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With cries of “Long live Zeman” ringing out around a packed conference room at the Top Hotel Praha Jan. 26, a triumphant Miloš Zeman bustled his way through the media […]
When Miloš Zeman declared to the media that his presidential runoff against Karel Schwarzenberg was a choice “between a candidate from the left ...
Arms raised and smiling for the cameras, Karel Schwarzenberg looked like a man who had just won a boxing match rather than a political contest. But as ...
The wave of deaths from methanol poisoning could have been avoided if successive Czech governments had not willfully ignored the warning signs, an inv ...
The Dukovany nuclear power plant was never at risk of being shut down, despite reports to the contrary in the Czech media, according to Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) Chief Stamatios […]
Gold has fascinated people for thousands of years. From the ancient Egyptians who used it to craft elaborate artifacts to the Aztecs who worshipped it as a gift from God, […]
Ask why they are drinking alcohol, and you get a range of answers. “It’s fun and an opportunity to make friends,” says František, 16, as he downs a bottle of […]
Mark Twain once said, “Golf is a good walk spoiled.” But, for local businessmen, golf can be a long-term investment returned, and despite the global recession, private equity groups in […]
