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Czech ScienceOld Prague to come to life in 3D computer model
Looking at old photos of quaint parts of downtown Prague that were
demolished at the turn of the 19th century to make way for fashionable
apartment blocks, one easily gets nostalgic. But thanks to modern
technologies, one day soon it will be possible to walk through the streets
and lanes of the old Jewish quarter of Prague - but of course, only in
virtual reality.
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Current AffairsFloating shelter opened for Prague's homeless population
In the Communist era, it was illegal in this country not to have a place to
live. All this has changed in the 16 years since the Velvet Revolution,
however, and there are now an estimated 5000 homeless people on the
streets of Prague. This has proved to be a difficult problem to deal with,
and the homeless have become an increasingly visible presence on the
streets of the Czech capital, often sleeping on trams and buses. One of
the reasons for this is that no Prague municipality is willing to grant
permission for a homeless shelter in its neighbourhood, for fear of
becoming a magnet for vagrants. Now the city authorities have come up with
a novel solution to this problem. They have commissioned a boat on the
Vltava River to house the homeless. More
Current AffairsWho's afraid of Karel Schwarzenberg?
Last Thursday Czech president Vaclav Klaus caused something of a stir when
- rather unexpectedly - he refused to appoint a cabinet put forward by
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in what was the prime minister's second
attempt to form a viable government. Along with the president's objection
that the cabinet was not guaranteed wider political backing, Mr Klaus also
stressed his objection to the nomination of Senator Karel Schwarzenberg for
the post of foreign minister.
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