Friday, 19 March 2010
News | ČTK
Foreign Ministry disputes Amnesty International's report on arms exports

The Foreign Ministry that approves all applications for arms export before the Industry Ministry gives its final consent is sure that it proceeds correctly in its decision making, Jiří Beneš of the ministry's press department told ČTK yesterday in response to a report by Amnesty International.
Prague | ČTK
March in support of Cuban political prisoners staged in Prague

Some 30 people yesterday took to streets of Prague for the seventh time in support of Cuban political prisoners.

 

 
News | ČTK
Czech detectives bust one of biggest forgery gangs in Europe

Detectives from the organised crime unit broke up in late February a gang of forgers that is probably one of the biggest in Europe, unit's director Robert Šlachta told journalists yesterday.
News | ČTK
Senate approves more troops for Afghanistan

The Senate yesterday approved reinforcement of the military mission in Afghanistan by 55 soldiers, but the fate of the proposal remains uncertain since the Chamber of Deputies adjourned its decision earlier in the day.
National | Radio Prague
Young doctors up in arms over pay and conditions

Young doctors getting residency training at clinics and hospitals in the Czech Republic are increasingly unhappy with their working conditions, with some saying they have no option but to leave the country.

National | ČTK
MfD: Scientists find way to stop tumour growth

Scientists at the Genetics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences have found a way to hinder growth of malignant tumours, daily Mladá fronta Dnes reported yesterday.
National | ČTK
Senator: Secret services misuse asylum applicants

According to Senator Jaromír Štetina, deputy head of the Senate security committee, the secret services abuse asylum applicants by trying to recruit them as informers.
Life»
Life | ČTK
Rare medieval Jena Codex on display at Prague Castle

The late 15th-century Jena Codex, part of the Czech National Museum's collections on display very rarely, is exhibited at Prague Castle since yesterday until 30 March.
Cinema | ČTK
British-Cambodian film wins One World festival

The film Enemies of the People about the Khmer Rouge terror in Cambodia won the Best Film Award at the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2010 held in Prague on 10-18 March.
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Life | Radio Prague
First kosher shop since WWII opens in Prague
Cinema | Radio Prague
Journalist elicits groundbreaking testimonies from ex-Khmer Rouge men in One World film
Cinema | Prague.TV
New releases in English
Dining | Expats.cz
Review: Maitrea Vegetarian Restaurant
Cinema | ČTK
Days of European Film festival to offer 38 films in Prague, Brno
Life | The New York Times
Living against the grain
Sports»
Sports | Radio Prague
Nicole Vaidišová quits tennis at 20

The Czech Republic’s Nicole Vaidišová – once ranked seventh in women's tennis but currently 176th in the world – is retiring at the age of 20, reports have stated citing sources close to the player, including Aleš Kodet her stepfather and former coach.

Sports | The Vancouver Sun
Coach turns the page on his darker days

Sledge bench boss bounces back after a dirty hit destroyed his playing dreams and almost his life.
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Sports | AFP
USA face Czechs in World Cup warm-up
Sports | AFP
Bolt to run 300m in Ostrava in May