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Sat, 09 Oct 2021 22:20:02 +0000
Wimbledon winner and ice hockey world champion Jaroslav Drobný born 100 years ago
Jaroslav Drobný was part of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team that won the country’s first World Championships in ice hockey in 1947. He would go on to win in the Wimbledon doubles in 1954 – as a citizen of Egypt. Published: Sunday, October ...

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Photographer Josef Koudelka: “I don’t believe in inspiration”
Photographer Josef Koudelka is world famous for works such as his Gypsies series, indelible shots of the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of his native Czechoslovakia and, in more recent times, powerful landscapes. Now 83, Koudelka has donated many of the ke...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:50:02 +0000
Day of Architecture gets underway across Czechia and Slovakia
Day of Architecture gets underway across Czechia and Slovakia Published: Friday, October 1, 2021Full story: Radio Prague

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:50:03 +0000
“Havel fed them poems”: New book dives deep into history of Plastic People
The jailing of members and associates of the Plastic People of the Universe famously sparked Czechoslovakia’s Charter 77 human rights movement. The underground rock legends’ discography is the subject of a new book, A Consumer Guide to the Plasti...

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 22:50:02 +0000
15 years ago, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni became an honorary Prague citizen
King Sihamoni studied in Prague from 1962 to 1975, and calls Czechoslovakia his ‘second home’. He is the only living monarch who speaks Czech. Published: Sunday, September 19, 2021Full story: Radio Prague

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 06:20:02 +0000
Libeň has been part of Prague for 120 years
Libeň was annexed to Prague as the last suburb before the establishment of Czechoslovakia. The largest district of Prague 8 has witnessed many historical events. Published: Sunday, September 12, 2021Full story: Radio Prague

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:50:02 +0000
Keeping Czech alive in Chicago
America’s “Second City” has a long Czech history. Once home to a lively community of immigrants from Bohemia and Moravia, the suburb of Cicero still has a school named after the first Czechoslovak president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. Nearby “C...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Prime Ministers of Czechia, Slovakia and Austria speak against illegal migration
Prime Ministers of Czechia, Slovakia and Austria speak against illegal migration Published: Wednesday, September 8, 2021Full story: Radio Prague

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:20:02 +0000
Hynek Pallas on growing up in a Czech cultural hub in Sweden
Journalist and film critic Hynek Pallas grew up in a notable Czech household in Sweden, where his dissident family settled after being forced out of Czechoslovakia. From their home, his father Jiří Pallas ran the label Šafrán 78, releasing music ...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:20:02 +0000
Czechoslovak Legionaries Association celebrates its 100th anniversary
Members of the Czechoslovak Legionaries Association took part in a ceremonial march through Prague to celebrate their 100th anniversary at the weekend. The Czechoslovak Legionaries Association is the oldest veteran organization in the Czech Republic,...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Czechoslovak Legionary Association march marks 100th anniversary of its foundation
Czechoslovak Legionary Association march marks 100th anniversary of its foundation Published: Saturday, September 4, 2021Full story: Radio Prague

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 22:20:01 +0000
African American poetry in Czechoslovakia, viewed through a Cold War prism
Dr Františka Schormová was awarded Charles University’s highest academic accolade this spring for her dissertation titled “African American Poets Abroad: Black and Red Allegiances in Early Cold War Czechoslovakia”. The young literary scholar ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:20:01 +0000
Czech govt aims to reintroduce ‘master craftsman’ qualification scrapped in 1949
Finding a good bricklayer, carpenter, roofer has long been a challenge in the Czech Republic. By some estimates, the domestic market lacks over 300,000 such craftsmen, leading companies to recruit workers from abroad, in particular from Slovakia, Pol...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:20:01 +0000
News digest: General Prosecutor's Office premises closed to some journalists
Students and pupils returned to schools. Kitchen of the hospital became coronavirus hotspot. Slovak company to produce components for combat vehicles. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:50:01 +0000
Most journalists barred from general prosecutor's press conference on acquittal
The resolution raises legitimate doubts, the Special Prosecutor’s Office commented. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:50:01 +0000
Woman delayed a robber with oral sex. How did the case end?
The robber is in prison, but the court did not examine whether the woman from the petrol station incident was a victim of sexual violence. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:50:01 +0000
Former spy boss acquitted due to procedural errors and lack of evidence
Deputy General Prosecutor Jozef Kandera outlined his reasons to unexpectedly acquit Pčolinský on more than 70 pages. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:50:01 +0000
Wooden beams ripped from village church by tornado being turned into cross for Pope Francis
Wooden beams from the dome of a church damaged by a tornado in the Moravská Nová Ves village in southern Moravia are being made into a cross for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to neighbouring Slovakia. The cross, which is almost finished, will ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:20:01 +0000
Central Slovak company will create components for Lynx combat vehicles
Partnership with Rheinmetall should support and strengthen the Slovak economy and local defence industry. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Slovakia wins more medals in Tokyo. Para-athlete and para table tennis players celebrated
Marián Kuřeja defended the bronze from Rio de Janeiro, while two para table tennis teams ended third. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:20:02 +0000
New school year starts, schools reporting delays in rapid test delivery
Schools should remain open if the epidemic situation significantly deteriorates. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Central Slovak company will create components for Lynx vehicles
Partnership with Rheinmetall should support and strengthen the Slovak economy and local defence industry. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Ways to create a functional innovation ecosystem
Selected experts share their view on what are the key ingredients to create a functional innovation ecosystem in Košice. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Where to encounter Pope Francis in Slovakia? Events are scheduled for two days
People can choose out of two eastern and one western town. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 01:50:02 +0000
Malacky: Where the Pálffy flair is unmistakable
The Holy Stairs and a Renaissance manor house await visitors of Malacky. Published: Thursday, September 2, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:20:02 +0000
Hundreds protested in Bratislava on Constitution Day, traffic blocked
Gatherings were held to protest against the government and vaccination. Published: Wednesday, September 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:50:02 +0000
Opposition and anti-system groups protested in Bratislava and Košice
Protesters blocked the roads in Bratislava, one protest in Košice was attended by a former president. Published: Wednesday, September 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:20:01 +0000
Hundreds are protesting in Bratislava on Constitution Day, traffic blocked
Gatherings are being held to protest against the government and vaccination. Published: Wednesday, September 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:50:02 +0000
Andrejčík wins a gold medal for Slovakia in boccia
Wednesday brought another success for the Slovak Paralympic Team. Published: Wednesday, September 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:50:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 199 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 395,100. Published: Wednesday, September 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator



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