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buprenorphine. A government study recently confirmed a disturbing pattern
of subutex abuse, much of which happens in plain sight. More
Talking PointSebastiao Salgado's "Workers" tour Czech Republic by train
Strangely enough for a report about an art exhibition, we start at a train
station - the Main Train Station in the centre of Prague. And this is
where on May 1st, International Labour Day, an exhibition aptly called
"Workers" was opened by its author - one of the world's most
respected photographers - Brazil's Sebastiao Salgado.
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Talking PointRent boys: Sex workers living on society's edge
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reach the city, but it's also one of the city's best-known sites for a
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this is where foreign men come to find the young male sex workers known
here as rent boys. More
One on OneJaroslav Rudis - creator of Alois Nebel, the star of the brutally beautiful 'White Creek' and its follow up 'Main Station'
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Republic's most exciting new authors. He's one of the creators of a cult
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suffer from delusions on his railway line. All the same, his visions cast
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relief, making for a thrilling read.
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