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US President Obama meets Eastern European leaders
US President Barack Obama met leaders of 11 central and eastern European
countries in Prague on Thursday. The meeting, held after the signing of a
major nuclear weapons control treaty between the United States and Russia,
dealt with these countries’ role in Afghanistan, and reassured the former
Soviet satellites that by resetting its relations with Moscow, the United
States would not curtail its interest in the region.
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The Archbishop of Prague Dominik Duka to be inaugurated as the head of the Czech Catholic Church in St. Vitus Cathedral
Dominik Duka, who was appointed the 36th Archbishop of Prague in
mid-February, will be officially inaugurated as the head of the Czech
Catholic Church at a solemn mass celebrated in St Vitus Cathedral on
Saturday April 10.
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Anti-blast bins begin appearing in Prague metro stations over eight years after 9/11
All of the rubbish bins in Prague’s metro stations were removed for
security reasons in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United
States. Now, over eight years later, they are slowly making a comeback,
after Prague’s authorities decided to invest in high tech bomb-resistant
bins for the city’s underground rail system.
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US, Russian leaders sign new arms control deal in Prague
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a
landmark nuclear arms control deal in Prague on Thursday. The new START
treaty, which took nearly a year to negotiate, will reduce the two
countries’ nuclear arsenals by roughly 30 percent more than the previous
deal. Both leaders also said they hoped the treaty would pave the way for
further weapons cuts.
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Prague residents divided about US-Russian disarmament treaty
The signing of the new START treaty in Prague has received massive coverage
in the media, and is being analyzed by commentators from all angles. But
how do the citizens of Prague – the common people – feel about the
Russian-US deal that may mark the beginning of a new era? Sarah Borufka
went out on the streets to see what people had to say on the subject.
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Analyst: If ratified, New Start Treaty could pave way for further agreements between Russia & US
The signing of the New Start Treaty in Prague has been hailed as the
beginning of a new era in nuclear disarmament as well as US-Russian
relations. But how fragile is the treaty – given that it must still be
ratified in both the US Congress and the Russian Duma, and given other
potential problems between Russia and the US?
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Prague faces three days of diplomatic flurry surrounding US-Russia summit
Prague will be in the world spotlight for the historic signature of a new
nuclear arms control agreement between US President Barack Obama and
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. That centrepiece event takes places at
noon on Thursday in Prague Castle’s magnificent Spanish Hall. But the
Czech capital is playing host to the leaders over three days in total.
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How will US-Russian nuclear deal affect Czech security?
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are set to
sign a landmark nuclear arms control treaty in the Czech capital on
Thursday. But some Czechs are concerned that Barack Obama’s effort to
engage Russia could undermine the security of their own country. Radio
Prague spoke to Daniel Anýž, a foreign policy commentator for a leading
Czech daily, Hospodářské noviny, and asked him whether he thought these
concerns were justified.
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Czech beer producers protest use of artificial additives
Several Czech brewers, including the makers of Pilsner Urquell, are calling
for tightening of the rules for using an industry quality control label
named České Pivo (Czech Beer). The move comes in reaction to a recent
consumer test of several Czech beers. It revealed that some brewers are
using a chemically modified hops extract – a substance that purists say
has no place in Czech beers, which are known around the world for their
high quality.
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Prague district mayor warns of worsening relations in “Little Hanoi”
Prague’s Libuš district is home to a sprawling Vietnamese market called
Sapa and is one of the main centres of the Vietnamese community in the
Czech Republic. The local town hall has recently complained of growing
tension between the Czech and Vietnamese communities in the area, where
they say the latter is forming a ghetto. Although the police have noted no
significant increase in crime, the district mayor has warned of problems on
the horizon.
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