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WEBCzech scientists create new compound that could treat both obesity and Alzheimer’s. Czech scientists have developed a new compound that could address two major health challenges of the present day: obesity and Alzheimer's disease. 03:06.
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WEB09/17/2024. On Tuesday, flood alerts in Czechia have reduced, with around 160 locations under flood warnings in the morning, 20 fewer than at midnight. The water has mostly shifted from upper to mid and lower river basins, with high flood levels persisting in southern Bohemia and on rivers like the Odra, Opava, Dyje, Morava, and Labe.
Foreign Policy - Radio Prague International
WEBPrague and Kyiv unveil plans to step up weapons production in Ukraine. Czechia and Ukraine on Monday signed a number of bilateral agreements opening the way for closer cooperation in arms production and the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. 03:52. War in …
Czech Photo Gallery launches Best of the Nude
WEBApr 26, 2013 · The Czech Photo Gallery at Prague’s Újezd this week launched the first in a series of “Best of” exhibitions beginning with the Nude. Curators for the opening show chose work by five well-known photographers, the late Taras Kuščynskyj, Jan Saudek, Robert Vano, Pavel Brunclík and Antonín Tesař. The nudes range from lyrical and ...
Culture - Radio Prague International
WEBProtest singer Karel Kryl’s iconic songs reflect the spirit of 1968. On August 21, Czechs marked the 56th anniversary of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. The oppressive atmosphere of the time is reflected in the music of Karel Kryl. 26:49.
Czech Easter rituals and their ancient origins
WEB04/01/2013. Play / pause. Czech Easter rituals and their ancient origins. Length of audio 25:56. Photo: Štěpánka Budková, Radio Prague International. Wherever you are in the Northern Hemisphere, it is likely that sometime around now you are marking one of the dozens of religious or cultural holidays that celebrates the beginning of spring ...
Domestic Affairs - Radio Prague International
WEBCzechia marks 56th anniversary of Soviet-led invasion. Top officials gathered outside Czech Radio on Wednesday to recall the battle that took place there in the first hours of the Soviet-led invasion on August 21, 1968. 03:11. Domestic affairs.
The magic of Czech Christmas music | Radio Prague International
WEBDec 26, 2008 · Length of audio 26:37. If any country in the world is home to the Christmas carol, it has to be the Czech Republic. The tradition of carolling goes back centuries, and Czech Christmas music is a wonderfully rich mixture of spiritual, secular, classical and folk traditions. So for this special programme, we take you on a journey into the world ...
Minister slams judge in Kuřim abuse case - Radio Prague …
WEB06/23/2008. Play / pause. Minister slams judge in Kuřim abuse case. Length of audio 3:32. Klára Mauerová, mother of Ondřej and Jakub, photo: CTK. Few cases have been more shocking or sickening than the Kuřim child abuse case which went to trial last week. Since it began new headlines and explicit details have followed daily, describing how ...
Jan Amos Komensky - Radio Prague International
WEBJan Amos Komensky. 03/20/2002. By Alena Skodova Jan Amos Komensky - also known as Comenius was a thinker, philosopher, writer and educator. Here in the Czech Republic all school children know him - mostly under the name 'the teacher of nations'. I spoke with the director of the Komensky Museum in Prague, Ludovit Emanuel, who told me more about ...