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We are not going so very far from Earth today, only two and a half
light-minutes or so, to a point where, come 2017, Czech technology will be
orbiting our Sun, and helping to answer some of its secrets. More
Current AffairsCzech Trade Inspectorate finds tanning beds not up to safety norms
The Czech Trade Inspectorate has revealed the results of testing at Czech
solariums which some will find more than a little disquieting. A week after
the World Health Organisation declared the use of tanning beds a
significant cancer hazard, the Czech Trade Inspectorate revealed that
tanning beds in eight out of ten facilities in parts of the Czech Republic
failed to meet current safety norms.
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Current AffairsFifty-two Czech holidaymakers die abroad in month and half
The number of Czechs who meet their deaths while on holiday every summer is
on the increase. In fact, more than 50 people have lost their lives abroad
since the middle of June, according to figures just released by the Czech
Foreign Ministry. The reason for the high fatality rate could well be that
Czechs are inclined to take unnecessary risks while on holiday. More
Letter from PragueHorse chestnuts are here, so say good-bye to the summer
Coming out of my house the other day, I noticed with horror that the horse
chestnut tree in our street was heavy with spiky green balls. Not that
there is anything strange about that. It's just that conkers always remind
me autumn is here once again and I start thinking about all those things I
wanted to do during the summer but somehow haven't found the time to do so.
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Letter from PragueThe true taste of summer
I regard myself as having quite a refined taste for food, but for me
summer, at least the Czech one, is connected with a very basic, perhaps
slightly lowbrow, taste, and that's the taste of a burt, a small thick
sausage for grilling.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic hit by heat wave
A heat wave coming all the way from Africa arrived in the Czech Republic at
the weekend, with Prague seeing a new record temperature of 35.8 degrees
Celsius on Sunday. But Czechs are now bracing themselves for even hotter
weather: forecasters say Monday could be the hottest day ever recorded in
this country, with temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius expected. More
Letter from PragueHeat wave bringing people together in the city
It is difficult to stay away from the weather in my Letter from Prague this
week as the unusually long heat wave seems to be dominating everybody's
life right now. It is not fun travelling on public transport, or just
moving from one place to another in the capital. There is over 30 degrees
Celsius in the office and at home it is not much better, not even during
the night. More
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