Local News
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Prague facility was Europe’s largest organ transplant centre in 2019
Prague’s Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) was the largest transplant centre in Europe, transplanting 540 organs to 486...
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Fire in group home takes lives of eight mental health patients in Vejprty
Eight people with mental and combined impairment died and another three were seriously injured in the fire in a...
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Customs officers catch driver transporting three Syrian refugees
Prague customs officers have caught a driver from Hungary who tried to escape a police patrol and was found...
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Poll indicates slightly more than half of Czechs save for retirement
Czechs’ approach to pension savings does not change significantly over time, with 56 percent of people not yet in...
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Brexit won’t jeopardize Erasmus this year according to Education Ministry
Britain’s departure from the EU will not affect the functioning of the Erasmus program for foreign studies and fellowships...
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Prague opens new Expat Centre to help foreigners adapt
Inspired by other European metropolises, Prague created an Expat Centre in Jungmannova street aimed at helping expatriates adapt to...
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Czech Republic to launch own data satellites
The Czech Republic may be able to send its own satellites into space within a few years, linked to...
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Oscar-nominated student may gain permanent residence in Czech Republic
Daria Kashcheeva, the Prague Film School student whose film Daughter is nominated for an Oscar in the short animated...
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Shanghai suspends contacts with Prague over its Taipei deal
China’s financial hub Shanghai today announced its suspension of all official interactions with the Czech capital Prague after the...
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Pirate Party MP to propose legalizing recreational cannabis, medical use of LSD, ecstasy, mushrooms
Czech opposition MP Tomas Vymazal plans to propose breakthrough legislation this year that would not only legalize marijuana for...
