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vehicle manufacturer DAF acquires a 19-percent stake in Tatra trucks;
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Current AffairsSecond chance for a car that could have been a classic
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in the country when it was designed in 1968, but production was cancelled
by the Communist Party after the invasion. Now, 41 years later, the UVMV
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Current AffairsEx-US ambassador accuses high-ranking Czech government official of corruption
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