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2 hrs ago | Prague Daily Monitor

Czech-born New Zealand artist Mirek Smisek dies at 88

Prague/Wellington, May 21 - Czech-born artist Mirek Smisek, who participated in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, died in New Zealand on Sunday aged 88 years, former Czech ambassador to Australia Juraj Chmiel told CTK yesterday.

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6 hrs ago | Christian Science Monitor

Horse meat scandal arrest: Dutch police arrest meat wholesaler in horse meat probe

Food samples are tested for any possible traces of horse meat at a veterinary laboratory in Prague, Czech Republic, in this Feb.

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8 hrs ago | YouBentMyWookie

Lego Unveils Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing In Times Square

The Rebel Alliance made an appearance in Times Square today when Lego unveiled a life-sized replica of an X-Wing Fighter.

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9 hrs ago | Prague Daily Monitor

President Zeman declares war on Czech democracy, German press reports

President Milos Zeman's refusal to appoint literary historian Martin C. Putna a professor is his another attempt at extending his powers and many view it as Zeman's declaration of war to the democratic principles in the Czech Republic, the German daily Tageszeitung writes yesterday.

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13 hrs ago | KXAN-TV Austin

Czech, US cooperate ina

The United States says it has completed a transfer of 75 kilograms of salt coolant material to the Czech Republic as part of cooperation between the two countries in developing new nuclear reactors.

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17 hrs ago | The Lebanon Daily News

Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders

Czech police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four people and say they believe he is on the run and armed.

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19 hrs ago | Prague Daily Monitor

Economic Chamber head KuA3 4el faces criminal charges

Czech Economic Chamber president Petr Kuzel is facing criminal charges filed by the Anticorruption Endowment Fund on Tuesday, Linda Majerova of the fund told CTK yesterday.

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Wed May 22, 2013

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Commuter Train Goes to Ridiculous Lengths to Help Singles Hook Up

Officials in Prague are working on creating separate cars for singles on the subway in a way to guarantee people look for the one, as well as a seat.

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Prague Daily Monitor

Karel Schwarzenberg Honoured the Moser Sales Gallery in Prague with a Visit

On Friday, 10 May 2013 , the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mr.

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R & D

Whirlpools on the nanoscale could multiply magnetic memory

"We spent 15% of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we're buying more gadgets all the time," says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory .

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Related Topix: Department of Energy, World News, Electronic, Magnetic, UC San Diego

Rediff.com

Detox getaways: Hot spots to heal mind, body and soul

From the mud baths of Turkey to the mineral springs in the Czech Republic, we recommend some offbeat destinations for healing the mind, body and soul.

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StarNewsOnline.com

Young ACC stars selected for U19 national team trials

Check out the roster of 24 players selected to compete for spots on the U.S. U19 national team that will represent their country at their age group world championships in Prague, Czech Republic in July.

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Christian Science Monitor

Marilyn Monroe photos stolen ahead of Prague exhibition

A poster advertising an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition is seen on a tram in, Prague, Czech Republic, May 22.

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Examiner.com

Two New Komodo Dragons Find Residency at Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay

Two male juvenile Komodo dragons, direct from Prague, are now calling Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay home, joining the attraction's diverse family of reptiles.

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Czech Happenings

Czech press survey - May 22

The collapse of the ruling coalition of the Civic Democrats and TOP 09 at the Prague City Hall is not surprising in view of its poor performance, and the only question is who is to blame and why has TOP 09 sunk the coalition, Ivana Faryova writes in Mlada fronta Dnes today.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Washington Post

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The Prague metro company, apparently hoping to boost service on its trains, has announced a plan that seems bound to exacerbate those drawbacks.

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Radio Prague

Prague city gallery brings back life and history to an Old Town palace

The City of Prague Gallery was given custodianship of the Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace in Prague's Old Town a few years ago.

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Radio Prague

Banik back from brink, but what does future hold for club?

One of the Czech Republic's best known soccer clubs has just escaped bankruptcy and expulsion from the first division.

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Prague Daily Monitor

Trial against Tatra CEO Adams to begin in June

The long awaited trial of Czech Tatra lorry maker's director general Ronald Adams suspected of corruption will open at the Brno Municipal Court on June 6, the court's spokeswoman Gabriela Stockova told CTK Friday.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Prague Daily Monitor

CEZ continues talks with Temelin tender bidders

Power producer CEZ continues talks with US-Japanese company Westinghouse and Czech-Russian grouping Konsorcium MIR.1200 on the extension of nuclear power plant Temelin, and has set eight categories of topics for further talks, CEZ spokesman Ladislav Kriz told CTK Friday.

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