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Czech Expo pavilion hunts for gold for its giant drop

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11 March 2010

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The Czech government refuses to lend one ton of gold from the central bank to the Czech pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The gold was to be melted and recast into a giant drop.

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Czechs doom hockey, turn to speedskating

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3 March 2010

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The story of Martina Sáblíková, speedskater who won two golds and one bronze at the Winter Olympics, has inspired Czechs to take up a sport previously obscure in the country.

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Hyundai, Škoda expand gearbox production

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25 February 2010

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The Czech Republic is becoming the gear-box production superpower. First, Škoda Auto invested CZK 1.5bn to expand its gearbox plant in Mladá Boleslav. Now, Aktuálně.cz has learned that South Korean Hyundai automaker was given a green light to radically expand its gearbox plant in Nošovice, and to build a new construction hall there.

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Czech ex-PM Topolánek divorced. No Sarkozy-like show

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23 February 2010

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Mirek Topolánek, the leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, is divorced. The district court in Prague 6 annulled his marriage to Pavla Topolánková Monday, during its second hearing on the issue.

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Crash course in winter urban homeless survival

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17 February 2010

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They are called Pepe and Pepe. They are homeless.

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Klaus to spread clima-skeptic word in Arabic, Japanese

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15 February 2010

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Two new language editions of President Václav Klaus's book on global warming.

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Russians flee motherland for ČR

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11 February 2010

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Until recently, the only city with a significant Russian minority was, somewhat infamously, Karlovy Vary, a spa-town in Western Bohemia. Recently though, the Russians begin to appear in other parts of the Czech Republic as well.

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Fraud hunter to inspect Czech EU-funded purchases

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9 February 2010

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The Czech Republic is going to get CZK 800 billion in EU funds this year. However, it is not clear what control mechanisms will be used to make sure the funds are used effectively and without frauds.

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European energy giant ČEZ operates paramilitary unit

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4 February 2010

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Three-hour video footage confiscated by police shows evader committed suicide during a "raid". Politicians: "We were not aware of anything". The footage shows NTZ members being trained in shooting, hand-to-hand combat, rapelling or survival in extreme conditions. Other parts of the footage show actual raids conducted by men strongly resembling a special police commando - dressed in black with large yellow "NTZ" signs on their backs.

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Czechs plan to boost Afghan force with tanks, aircraft

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1 February 2010

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The Defense Ministry has prepared a detailed plan on making the Czech army's contribution to the allied efforts in Afghanistan more robust. The issue is to be discussed by the government on Monday 1 February.

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