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Current AffairsPrague citizens struggle to cope with extreme temperatures
Many parts of Europe have been hit by a heat wave and the Czech Republic is
no exception, with record temperatures recorded in different parts of the
country this week. How are people coping with the extreme heat? Praguers
who can get away from their jobs are fleeing to the countryside. But
tourists and those who must work in the scorching city are not so lucky.
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Czech BooksElizabeth Jane Weston: an Englishwoman at the Court of Rudolph II
The great floods of August 2002 may have been the worst for a century, but
they certainly were not the first to hit the Czech capital. Here is a
poetic description of a similar disaster way back in 1596.
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A Czech expedition sets of for the Gobi desert in Mongolia to find a
dinosaur skeleton. There's a baby boom at the Czech senate - though
nothing to do with the elderly senators. And, a very short ride on a tiger
- but it got Mr. Joo into the Czech Book of Records! Find out more in
Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsPrague observatory shows exhibition on "Astronomical Prague"
If you are visiting Prague over the summer and would like to try something
different than the usual sightseeing routes, here is a tip for you. The
Stefanik Observatory on Petrin Hill is holding an exhibition on Prague
monuments connected to astronomy.
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The town of Lostice has its own "monarch" who feeds on smelly
cheese, a school full of bats attracts zoologists from around Europe and
Harry Potter summer camps are this year's hit among Czech school kids.
Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsMuseum commemorates 100 years of Prague Sewer
It was around this time 100 years ago that the modern sewer system of
Prague was completed and went into operation. The Eco-technical Museum
commemorates the event with tours run by well informed volunteers.
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Current Affairs"Science in the Streets" - persuading young people to study science
The streets and squares of Prague were turned into temporary laboratories
and research centres this weekend for a project called "Science in
the Streets." Organised for the second year running by the Czech
scientific body Ceska Hlava, or Czech Brain, it's an attempt to attract
more young people to scientific careers.
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Current AffairsCzech landlords celebrate Strasbourg verdict on Polish rent control
Czech landlords are celebrating Monday's verdict at the European Court of
Human Rights, which ruled that Poland's system of rent control violated
the rights of Polish property owner Maria Hutten-Czapska. The Court
ordered the Polish state to pay her 50,000 euros in compensation, after
agreeing that the state-controlled rent in her property was so low she
couldn't afford to maintain the building. Czech property owners have
themselves filed some 3,000 complaints with the Court, in a legal campaign
co-ordinated by the Prague-based Movement for the Defence of House Owners.
Italian property owner Girolamo Giormani is the group's chairman. More
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