Czech Republic drops from second to fourth place in worldwide alcohol consumption per capita
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The leader on the list is Lithuania, where a person over 15 drinks a total of 12.3 liters of pure ethanol per year, followed by Austria and France
Week of Ukrainian Film festival kicks off tonight in Prague
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The Week of Ukrainian Film festival opens in Prague tonight with the screening of Ukrainian drama film Atlantis
Czech officials commemorate Veterans Day in Prague at Vítkov National Memorial
There are about 340 World War Two veterans, and over 15,000 veterans of recent missions, in the Czech Republic
Mayors of Prague, Brno, and Ostrava push for lower housing taxes
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It would be good if the state lowered taxes related to housing, the mayors of the three biggest Czech cities told Czech Television
One in six Czech teens play video games at least four hours a day
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The average Czech juvenile plays digital games for 1.6 hours on working days and 2.4 hours a day during weekends, says a new report
Despite record-low unemployment, most Czech firms are not interested in retraining staff
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Most Czech firms are not interested in retraining people from other fields though they have long faced a lack of staff, writes Pravo
Czech MPs approve tax hike on alcohol and tobacco, increase in parental benefits
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The parental benefit rise will cost some 8.6 billion crowns from the state budget
Court chairman Pavel Rychetský most-trusted Czech official; President Miloš Zeman second
The Czech Republic's most trusted constitutional officials are Constitutional Court (US) chairman Pavel Rychetský with 46 percent and President Miloš Zeman with 45 percent
Czech Film Fund seeks additional 500 million for filmmaker incentives
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Foreign film productions brought almost five billion crowns in investment to the Czech Republic last year.
Half the schools in the Czech Republic will take part in Wednesday's strike, but not all will close
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Over 6,000 Czech schools, more than 50 percent, say they will join teachers' strike on Wednesday
The Czech Republic's first biological toilet to open atop the Šumava Mountains
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Earthworms turn human waste into organic fertilizer at the first biological toilet in the Czech Republic
Czech police train for reintroduction of checks at Slovak border in case of migrant crisis
The two-day exercise will focus on a 49-km section of the border in the Moravia-Silesia Region, including five border crossings.
Czech school teachers to strike for higher pay raise next Wednesday, November 6
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Czech teachers' strike for higher salaries over their disagreement with their proposed pay rise will be held next Wednesday
Prague police now investigating sale of Adolf Hitler masks in city center
City police are dealing with possible unlawful conduct linked to the sale of Adolf Hitler rubber masks in Prague following a complaint by the German Ambassador
Czech teachers to see an 8-percent increase in base pay next year
The monthly base pay could increase from 1,100 to 3,500 CZK, depending on the length of the employee's experience and qualifications
Four people seriously injured in blast in Pardubice explosives factory
One of the victims has burns on 90 percent of the body and is in a critical condition
