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How tall is the tallest Czech? An ostrich collides with a car and comes out
the winner! And, a police dummy called Krystof helps the inhabitants of
Uhersky Brod. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsOlomoucke tvaruzky - Genuine Olomouc cheese brand - boasts a 130 year history
If you are a cheese lover who has ever visited the Czech Republic you will
probably already have heard of Olomoucke syrecky - famous semi-soft cheese
cakes produced in the east of the country for centuries. Some would
describe them as a culinary delight, others, as an acquired taste. Either
way, they are a Czech pub staple and some say you haven't really lived
till you've tried some.
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Czech ScienceStudents to take billiards classes at Czech university
The sound of billiard balls colliding is something you would normally
associate with smoky bars and beer halls. Now, however, in the Moravian
city of Olomouc, billiards are set to become a common feature in the more
salubrious surroundings of Palacky University.
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Current AffairsPolice search for unknown assailant responsible for chilling bomb threats
At a time when most Czechs are anxiously surveying the war in Iraq, when
security has been heightened at home because of potential terrorist
attacks, the national Security Information Service is looking for an
unknown assailant in eastern Moravia, responsible for repeated bomb
threats throughout the month of March. Two weeks ago police uncovered the
assailant's handiwork: an expertly placed home-made bomb planted under a
local railway bridge - confirmation the threat was serious. The anonymous
caller then demanded officials place 10 million crowns in separate
packages in pre-designated areas in the region by March 24th or face bomb
attacks. The deadline has now passed: by Monday the packages of money had
still been left untouched for police to quietly retrieve. Now it is a
question of what will happen next.
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