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ArtsKrystof are biggest winners at Czech music awards - and what does future hold for music sales in this country?
In this week's edition of the Arts: the band Krystof are the biggest
winners at this year's Andel music awards; how have legal music downloads
taken off and how does the future look for music sales in general in the
Czech Republic?
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: the number of Czechs with a private pension
plan rises by almost ten percent to 3.6 million; the second phase of the
Czech Republic's truck tolling system will mostly use satellite
technology; Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman wants to extend the
mining limits for brown coal in two mines in north Bohemia; the Czech food
production industry sees record sales last year, but is nevertheless in
difficulties; and the number of Czechs buying a second home for
recreational
purposes is on the rise. More
SoundCzechTo keep one's "thumbs" crossed
Hello and welcome to SoundCzech. Today's idiom comes from "Moje mala
válka" or "My little war", a song by the popular
singer-songwriter Jaromir Nohavica. The phrase we'll learn today is the
Czech equivalent of "to keep one's fingers crossed for someone"
or "drzet nekomu palce". The sentence to look out for is
"drzte mi prosím palce", which means "please (prosím) keep
your fingers crossed for me"...
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Current AffairsPopular singer and former prime minister accused of collaborating with communist-era secret police
Recent days have seen a series of allegations of collaboration with the
communist-era secret police. Less than 24 hours after the head of the
Czech branch of Interpol was fired over his involvement with the StB,
claims emerged that Jaromir Nohavica, one of the country's best loved
singers, was an informer. Now - in the most serious case to date - former
prime minister Josef Tosovsky has been accused of collaborating with the
secret police. More
Current AffairsPopular singer-songwriter gives fans gift of free Christmas album
One of the Czech Republic's best loved singer-songwriters Jaromir Nohavica
has just released a new Christmas album. The online collection features
songs for all the family and, in keeping with the seasonal tradition of
giving, it is completely free.
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Current AffairsPlanned conference on Iraq causes controversy
A two-day conference that is to be held on the grounds of the Chamber of
Deputies this weekend has been causing much controversy. Speakers from
around Europe will be in Prague to discuss the future of Iraq but the
conference organisers have refused to reveal the names of the
participants. The speculation that followed has led to a political row, a
complaint from the Iraqi embassy, and criminal charges against Czech TV.
Dita Asiedu reports: More
Current AffairsCzechs hand training duties over to Iraqis at police academy
This week saw an important milestone for the Czech mission in Iraq: on
Tuesday Czech military police serving at the Al Shaiba base near Basra, in
the southern part of the country, officially handed over command of
training at the police academy to Iraqi officials for the first time. Over
the last three years Czech military police serving in Basra have trained
thousands of Iraqi officers. More
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