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Current AffairsThree Gates project to open Mala Pinkasová street to the public
A new sculpting project is to open up one of the few original streets of
Prague’s former Jewish ghetto to the public. Sculptor Aleš Veselý’s
“Three Gates” will be located in what used to be the heart of the
neighborhood, near Pinkas synagogue. The project is slated to be finished
in 2011. Sarah Borufka has the story.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In this week’s Business News: Czechs shun shops for non-essential buys;
lawmakers vote to curb solar power boom; Czech Railways pledges revamp of
passenger carriages; banks seek loans guarantee from Tatra; and ČSOB share
sale reportedly delayed.
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Letter from PragueIs a president allowed to slouch?
Last weekend Czechs marked the 160th anniversary of the birth of the
co-founder of Czechoslovakia and the country’s first president T.G.
Masaryk. Although Czechs fondly refer to him as “tatíček Masaryk” or
papa Masaryk, there is no doubt at all that they have enormous respect for
the statesman and philosopher who in 1918 laid the founding stone of a new
state and gave Czechs and Slovaks their first lessons in democracy.
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A Czech artist has created a six-meter high statue made up of 85,000 keys,
Czech fashion students have created a spectacular evening dress covered
with fish scales and what’s to be done about the thief who can’t help
stealing Milka chocolates? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.
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Current AffairsFormer communist prosecutor, jailed for judicial murder, may soon walk free
Ludmila Brožová-Polednová, a former communist prosecutor who is serving
a six year prison sentence for her role in helping to send democratic
politician Milada Horáková to the gallows in a notorious 1950s show
trial, may soon be released. It has now come to light that three
presidential amnesties apply to her case, each lowering her sentence by two
years.
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Current AffairsGroup behind ice statue of Michael Jackson want permanent memorial in Prague
The Czech Republic has been covered in snow and ice for over a month and
many people are thoroughly tired of the weather here. But one group of
Czech Michael Jackson fans have taken advantage of the freezing
temperatures and have created an ice statue of the late pop singer.
What’s more, they want a permanent memorial to Jackson built in Prague. More
Current AffairsZlín surgeon restores patient’s sight after 53 years of blindness
Over the past 50 years artificial corneas have returned sight to more than
a hundred eyes around the world. The last such operation carried out in the
Czech Republic though was a landmark success in a pioneering field. Dr.
Pavel Stodůlka of the Gemini clinic in the Moravian town of Zlín has
succeeded in returning the eyesight of a man who had been completely blind
for more than 50 years, probably the longest period of blindness from which
a person has ever been cured. Earlier today, Dr. Stodůlka spoke to us
about this extraordinary achievement.
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Current AffairsGovernment backs school fruit & veg plan
The Czech government has taken a cue from the European Union and backed a
school fruit & veg scheme to try and get schoolchildren to eat
healthier, more balanced diets. Under the programme, largely funded by the
EU, students can receive fruit or vegetables at least once a month.
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