Australia: the lost photographs of Jiří Viktor Daneš, Czechoslovakia’s first consul down under

Jiří Viktor Daneš was Czechoslovakia’s first consul to Australia. His restored photos are now in a new book.  We spoke with ...
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Czech ammunition initiative to go on: government shifts stance after taking office

The Czech ammunition initiative for Ukraine will continue, despite earlier campaign promises to stop it, Prime Minister ...
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Pavel stressed the need to align public statements on foreign policy

President Petr Pavel emphasised the need to align official foreign-policy statements so that they correspond to Czechia's foreign policy priorities and commitments, the Presidential Office reported ...
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Czech Monty Python fans meet to celebrate International Silly Walk Day

Fans of the British comedy troup Monty Python celebrated International Silly Walks Day on Wednesday. The event celebrates the famous British 1970 sketch 'Ministry of Funny Walks' from the BBC series ...
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The Czech National Bank holds record amount of gold in reserves

Not all of the gold in the ČNB’s reserves is physically stored in its own vaults. Most of it is held abroad, primarily in the vaults of the Bank of England. The central bank plans to increase its gold ...
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Okamura’s New Year speech sparks surge in donations for aid to Ukraine

The controversial New Year’s speech by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura (SPD), has sparked a wave of donations to collections supporting Ukraine, organised by the initiative A ...
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President Pavel met with PM Babiš and refused to appoint Turek environment minister

Babiš announced shortly after the meeting that he had submitted the nomination of Motorists Party MP Filip Turek for environment minister, but President Pavel had refused to appoint him. He also said ...
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Babiš: Pavel refuses to appoint Turek as minister

President Petr Pavel hosted Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at a New Year’s lunch at the Prague Castle. While the event is usually a social occasion, this time the two leaders - without their spouses - ...
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Babiš awaits foreign approvals to resolve his conflict of interest

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is waiting for approval from abroad in order to place his shares in the Agrofert holding into a trust fund. Babiš told reporters on Wednesday that he informed ...