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Czech Republic has third swine flu victim
A 56-year-old man today died of swine flu that aggravated his overall severe health condition, Karlovy Vary hospital spokeswoman Zdenka Markova has told CTK.
12 hrs ago | Radio Prague
Lions kill rare white tiger at Liberec Zoo
A rare white tigress was killed by two lions at the Liberec Zoo in north Bohemia on Thursday, as zookeepers stood by helpless, unable to prevent the tragedy.
20 hrs ago | The Peninsula
Czech dissidents bemoan surviving communists
PRAGUE: Twenty years after the peaceful coup that toppled communism in their country, leaders of the 1989 Velvet Revolution agree that Czechs have yet to properly settle accounts with history.
Current Czech Republic probably not stronger than the first
A comparison of democracy in the first Czechoslovak Republic and the first 20 years of post-Communist democracy does not indicate that the current democracy is internally stronger than its predecessor, Dan Hruby writes in weekly Reflex out Thursday.
Don't eulogise greatness: it is not dead yet
Many in the Middle East are too young to remember what happened in 1989. Most would know something of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the protests in Tiananmen Square.
2 lions kill rare white tiger in zoo in northern Czech Republic
A rare white tiger has been killed by two lions in a zoo in northern Czech Republic, a zoo official said Thursday.
Secretary Clinton's Statement on 20th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
Twenty years ago, the people of Czechoslovakia carried forward the wave of freedom that began in the Polish shipyards, surged over the Wall in Berlin, and ultimately liberated millions of people across Europe.
Czech politics emptying, chance for 'Havlism' - Klaus in press
Czech politics is becoming empty 20 years after the November 1989 revolution, opening up space for other, dangerous ideas, and also giving greater chances to "Havlism," President Vaclav Klaus says in an interview for today's issue of daily Mlada fronta Dnes .
Bourke sentenced in bribery trial
A Seal Harbor summer resident was sentenced this past week in New York on bribery charges.
Czech Republic celebrates 20 year anniversary of Velvet Revolution
College students in the Czech Republic are gathering today to retrace the steps of a march that took place on the 17th of November 1989, which changed the course of Czechoslovak history.
Famous Czech photographer Sitensk dies aged 90
Famous Czech photographer Ladislav Sitensky died in Prague on Saturday at the age of 90 years, his grand-daughter Tereza Horka-Sitenska told CTK Sunday.
Successful Czech-Japanese entrepreneur Tomio Okamura on how Velvet Revolution changed his life
Czech-Japanese entrepreneur Tomio Okamura is a household name in the Czech Republic, both for running a successful tourist business to representing one of the country's largest tourist associations.
Czechs Celebrate Fall of Communism 20 Years Ago
With their country in deep political crisis, Czechs took to the streets throughout the country Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of decades of repressive communist rule.
Second swine flu victim reported in Czech Republic
A man died of swine flu consequences in a hospital in Ostrava on Friday, being the second victim of this disease in the Czech Republic, hospital spokesman Tomas Oborny told CTK Saturday.
Atlantic Eye: Velvet Revolution redux
"Yes, Marc, I have received the news of Vladimir Lomeiko's untimely death," Boris Pankin , the last Soviet foreign minister, wrote to me just last week.
Czech Republic loses renowned photographers: Sitensk , Reich
The Czech Republic has lost two renowned photographers, Ladislav Sitensky and Jan Reich, both of whom died at the weekend, the former at the age of 90, the other at just 67.
Three Defence Ministry employees detained over child porn
The Czech police together with the military police detained yesterday three employees of the Defence Ministry suspected of possessing and distributing child porn, Prague police spokeswoman Iva Knolova has told CTK.
Czech press survey - November 16
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel has been the only Czech politician to face up to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the communist regime in the country, Martin Zverina writes in the daily Lidove noviny today, commenting on Havel's speech on Saturday.
Albright considers govt fall, delay of "Lisbon" mistakes
The fall of the Czech government during the Czech Republic' EU presidency and the procrastination with the ratification of the EU reform Lisbon treaty were mistakes, Czech-born former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright said in a debate with students in Prague Saturday.
Czech press survey - November 12
The nomination of European Affairs Minister Stefan Fuele for EU commissioner has revealed that the ideological understanding of the way of the world and the Czech and European society still prevails in the Czech Republic, Petr Uhl writes in the daily Pravo today.
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