Broadcast in English - 01/25/2021
Author Archive for: Radio Prague International
Closed storefronts alive with culture
The Czech circus ensemble Cirk La Putyka has enlivened windows of closed shops, pubs and bars as part of the #kulturunezastavis initiative (“Culture cannot be stopped”). Actors, acrobats and musicians performed in the centre of Prague.
Demand for cross-country skis skyrockets as Czech winter centres remain closed
Closed ski centres have forced Czechs to switch from downhill to cross country-skiing, Hospodářské noviny reports. According to the daily, an increasing number of Czechs are spending their free time on cross country tracks. Producers and retailers of ...
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Health insurance company chief to remain in post despite questioned vaccination
Health insurance company chief to remain in post despite questioned vaccination
Czech high schooler masters Italian button accordion to win global contest
The accordion has played a central role in Czech folk music for centuries, and remains a favourite instrument of many chanson signers here, such as Radůza – who is so well known, she goes by a single name. Among the Czech youth carrying on the instrum...
South Bohemia faces growing wave of illegal moldavite miners
Police in South Bohemia are increasingly struggling with illegal miners of moldavites, bottle-green gemstones found almost exclusively on the territory of the Czech Republic. The rich deposits of the gem found in the area attract hordes of illegal hun...
Hundreds of WWII mines found in woods
Hundreds of WWII mines found in woods
Covid risk index remains in level four bracket
Covid risk index remains in level four bracket
Medical worker Covid vaccine register to open Tuesday
Medical worker Covid vaccine register to open Tuesday