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Current AffairsA heart from melted candles: an unusual memorial for late Czech president Václav Havel
After the death of the late Czech president Václav Havel, thousands of
people laid down wreaths and lit candles at impromptu memorial sites across
the country. Now, two artists have decided to recycle those candles for an
unusual memorial – a wax heart. Dozens of volunteers are currently
working on the “A heart for Havel” initiative at a Prague cultural
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heat with nude pics and finally – the real golden brew -beer containing
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Czech HistoryThe Czech invasion of ‘Wilson City’
Welcome to Wilsonstadt, an independent Central European city of 400,000
Germans and Hungarians, and a few Slovaks thrown in for good measure. Named
after US President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, after successfully avoiding
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conquests - it's a prosperous, provincial town on the Danube, though
plagued by poor relations with its neighbors. More
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In this week’s Panorama: how walled-in windows can be a big attraction,
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In Panorama this week – military history buffs invited to take their pick
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