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Czech Republic signs anti-terror pact with USPRAGUE, Czech Republic : The Czech Republic and the U.S. have signed an agreement to cooperate more in fighting terrorism - one of the requirements that will allow Czechs to join the U.S. visa waiver program.
Source : topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 03:26
Czech ruling party starts project in support of Cuban prisoners
The Czech junior government Christian Democrats today presented a project designed to point to the continued human rights violations in Cuba and other countries, at a press conference attended by Cyril Svoboda, ...
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 22:44
Czechs to guarantee deposits up to €50,000
PRAGUE, Czech Republic : The Czech government approved an amendment to the country's bank law Tuesday to double the guarantee for bank deposits.
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 18:06
Czech author Milan Kundera accused of informing
PRAGUE, Czech Republic : A document written by the Czech Communist police claims that author Milan Kundera informed on a purported Western spy in the 1950s, a state-sponsored institute said Monday.
Source : topix.net | 14-Oct-2008 03:28
Czech translators and interpreters gear up for EU presidency
In less than three month's time, the Czech Republic is going to take up the EU presidency.
Source : topix.net | 13-Oct-2008 18:32
Czechs, Poles should stand side by side in EU - Klaus,Kaczynski
Poland and the Czech Republic should stand side by side in the European Union, Lech Kaczynski and Vaclav Klaus, presidents of the two countries, agreed today.
Source : topix.net | 13-Oct-2008 00:12
Czech 'keeper injured, doubtful for Slovenia tilt
Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech has a thigh muscle injury and is likely to miss next week's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 18:14
Czechs should open EU debate on Romany problems - minister
Czechs should open EU debate on Romany problems - minister Prague, 11.10.2008, 09:09, Romany problems should be one of the topics highlighted during the Czech Republic's EU presidency in the first half of 2009, ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 19:13
Czech Republic: Steepest drop on record makes history books
The Czech Republic's PX Index posted its steepest drop on record. Erste Group Bank AG, Austria's largest publicly traded lender, and developer Orco Property Group SA sank the most since their shares were listed ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 13:33
Will the lack of doctor and nurses affect the quality of health care in Czech hospitals?
The Czech Doctors' Association is ringing the alarm. It says that Czech hospitals may not be able to guarantee the current quality of health care for much longer due to a lack of doctors and nurses.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 23:28
Panasonic moves production activities from China to Czech Republic
Panasonic Works Europe has started to rearrange its production activities. In order to bring production closer to customers, some activities will be relocated to Czech Republic from China.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 20:30
Former Czechs from peacekeeping missions accused of bank robbery
The Czech police have detained six men, including former three soldiers with experience from the Czech military's Balkan missions according to CTK's information, in connection with last year's robbery of the ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 13:45
Czech EU presidency to face difficult task of climate agreement
The period of Czech EU presidency in the first half of 2009 will be the last chance for the world to agree on the basic points of a new convention on climate protection that is to be negotiated in Copenhagen in ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 13:44
Czech town threatens to take houses away from Romanies
Most of the Vsetin Romany families whom the Town Hall resettled to the Jeseniky and Prostejov areas and to whom it provided interest-free loans for the purchase of houses have failed to meet their commitments, ...
