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A Czech town is on gnat alert! Twenty one gnat bites per minute. The Battle
of Three Emperors to be re-enacted at Slavkov. Skoda Auto is to produce a
new car for the young generation - the Yetti! Find out more in Magazine
with Daniela Lazarova.
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Letter from PraguePrague's sidewalks - no place for a farm girl in high heels!
Not only does summer bring smog and sweaty trams to Prague, it also sees
the return of women in open-toed high-heels tettering across cobblestones.
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Letter from PragueA "Pater Familias" on the simple joy of the "Pater Noster"
This is my first "Letter from Prague" for Radio Prague and as my
father back in Boston, Massachusetts would readily tell you, I haven't
written a proper letter since I was in summer camp. So, it is somehow
fitting that I dedicate this audio letter to my long-suffering father,
although he will once again be denied the simple tactile pleasure of
opening the mailbox, finding a letter with his name on it and the special
bonus of a foreign stamp and postmark. But here we go.
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Talking Point"Czech Blind United" - making Czech towns and cities friendlier to the blind and visually impaired
Many foreign visitors to Prague or elsewhere in the Czech Republic are
often puzzled by the ticking sound of traffic lights at pedestrian
crossings. It is the acoustic equivalent of the green and red lights and
for several years it has been helping the blind and visually impaired to
move around cities much more independently and confidently.
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Current AffairsPrague metro celebrates 30th birthday
Since its first line began running three decades ago, Prague's metro system
has expanded with the city. It now has three lines in an underground
railway network covering around 50 km, and it has firmly established
itself as the transport backbone of the Czech capital. Anyone living in
Prague will have used the metro at some stage to get around, and it's
virtually impossible to imagine how the city could function without it.
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Current AffairsConference highlights the problems with car dependence
Traffic and congestion are major problems that face any large city in the
world, and Prague is no exception. The city centre was built centuries
before the car was invented and the suburbs were designed by communist
planners at a time when cars were less numerous. Today, the city is having
trouble coping and things are not getting any better.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In this weeks economic report we talk to the new director of the Czech
Republic's dominant rail operator and largest employer, Ceske Drahy. And
as usual we will recap some of the stories making economic headlines in
the Czech Republic including: Struggling Union Banka closes its doors. The
introduction of civil service law to be postponed one year. Skoda Auto
agrees to a wage increase for employees. Employees at truck producer Tatra
stage protest strike. Czech National Bank leaves interest rates unchanged
and warns that inflation may increase in the future. And more...
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Current AffairsHead of Czech Republic's largest rail operator and employer replaced
Ceske Drahy, the national rail operator in the Czech Republic has replaced
board chairman and CEO Dalibor Zeleny. It has been rumored for months that
Zeleny would be replaced because of a slowdown in the restructuring
process the Czech Republic's largest employer.
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