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News Czech Republic 17.09 -18.09.2012
19.09.2012 10:24
CR:Police say criminal negligence most likely behind bootleg deaths
Police say they believe criminal negligence was behind the outbreak of methanol poisonings in the Czech Republic. At a press briefing in Prague on Tuesday Deputy Interior Minister Jaroslav Hruska said the evidence...
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Davis Cup: Spain to face Czech Republic in final
17.09.2012 12:00
BBC: Defending champions Spain will face the Czech Republic in November's Davis Cup final after beating the United States 3-1 in Gijon.
David Ferrer beat John Isner in four sets to ensure victory after Spain had won the opening two singles matches.
The Czech Republic, defeated by...
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Czechs ban spirits after bootleg alcohol poisoning
17.09.2012 11:59
BBC: The Czech government has banned the sale of all spirits containing more than 20% alcohol following a spate of poisoning that has left 19 people dead.
The ban covers all outlets including restaurants and hotels.
The poisonings have been blamed on bootleg vodka and rum tainted with...
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The sky s the limit
17.09.2012 11:54
ThePraguePost: Professors at the Institute of Aerospace Engineering
in Brno see the potential for experimental aircraft
Courtesy Photo
The VUT 100 Marabu, taking its first test flight in May 2010, is an experimental semi-automated plane that is cost-effective for...
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Cardinal Duka sheds light on church restitution controversy
17.09.2012 11:50
PraguePost: After two decades of dialogue, hopes hang on 135 billion Kč bill
Earlier this year, as the government inched toward a final decision on church restitution - a socially divisive, multibillion-crown affair that has plagued a line of political leaders since the fall of communism -...
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Historic train station faces demolition
17.09.2012 11:49
PraguePost: Conservationists and developers at odds over disused Žižkov depot
A bitter, decade-long battle over plans to redevelop an abandoned cargo railway station in Žižkov will drag on after Prague 3 Town Hall announced it wants another study of the site before any final decision is...
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News Czech Republic 14.09 - 16.09.2012
17.09.2012 10:14
CR: Another victim of methanol poisoning in Prague
A Prague hospital has admitted a second person for methanol poisoning on Sunday. The fifty-eight year old man is conscious and admitted to drinking whiskey or cognac with a man who was hospitalized on Friday evening. More than 30 people...
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New KHL club Lev Praha takes root in Czech capital
14.09.2012 08:34
CR: The newly-formed hockey club Lev Praha has made its debut in the Kontinental Hockey League. The first Czech-based team to join the KHL got two wins out of its three home games before setting off on a tour of Russia and Belarus. But has the new club also succeeded in bringing Czech hockey...
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Seeing Prague through the eyes of the homeless
14.09.2012 08:33
CR: In this week’s spotlight, Radio Prague goes on a special tour with a Pragulic guide to look at a different side of Prague.
It’s 8 p.m. on a Saturday and I’m standing with several others at Prague’s Charles Square waiting to start an unusual tour of the city - a tour that offers a...
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Muffs and veils - Hollar's original take on the Four Seasons
14.09.2012 08:31
CR: Born in Prague, he lived in Brussels, Stuttgart, Cologne, and later London and Antwerp, meticulously recording his surroundings and reflecting the society around him in his art. Václav or Wenceslaus, or even Wenzel, Hollar sounds like a modern-day European artist, but he actually lived...
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