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Current AffairsThe graves of hundreds of "White Czechs" restored in Vladivostok
In September 1920, the last Czechoslovak legionnaires, who fought alongside
the Allies in Russia during the First World War, and then found themselves
caught up in the Russian Revolution, left
Russian soil for France after months of travelling through harsh Siberian
tundra. As the European front had been blocked by the Civil War, the White
Czechs, as they were called, were forced to travel via
the Pacific port of Vladivostok and the United States. More
Current AffairsCzech restorers to assess damages to famous New Orleans cemetery
Three Czech restorers for a well-known Czech restoration company have begun
cooperating with the US organisation Save Our Cemeteries to assess overall
damages from last year's Hurricane Katrina to one of New Orleans' oldest
and most significant cemeteries. So far, funding for the project has been
handled privately but the company - known as the Gema Art Group - will be
looking for additional funding once full damages are assessed. More
Current AffairsMosquitoes and disease are new concerns as floodwaters drain
Floods threatened homes throughout the Czech Republic during much of March
and April. Now the water is subsiding, but authorities are concerned about
another possible threat - mosquitoes. The annoying little insects aren't
just a nuisance; they can also spread serious diseases. The government
took action against possible outbreak this week, before the mosquitoes go
airborne.
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Talking PointCzechs and their supporters looking into ways of attaining US visa waiver status
Why do Czechs need a visa to travel to the United States while US citizens
only need a passport to visit the Czech Republic? This is a question that
comes up again and again. The US authorities have two main answers: the
terrorist attacks of September 2001 have led to a stricter visa policy to
protect national security; secondly the number of Czechs who enter the
United States on a tourist visa to work there illegally is estimated at
tens of thousands and has to be regulated. Both arguments sound pretty
convincing, but some Czechs are not willing to give up without a fight and
are looking for ways of persuading the US authorities to lift the visa
requirement.
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