Tuesday, 9 February 2010
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Afghanistan summit focuses on rebuilding
Prague Post |
5 February 2010
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View full article Prague event served as a lead-in to larger London conference.
Troop 'surge' in Afghanistan in doubt
Prague Post |
5 February 2010
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ČSSD blocks interim government's plan to send more soldiers.
Czech legislators nominate China's Liu Xiaobo for Nobel Prize
ČTK |
4 Feb 2010
A group of Czech MPs has nominated Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Senator Alexandr Vondra who initiated the nomination told journalists yesterday.
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New species of fish may provide scientists with insights into ageing
Radio Prague |
4 February 2010
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View full article Czech scientists working in Mozambique have discovered a new species of fish that inhabits the rain pools of the savannah.
Lost Czech visa labels misused
ČTK |
2 Feb 2010
Visa labels that confirm foreigners' long-term residence were lost from the south Moravian foreigner police centre in Brno last July, Czech Television reported yesterday, adding that they have already been misused in China.
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Govt approves reinforcement of Czech contingent in Afghanistan
ČTK |
2 Feb 2010
The government yesterday approved the reinforcement of the Czech contingent serving in Afghanistan by up to 55 troops, Defense Minister Martin Barták said. Fifteen new soldiers will help train the Afghan police and some 40 soldiers with two Arthur artillery hunting radars are to protect the Polish base in the Ghazni province.
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Forty MPs want Nobel prize to go to Chinese activist
ČTK |
1 Feb 2010
Forty members of the Czech parliament and former president Václav Havel have supported the nomination of Liu Xiaobo, founder of the Chinese Charter 08 human rights call, for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Igor Blazevic, one of the organisers of the nomination, announced Friday.
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Czech scientists to measure ozone in Antarctica
ČTK |
1 Feb 2010
An expedition of Czech scientists left for Antarctica yesterday to install special instruments, including the Brewer spectrophotometer, to measure ozone, Michal Janouch of the expedition team announced.
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Irish court okays Czech criminals' extradition
ČTK |
1 Feb 2010
An Irish court in Dublin has agreed with the extradition of Tomáš Půta and Maroš Šulej, Berdych gang members, for possible prosecution in the Czech Republic in several cases including a "robbery of the century," Půta's lawyer Jaroslav Ortman said Friday.
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Czechs plan to boost Afghan force with tanks, aircraft
aktuálně.cz |
1 February 2010
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View full article 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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