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How Christianity shaped every fibre of Churchill’s being
The Conservative Woman
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July 25, 2025
EIGHTY years ago tomorrow, Winston Churchill learned that his Conservative Party had lost the general election of 1945 by a landslide, barely two months after declaring victory in Europe. The Prime Minister was in his Essex constituency of...
Prague Targets Housing Crisis with 12,000 Flats Near Metro Stations
Prague Morning
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July 16, 2025
As Prague faces mounting pressure to expand affordable housing, city officials are focusing on three metro-connected development zones—Letňany, Nové Dvory, and Palmovka—with plans to build approximately 12,000 city-owned apartments. The most...
Czech counterintelligence suspects involvement of Russian special services in threats against European schools
The Odessa Journal
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According to Ceskenoviny, the Security and Information Service (BIS) reported that a Ukrainian detained on suspicion of sending threatening emails to educational institutions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia was also active in other European...
11 ways to experience Prague on a budget
Lonely Planet
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Prague has long held a reputation as a prime budget city getaway. Although the days of gasp-inducing low prices are gone, the Czech capital won’t punish your wallet the way many other European destinations can. Its good value is partly down to the...
BlueLink International CZ certified as one of the Best Places to Work in the Czech Republic for 2024: A testament to exemplary human capital practices
The Slovenia Times
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July 24, 2025
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 July 2025 - BlueLink, a prominent provider of customer relationship management solutions, has been formally recognized as a "Best Place to Work" in the Czech Republic for 2024. This prestigious...
President Pavel opens Czech National Day at Expo Osaka
Radio Prague International
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July 24, 2025
Czechia is celebrating its National Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka on Thursday. The opening ceremony, featuring the Czech and Japanese anthems performed by the Czech Radio Children’s Choir, was attended by President Petr Pavel and Japanese Princess...
The 700-year-old Prague cathedral gets a new voice
Hurriyet Daily News
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July 24, 2025
PRAGUE The installation of a new organ at Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral is nearing completion, giving the 700-year-old biggest temple in the Czech Republic a proper instrument to accompany religious services and concerts. An international team was...
Japan to Canada, brewing own Czech-style beer is a global phenomenon
Radio Prague International
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July 23, 2025
The art of Czech beer-making has left a visible global impression, whether it be on artisanal microbreweries or on large industrial productions. Especially in the Land of the Rising Sun, one does not have to look very far. All of Japan’s “Big 4”...
Holašovice Peasant Festival brings Czech traditions to life in South Bohemia
Radio Prague International
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July 24, 2025
Photo: Vít Pohanka, Radio Prague International Nestled just 20 kilometers west of České Budějovice and not far from Český Krumlov, the picturesque village of Holašovice is a perfectly preserved example of South Bohemian folk baroque architecture....
Increasing Number of Czech Single-Parent Households Are Living Below The Poverty Line
Brno Daily
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July 24, 2025
The number of single-parent households living below the poverty line has been rising in the Czech Republic, as a consequence of the COVID crisis and subsequent high inflation, according to research published today by Radka Dudova from the SYRI...
EXPLAINED: How Czechia's new law clamps down on asylum seekers, illegal immigrants
Expats.cz
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July 24, 2025
The Czech Senate has approved a major legal change that tightens asylum and migration rules in a bid to make the country’s borders safer. The law, aligned with the EU’s migration pact, changes how Czechia handles asylum claims and deportations,...
Rare 3,200-year-old warrior armour from Trojan war era unearthed in Czech Republic
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 24, 2025
Archaeologists have unearthed 3,200-year-old fragments of a warrior’s bronze chest armor in southern Moravia near Brno, Czech Republic. It comes from the Late Bronze Age — a time often linked to the Trojan War, famously told in Homer’s Iliad. Brno...
75 years ago, Operation Ř began: A silent war against faith and religious sisters
Radio Prague International
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July 24, 2025
In the summer of 1950, the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia launched Operation Ř, a targeted campaign aimed at the liquidation of female religious orders. Nuns were forcibly evicted from convents, separated by age, and transported to factories...
More single mothers in Czechia fall below poverty line due to Covid and inflation
Radio Prague International
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July 24, 2025
The number of single-parent households living below the poverty line in Czechia is rising, according to new research from the SYRI National Institute and the Czech Academy of Sciences published on Thursday. In 2021, 32.4% of single-parent families...
Where Prague feels like a village: exploring Kajetánka and its neighbors
Radio Prague International
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July 23, 2025
A vineyard, a monastery, and a countess: the origins of Kajetánka When you step into Kajetánka in Prague 6, it’s hard to believe you’re still in a European capital. Nestled between the neighborhoods of Břevnov and Petřiny, this quiet green corner...
Czechia and the UK to strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 15, 2025
Prime Ministers of the Czechia and the United Kingdom, Petr Fiala and Keir Starmer signed a memorandum confirming the joint will of both countries to strengthen their partnership in nuclear energy. The memorandum, signed yesterday, follows the...
Should Alcohol Ads Be Banned? Czech Republic Considers New Rules
Prague Morning
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July 24, 2025
Alcohol consumption in the Czech Republic is once again under debate, as doctors, public health experts, and policymakers call for stricter rules on sales, advertising, and availability. Emerging data and mounting pressure are forcing politicians...
Brad grabs yet another Top 10 in Czech MotoGP action
Krugersdorp News
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July 24, 2025
Brad Binder left his mark at the Tissot Grand Prix of Czechia this past weekend (July 17–19) when he placed among the Top 10 again in consecutive weeks. According to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, Brad went from 19th off the grid and...
Kylie Jenner listens to back-to-back breakup songs... after not being seen with Timothee Chalamet in a month
Daily Mail
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August 9, 2025
Kylie Jenner shared some unexpected music choices on Friday as fans have noticed that her boyfriend Timothée Chalamet hasn't been seen with her in at least a month. The 27-year-old Kardashians star — who will turn 28 on Sunday, August 10 —...
Three skeptical Czechs brought to Ukraine — a film tells their story
The Odessa Journal
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Photos by Stanislav Krupař, Punk Film Three Czech conspiracy theorists who publicly doubted the reality of the war in Ukraine were brought to Ukraine for the filming of a documentary, writes Gromada cz. The project involved two men and one woman...