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Current AffairsCzech flasks pose cancer risk, say Italian authorities

24-01-2007 15:20 | Dita Asiedu

Photo: www.tescoma.cz One of the country's biggest manufacturers of kitchenware is recording millions of crowns in losses. The Italian authorities have banned the sale of a number of thermal containers made by the Czech brand Tescoma, saying the flasks are carcinogenic. Dita Asiedu reports:  More

Current AffairsPolice, specialists, uncover stores of dangerous chemicals at warehousesite

24-04-2006 14:23 | Jan Velinger

Libcany, photo: CTK At the weekend a store of hundreds of different chemicals was uncovered by police at a warehouse site in the region of Hradec Kralove, Central Bohemia. Three people have already been arrested. Police have also enforced an information embargo, but this has not stopped the Czech press speculating about how the dangerous chemicals including mercury and cyanide - highly hazardous to human health - came to be there. More

Czech ScienceCzech-developed appliance detects dangerous biological substances

13-09-2005 14:45 | Pavla Horáková

Photo: Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics In possible cases of bio-terrorist attacks or leaks of dangerous substances into the environment, efficient detection and early-warning systems could save many lives. Czech scientists have developed a special optical sensor, a device which can detect dangerous biological substances in the environment.  More

ABC of CzechA piece of cake

21-05-2005 | Pavla Horáková

Welcome to the ABC of Czech where this season we are discussing vocabulary related to Czech food and cuisine. Today we take a look at Czech cakes and pastries - kolace a sladke pecivo (or sweet baked goods). More

ABC of CzechThe bread-and-butter matters

14-05-2005 | Pavla Horáková

Welcome to the ABC of Czech where this season we are discussing vocabulary related to Czech food and cuisine. Today we take a look at one of the most essential parts of every national cuisine - bread and baked goods - chléb a pecivo. More

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