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Current AffairsCzech, Italian presidents cut tape on new Main Station concourse
Prague’s Hlavní nádraží or Main Station was once a dank and
depressing place, not somewhere you’d wish to linger a moment longer than
necessary. Over the past few years, however, it’s undergone a
50-million-euro makeover at the hands of the Italian firm Grandi Stazioni.
On Thursday the presidents of Italy and the Czech Republic snipped the
ceremonial tape on the station’s new concourse. More
Current AffairsItalian artist Franco Huller brings art to weary travelers at Prague’s main railway station
Three years ago Prague’s main railway station Hlavní Nádraží was not
a nice place to be – poorly-maintained and dirty, it afforded travelers
little opportunity of refreshment. A major reconstruction launched in 2006
is radically transforming the premises which now afford modern terminals,
sales counters, boutiques and restaurants. Now the company Grandi Stazioni
which is conducting the reconstruction has gone a step further – offering
weary travelers some art as well.
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Current AffairsRenovation work begins at Prague’s main station
Prague’s main station, Hlavní nádraží, is getting a facelift. In the
first stage of a complete reconstruction, two glittering new shops have
opened in the station’s entrance hall. The developers are calling the
stores a first step in the hub’s transformation from a grotty and
dangerous interchange into a ‘shopping mecca’. But there’s still a
way to go:
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PanoramaA drug subsitute becomes an addiction
Subutex is an opiate narcotic which doctors frequently prescribe to help
heroin addicts kick their habit. But here in the Czech Republic, some
addicts have discovered ways to abuse the drug, which is also known as
buprenorphine. A government study recently confirmed a disturbing pattern
of subutex abuse, much of which happens in plain sight. More
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