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Current AffairsCrooks - posing as police at fake checkpoint - hit armoured truck in major heist
These days the area around Slavkov near Brno is probably best-known for
recreations of the famous Battle of Austerlitz where Napoleon was
victorious in 1805. But on Wednesday it saw excitement of a different
nature: numerous police - complete with helicopter circling overhead -
searching for clues at the scene of the second largest heist in the
country's history. In the area, early on Wednesday, crooks - posing as
police - waved down a Brinks truck that thought it was stopping
for a routine control check. Within seconds, its occupants were forced at
gunpoint to give up their cargo: a lot of money, as you might guess. More
Current AffairsMoney in the streets
The height of the summer tourist season in the Czech capital comes with a
sharp increase of tourists in the streets, as well as an increase in
crime. Signs in trams and the subway system—written in both Czech and
English—warn people to keep a close eye on their belongings. Pickpockets
are everywhere. Still, in search of a better deal, some people enter the
trap of con artists operating in the tourist zones. More
Current AffairsDramatic rescue of baby girl poses serious questions about child trafficking
The dramatic arrest on Thursday of three men who were allegedly trying to
sell a ten-month-old baby girl to Great Britain has shocked the nation.
Child activists have called for greater vigilance and tougher legislation,
while the Czech branch of UNICEF says this particular case is no exception.
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Current AffairsBritish insurer: Czech Republic pick-pocketing capital of the world
The leading British insurance company Norwich Union has carried out a
survey of theft and personal safety in various holiday destinations around
the globe. It doesn't make very positive reading for the Czech authorities:
according to Norwich Union, you're more likely to have your pocket picked
in the Czech Republic than anywhere else in the world. Dawn McMullan is
the company's travel project manager:
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Current AffairsStories of elderly abuse read and discussed in public forum
Thursday was World Elder Abuse Day, drawing attention to the rarely
discussed issue of the mistreatment of senior citizens. The day was marked
in the Czech Republic by a special reading on the subject - featuring the
emotional testimonies of victims and witnesses - and a panel discussion.
Michael Longaro was there.
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Czech ScienceShutting down Czech pirate software
The issue of software piracy is currently a hot topic worldwide. With file
sharing programs freely available on the web and copied CDs abundant in
markets around the country, pirated software is all too easy to obtain,
not only in the Czech Republic. As a member of the Berne Convention and
the Paris and Universal Copyright Conventions, the principal international
organisations which protect copyright, the Czech Republic has taken a
number of steps in recent years to increase its compliance with
international piracy laws, and according to a recent study, its efforts
have paid off. More
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