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The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra: Home on the most beautiful stages

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Why study Czech today? Neil Bermel on language, translation and the future of Czech studies

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Rediscovering Jan Hus: beyond the myths and legends

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What's killing the fish? Czech researchers are looking for answers

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Little Hanoi: Next Generation explores what it means to grow up Vietnamese in Czechia

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Is 41.9°C the new normal for Czech summers?

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“We’re 80 years old” – Karlovy Vary to celebrate landmark(s) in style

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Record temperatures in Czechia prompt calls for summer protection of homeless

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Prague Zoo welcomes great-grandson of sea lion Gaston, famous for his 2002 flood escape

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Scholars from around the world gather in Prague for World Czech Studies Congress

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Why Czech leaders quarrel about NATO summit? Their egos!

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Prague's CAMP leaves the iconic Prager's Cubes ahead of major renovation

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KoresponDance: The festival bringing international artists to the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands

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Prague to boast one of Europe's longest street art murals

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Expert: NATO summit dispute linked to next presidential election

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Turning the tide: How man-made forest ponds are bringing water back to the landscape

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"Strawberry dumplings feel like a warm hug in a bowl": Evie Harbury on the magic of Czech cuisine

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Poor tactics, tired players and deeper flaws: why Czechia failed at the World Cup

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Elephant Hansken returns to Czechia after 400 years – this time in metal

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From silent films to Hollywood: St. Vitus Cathedral shines on the silver screen for almost a century

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Pavel-Babiš clash over NATO summit heads to Constitutional Court

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“Incredible excitement”: Hollywood icon Dustin Hoffman set for 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival

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Four-year ban leaves Vondroušová's tennis future in doubt

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Czech public broadcasters hold warning strike over funding reform

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Rare Roman jug buried in 5th-century grave found almost intact in Moravia

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Written for the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra: A Century of music created for the airwaves

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Ukrainian veterans are helping build the future of drones in Czechia

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Julian Lennon: “Behind the camera I could be anybody, which is what makes me happy”

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Can 250 years of weather data be trusted? Inside Prague’s Clementinum Observatory

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Metronome festival celebrates 10th year at new venue

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From Prague Zoo to a brewery and wastewater treatment plant: Troja Festival brings music to unexpected places

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“Like discovering the Holy Grail”: Auschwitz Museum unveils Alfred Kantor’s extraordinary Holocaust sketchbook

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“People will love it in the end”: Jiřího z Poděbrad Square reopens after overhaul

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"It feels like a dream": František D'Agostino joins elite group with one-day ascent of El Capitan's El Niño route

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After decades in exile, a Hollar masterpiece returns to Edvard Beneš's home

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A giant of glass and sound: St. Vitus Cathedral gets powerful new voice

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Unique archive documents thousands of Jews connected to Ostrava

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Praying mantis named Czechia’s Insect of the Year as the species spreads across the country

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SpaceBuzz in action: Rocket shaped simulator enabling virtual journey to space touring Czechia

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New Prague exhibition explores the hidden architecture behind Czechia's cottage culture

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Government preparing U-turn on soft drug policy, experts warn repression could backfire

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“Never give up”: Zdena Mašínová dies at 92

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Ukraine: "You wake up every day and you wait for that one message, that one call"

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Who reads what? The surprising patterns hidden in 17 million library loans

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A village wiped from the map: Lidice lives on in memory

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World Cup 2026: Jiří Hošek on Czechia’s chances, key players and potential breakout stars

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Aleš Svoboda on track to become first Czech aboard the ISS

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Czech linguists race to save the stories of El Salvador's Nahuat Pipil as their language disappears

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Czech priests executed by communist regime beatified as martyrs in Brno

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Vamberk bobbin lace becomes first Czech craft to win EU geographical protection

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Václav Havel Library loses co-founder Dagmar Havlová amid deepening crisis

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Rare African hawk eagle chick hatched at Czech zoo in what is likely a European first

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Inside Phonopolis, the striking new game from Czech studio Amanita Design

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Black-clad broadcasters warn funding reform could threaten media independence

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Closely Watched Trains turns 60: Revisit the station where the Oscar-winning film was shot

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The art that captivated Paris: Historic Mucha poster collection on display

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Czech tennis sensation Jakub Menšík storms into Roland Garros semifinals

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“It’s a big moment”: Prague approves plan paving way for massive number of new flats

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Czech energy giant ČEZ takes first step towards full state ownership

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From Czechia to Myanmar: Karlovy Vary unveils 2026 Crystal Globe competition line-up

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Survey finds widespread experience of teacher-student relationships in Czechia

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Breaking the cycle: New portal to help former prisoners stay clean

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Stalin in Prague: A symbol of electronic music and free spirit

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Madrid memorial honors Czech man who hid victims’ ashes from Nazis

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Could it be Alzheimer’s? Czech scientists develop app to detect early memory problems

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Leaning church or the deepest-sounding bell? Night of Churches invites to explore and reflect all across Czechia

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New gold coin celebrating Plzeň sells for nearly CZK 60,000

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“I’m a fish trapped by a dam. Will you give me a lift?” How car transport helps save eels in Czechia

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Magical garden of Prague’s Rothmayer Villa, photographed by Josef Sudek, opens to public

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Prague unveils new Petřín funicular cars ahead of September reopening

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The Czech Senate at 30: “It prevents Hungarian-style illiberal turns”

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Child dies of diphtheria in Czechia, prompting renewed warning against delaying vaccines

