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Current AffairsPresident tells BBC he expects US radar will eventually be stationed on Czech soil
In an interview for BBC television, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has said
that he expects a radar base proposed by the US will one day be a reality
on Czech territory, although he stressed it would not be “tomorrow” or
in the nearest future. Mr Klaus was asked about missile defense on the
BBC’s HardTalk programme: while reluctant to speculate over the necessity
of a missile shield regarding rogue states, the president did indicate
Prague’s support for the US was a show of solidarity in keeping with
transatlantic relations.
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Letter from PragueHow broadband broadened by listening horizons
Recently I had the pleasure of running into Gene Deitch, an 80-something
American animator who has been living in Prague for over four decades now.
The conversation turned to a documentary film we'd both seen about an
obsessive collector of 1920s and 30s jazz and blues 78 records and Mr
Deitch said, that's my kind of music, that's what I listen to all day long
- on the web. That got us both rhapsodising about the multifarious joys of
internet radio, though I am not sure if radio is the right word any more. More
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In Business News: average monthly wages grow by 6.9 percent - 3.9 percent
in real terms; the government approves a steep rise in excise duty on
tobacco products; tens of thousands of Ukrainian workers are taking the
opportunity to legalise their status and escape the influence of criminal
middlemen, says the country's ambassador; sales of downloads slow a
continuing fall in overall music sales; the BBC changes its licence and
gets to stay on the Czech airwaves; and Eurotel is now operating under the
name O2.
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Some 14 business agreements signed during official visit of Chinese prime
minister; Skoda Octavia named 'best import' in German automotive
magazine's annual 'Auto Trophy' readers' survey; Parliament to debate
eminent-domain law for industrial zones - towards securing land for $1.2bn
Hyundai plant; Lobbyist at centre of Unipetrol privatisation inquiry says
ex-government chief of staff offered him a bribe; The BBC Czech service
may continue as commercial venture
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