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Current AffairsCzech athletes return triumphant from Melbourne Deaf Olympics
Staying on the subject of sport, the 20th Deaf Summer Olympics have just
wrapped-up in Melbourne, Australia, games at which Czech athletes once
again showed determination and the will to win. The Czechs dominated in
athletics with two competitors earning either gold or silver medals in the
100 and the 200 metres, the discus, and the hammer throw, while a third
sportswoman, the charismatic Tereza Vagnerova, earned bronze in the
heptathlon.
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Business NewsThe year 2004 in review
This week on Business Report, we take a look back at some of the most
important events of the year.
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Business NewsCME regains control of its 'stolen' falgship station, TV Nova
The media group owned by U.S. billionaire Ronald Lauder is set to regain
control of TV Nova, the "stolen" Czech commercial television
network that was once the broadcasting group's flagship station. More
Current AffairsFive years after being forced out, US company regains control of TV Nova
The 500 million euro sale of the hugely successful station TV Nova is the
biggest business deal of the year in the Czech Republic. What makes the
sale especially interesting is the buyer - CME, the American company which
was controversially forced out of Nova just five years ago. More
Czech ScienceCzech-speaking computer image lets you read his lips
Computer generated human-like images that can talk are nothing
extraordinary these days, but you would struggle to find one that can
pronounce Czech words. Czech scientists have recently developed a
synthetic human face that can pull off all the tongue-twisters of the
Czech language and move his face accordingly. In today's Czech Science we
meet "Chatter", as the image has been christened, and find out
about the uses of such a device. More
Letter from PragueA 'joke' gone too far?
The Czech commercial TV station Nova is most probably the most popular
station when it comes to entertainment. One programme that attracts
millions of viewers is a Nova produced show in which the station's
presenters or invited celebrities read jokes that have been sent in by
viewers. About a month or two ago, I tuned in on a Saturday and heard the
following joke read on air:
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Business NewsCzechs miss more work due to illness and injury than almost anyone else
A new study released by the Czech Statistical Office has revealed that an
average of 7 out of every one hundred Czechs misses work on any given day
due to illness or injury. That's twice the rate of neighbouring Germany
and Austria, and a third higher than the Czechs' former compatriots, the
Slovaks. In fact, Czechs miss more work due to injury and illness than
almost anyone else, at least in Europe.
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