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Richard Falbr, 1990s union leader and politician, dies at 85

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Line-up of eclectic Prague Sounds to include Anoushka Shankar, Shabaka, Max Cooper, more

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Prague Castle’s Renaissance jewel Belvedere undergoing historic renovation

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Nanoplastics penetrate the lungs’ protective barrier: "We have no way to eliminate them," scientists warn

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“Brits and Czechs have a lot of shared DNA,” says Ambassador Matt Field at launch of new book

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This year’s Open House Prague to highlight urban transformation through sites such as Bubny Station and the Savarin riding hall

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About half of the domestic harvest destroyed by spring frost, the cost will be significant

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Fragile Security conference: Ukraine war defining security challenge of our time

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“We’re standing on their shoulders”: Jewish Museum honours war-time staff

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US doctor exposed to Ebola to be treated in Prague under strict isolation

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“Father of detox” Jaroslav Skála began helping people sober up in Prague 75 years ago

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Lynx Bardi crosses Czechia from south to north in record-breaking journey

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Jules Verne’s dream machine takes flight in Czech record-breaking replica

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GLOBSEC bringing political leaders and security experts to Prague this week

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New gallery space opens inside Prague’s iconic Molochov building

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The skull of Saint Zdislava safely extracted from concrete: “It’s a miracle!” say the Dominicans

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Czech Radio Plus conference to spotlight Ukraine’s future and Europe’s defence strategy

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Who is turning 100 and still making children laugh? Meet Hurvínek

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Czech animation at its best: Popular Czech bedtime story character Maxipes Fík turns 50

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Daniel Žižka takes Eurovision stage with Crossroads

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“Reading helps us understand difficult times”: Book World Prague returns with focus on Europe and history

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Pundit: “Artificial” spat over Sudetens congress will impact Czech-German relations

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Prague Archbishop warns thief of priceless human relic he could be struck down by curse

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Šumperáky houses: retro-modernism wrapped in mystery

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Wolfgang Beltracchi, once Europe’s most notorious art forger, is exhibiting in Prague

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New app based on satellite data will help cities better adapt to climate change

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Barbara Hannigan, Sir Simon Rattle and composer Unsuk Chin among highlights of Prague Spring 2026

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Czech-Italian Nico Moro sets off on another epic walk for a cause

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“I’m very ashamed for my club”: Slavia fan on shocking derby scenes

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Fighting the Nazis with humour: wartime broadcasts by the legendary Voskovec and Werich

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Czechoslovak WWII paratroopers honoured in “living” linden tree memorial

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“No boring 19th-century dude”: Prague exhibition revisits the legacy of Vojta Náprstek

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PM enters fray as debate over Sudeten German congress in Brno hots up

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‘Badass survivors of Earth’s first mass extinction’: Prague fossil discovery sheds new light on early life

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“No Orbanization of Czechia!”: Thousands rally in Prague in support of public media

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“Freedom is not a given”: Prague Uprising remembered at Czech Radio

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Anifilm at 25: myths, Japanese animation highlights, and Prince of Persia creator

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Firefighters hold line in Bohemian Switzerland as drought fuels fire risk across Czechia

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Priceless Great Moravia finds displayed in Modrá Treasury

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From erecting maypoles to kissing at Mácha’s statue: Why Czechs celebrate Valentine on May Day

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Czech farmers fear crop losses as nation-wide drought worsens

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“A wonderful surprise”: Peter Sís on designing his first stamp for Náprstek anniversary

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No bidder: Czech authorities now offering Štiřín Chateau for free

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Time for a ban? Seventeen dead in Czechia of Kratom-related intoxication last year

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Ledecká reshuffles team in pursuit of Crystal Globe dream

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YARD, Min Taka or Toyota Vangelis: United Islands opens Prague festival season with fresh names from home and abroad

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Czechia ranks high in Prosperity Index, but sociologist Daniel Prokop warns results can mislead

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Politicians clash over Czechia's defense spending shortfall

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The Přemyslids: A dynasty that shaped Europe revisited at National Museum

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“She remembered every word”: Former ambassador recalls Queen Elizabeth II at book launch

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From London to Bohemia: Benjamin Souček on restoring stately homes, and family roots

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Public service media debate escalates: Employees on strike alert as Babiš meets Chudárek

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Dancing House exhibition marks 30 years of Prague landmark

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Young Czech pianist Jan Schulmeister wins prestigious BBC music award

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Composers Summit Prague tackles AI in music creation

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Carried home by sound: Music of Omar Rojas, Mexico native living in Czechia

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Military camps, US music and Hurvínek: Pilsen prepares for Freedom Celebrations

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Karlovy Vary festival to pay tribute to Havel, Vášáryová, Mariánské Lázně

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Rare aardwolf cubs born at Dvůr Králové Safari Park

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II scores at BAFTA

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Katie Perkins on bringing real US-style bagels to Prague with Bejgl

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Olomouc festival marks 150 years of Czechia’s most pungent cheese

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Government-Senate clash signals U-turn in Czech diplomacy

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Long-awaited Dvorecký Bridge opens in Prague, linking Smíchov and Podolí

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“Better to be in a wheelchair than with communists”: Actor Jan Potměšil dies at 60

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NATO chief Rutte discusses defence spending in Prague talks with PM Babiš

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Elias Grandy on leading the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra into its 100th season: “It’s a mixture of excitement and honour”

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William Kentridge at Kunsthalle Praha: “Jan Švankmajer showed me you don’t need to do Hollywood animation”