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Current AffairsPrague set for arrival of US President George W. Bush
Tourists who chose this Monday and Tuesday for quick stopovers in Prague
picked the worst possible time if they were hoping to see the area of
Prague Castle. To put it bluntly, they won't. The Castle and more
immediate surroundings have been closed off as part of intense security in
place ahead of the arrival of US President George W. Bush. In terms of
security, Prague has rarely seen anything like it (the closest perhaps
being a NATO Summit in 2002).
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Current AffairsVillage of Trokavec says overwhelming "No" to radar base inbackyard
The little village of Trokavec, nestling on the edge of the Brdy Hills,
found itself in the eyes of the world's media on Saturday, as local people
voted in a referendum on plans to place part of the U.S. missile defence
shield in its backyard. Trokavec lies less than two kilometres from the
site of a planned radar station, and the inhabitants are almost
unanimously opposed to the idea. More
Current AffairsDivisions emerging in cabinet over US missile defence
Plans to place part of the US missile defence shield in the Czech Republic
have dominated both local and international headlines in recent weeks. The
Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek announced in Warsaw on Monday that his
country would most likely say "Yes" to Washington. But sharp
differences are emerging within Mr Topolanek's centre-right coalition over
the plan.
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