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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.
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 ...
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WEBFort Hanička: intended as a nuclear shelter during totalitarianism, now it functions as a museum. Built to protect Czechoslovakia against Nazi Germany and later repurposed as a nuclear shelter by the Communist regime, Fort Hanička served neither purpose. 09/06/2024. Vít Pohanka.
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WEBCzech children and teenagers are crafting their own language, filled with slang and new expressions, often borrowed from English. “It’s like familiar music in my brain.”. Czech summer course students on learning the language. As every year, dozens of students from all over the world arrived in Czechia to take part in this year’s edition ...
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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.
20 Years of Czechia in NATO: Key Moments
WEBMar 14, 2019 · There is broad consensus in the political and public sphere that the Czech Republic should remain in NATO and should gradually increase its defense spending to 2 percent of GDP by 2024. Czechs are looking back at 20 years in NATO. Their country joined the Alliance together with Hungary and Poland on March 12, 1999.
Czechs are predominantly descendants of pre-Slavic populations, …
WEBJul 26, 2019 · The mythical story of father Čech leading his tribe to the top of Říp hill and announcing that the untouched surroundings are the new homeland of his kin is an iconic national origin tale still taught in Czech elementary schools.
The Czech Republic in NATO: Five years on
WEBMar 12, 2004 · The Czech Republic in NATO: Five years on. This Friday is the 5th anniversary of the expansion of NATO that brought former Warsaw Pact countries Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic into the organisation's fold. Just two weeks later NATO launched its first ever military offensive - against Yugoslavia, an …
Meet the Liberec-based English teacher whose videos are a global …
WEBLength of audio 19:09. English teacher Steve Watts was born in Great Britain, but he is currently the Czech Republic’s most popular YouTuber. His education channel Steve and Maggie has over 12 million subscribers and his videos, translated into seven languages, including Spanish and Hindi, have altogether over two billion views.