International team to investigate in slain journalist case

April 18, 2018

In this Friday, March 9, 2018, file picture a woman places a sticker on a poster with a photo of slain journalist Jan Kuciak during an anti-government rally in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Niavaran center to display illustrations from Bratislava biennial

April 17, 2018

A selection of works from the various editions of the Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava will be showcased in an exhibition at Tehran's Niavaran Cultural Center. The first edition of the Slovakian biennial was held in 1967.

1991 - 74th Segment: “Black Angels”

April 19, 2018

In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of
Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio’s web pages you can
find a poll, in which you can vote for the best hit from the past century.
We continue with the year 1991.

Czech archbishops denounce Brno festival play

April 19, 2018

Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka has condemned a theatre festival in the Czech
second city, Brno, from featuring the play ‘Our Violence, Your
Violence.’ And as a result the church has said it will not take part in
events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the creation of

Finále Plzeň film festival gets underway

April 19, 2018

The Finále Plzeň film festival, devoted to Czech and Slovak film
production, gets underway on Thursday in the west Bohemian town.

Shortage of workers opens door to robots

April 17, 2018

A robot adjusts a headlight at Amper, an automation convention in Brno, Czech Republic. Fast-expanding economies in the region have led to severe labor shortages, so companies are calling in the machines.

Group marks death of Pearl Harbor attack architect

April 16, 2018

A group from the U.S. and Japan is trekking to a remote Pacific island jungle to document what is considered one of the most important wreck sites of World War II: where American fighters shot down a Japanese bomber carrying the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack.

President Zeman receives US ambassador

April 18, 2018

President Miloš Zeman met with the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Stephen King at Prague Castle on Wednesday. According to the president’s
spokesman, Jiří Ovčáček, the talks focused on bilateral relations and

1990 - 73rd Segment: “Rachel”

April 18, 2018

In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of
Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio’s web pages you can
find a poll, in which you can vote for the best hit from the past century.

Sculpture of Saint Vojtěch, fellow saints, installed in St. Vitus Cathedral

April 18, 2018

Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral has gotten a new group of statues depicting
the saints Vojtěch, Radim and Radla. The idea for the statues goes all the
way back to 1936. In 1947, a plaster version was installed. But the work

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