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demanded exemplary prison sentences of up to 25 years for what she said was
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Current AffairsPrague and Paris seek to mend strained relations
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg appears to have mended some
fences with France on a just completed official visit. After veiled
criticism from Mr. Schwarzenberg of French expulsions of Roma, this was set
to be an awkward meeting but it seems to have ended with a desire to put
future relations between Prague and Paris on a better footing.
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A very undiplomatic spat has blown up between Prague and Paris. The fuse
was lit by Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg who said that
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Current AffairsSuspected arsonist caught on tape praising ‘dudes’ who shot Hungarian Roma
New evidence emerged on Monday at the trial of four neo-Nazis accused of
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