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17-10-2010 02:01 | Jan Richter

In the summer of the 2002, Prague was hit by one of the worst floods in the city’s history. The swollen Vltava inundated parts of the historic centre, including the Jewish quarter, which had to be evacuated. This dramatic scene is the setting for the new Czech novel Sidra Noach by David Jan Novotný. The name comes from the weekly readings from the scripture. As it happened, the story of Noah was read in the synagogue just as the waters began to recede.  More

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Lockheed L-10 Electra, photo: CTK Two unfortunate cops get a lesson in law from a man on a scooter; richest Czech businessman buys a new jet to fly in style; an historic plane which Jan Antonín Baťa flew around the world will return to the Czech Republic; and US actor Tom Cruise strips to the waist during the filming of Mission Impossible 4 in Prague. More

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18-09-2010 02:01 | Daniela Lazarová

Photo: CTK A drunk driver falls asleep in the middle of a cross-road, people in Brno are meeting a tiger being walked on a leash –and there’s a scramble for weddings on October 10th. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.  More

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