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 21:46
Czech Prime Minister supports Turkey's EU entry
The Czech Republic supports Turkey's future full-fledged membership in the European Union, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said during his visit to Ankara today.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 04:05
Czech inflation, jobless rate unchanged
PRAGUE, Czech Republic : Inflation in the Czech Republic went up in September while unemployment remained at the same level, officials said Wednesday.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 14:41
Czech president signs bill on green cards for foreigners into law
Czech President Vaclav Klaus today signed an amendment to the law on employment that will enable to issue green cards for foreigners as of next January into law, presidential spokesman Radim Ochvat said.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 11:33
Czech PM to visit USA in late October
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will visit Washington in late October, government spokeswoman Jana Bartosova said.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 11:32
Czech police investigate massive laundering case
PRAGUE, Czech Republic : Police say they are conducting a criminal investigation into what might be a massive money laundering operation in the Czech Republic.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 21:56
Poll: Most Czechs do not want more Czech soldiers in Afghanistan
More than two thirds of Czechs believe that the number of Czech soldiers in Afghanistan should no more be raised, while 30 percent are of the opposite opinion, according to a STEM poll for the Czech Television ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 12:59
Prague exchange down record 8.46 percent
PRAGUE, Czech Republic : Shares on the Prague Stock Exchange fell 8.46 percent Monday in what the stock exchange said has been the biggest single-day fall since it was opened in the Czech capital in 1993.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 21:49
Poll: Two thirds of Czechs against US radar base
Two thirds, or 68 percent of Czechs disagree with the planned stationing of a U.S. radar base on Czech soil, according to a CVVM poll conducted in September and released today.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 18:39
I had a beer with the president of the Czech Republic...
Karl Ockert phoned me yesterday about quitting time and said the president of the Czech Republic was on his way to BridgePort and I should show up...thanks, Karl, for a fun story and the greatest excuse ever: ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 08:36
Czech Republic surprises with Jewish treasures
The Great Synagogue, which incorporates styles ranging from Moorish to Art Nouveau, was built in 1892 in Pilsen.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 08:30
Czech scientists help create map of largest wheat chromosome
An international team including Czech scientists has created a map of the largest wheat chromosome which is the fundamental step towards understanding the genome of the second most produced food among the ...
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 08:14
Czech bus crashes in Slovakia, 5 dead
PRAGUE, Czech Republic : A Czech travel agency says one of its buses carrying passengers from Slovakia to Prague has crashed, killing at least five people and injuring 18.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 00:00
Queens, princess tap into heritage
Lincoln Czech-Slovak Princess Elizabeth Schulz of Rural Weston and Lincoln Czech-Slovak Queen Catherine Dvorak of Lincoln look over some photo albums from the Czech Republic, The duo were just a few of the ...
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 23:39
Menopause Does Not Cause Increased Blood Pressure, Studies Find
Increases in blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk occurring in women after menopause do not result from menopause itself, according to two new studies reported in the October Journal of Hypertension .
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 12:54
HGE antibodies in sera of patients with TBE in the Czech Republic.
Indirect immunofluorescence assay and western blotting were used for the screening and confirmation respectively.
Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 23:29
R receives original Pittsburgh Agreement for display
The U.S. ambassadors to the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Richard Graber and Vincent Obsitnik, handed over the original of the Pittsburgh Agreement, that created the base of the Czechoslovak Republic's ...
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 23:21
Killed Czech ambassador to Pakistan buried
The funeral of Czech ambassador to Pakistan Ivo Zdarek who was killed in a terrorist attack in Islamabad last Saturday was held Friday morning.
Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 15:13
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Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 07:02
Pope: Religious Liberty Is a Win-Win Situation
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 28, 2008 .- When the Church is allowed the freedom to exercise its ministry, which includes the right to own the material goods it needs, everybody wins, says Benedict XVI.
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 22:51
Remarks by Secretary Gates and Czech Republic Minister of Defense Parkanova
MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, this afternoon, representatives of the United States government and the government of the Czech Republic will sign the agreement, between the United States of America and the ...
Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 09:18
Czech Republic wants embassy in Iran
The Czech Republic wants to increase its diplomatic relations with Iran by mid 2009 when it will hold the rotating EU presidency, PressTV reported.
Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 09:54
Stolen Czech Jewish art to be returned
The Jewish Museum in Prague is ready to return a valuable art collection stolen during the Nazi occupation to the American relatives of its former owner, but the Americans will not be able to take some of the ...
Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 09:48
Former Czech policeman guilty in American's death
PRAGUE, Czech Republic : A former Czech police officer has been convicted of murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the slaying of an American citizen.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 22:56
Czech man gets life for triple rape in Britain
A Czech man, aged 36, who brutally raped two Czech women and one Slovak woman in London last year, was given a life sentence last week in Britain, the Internet page The London Daily News said Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 14:42
Russian spies accused of agitating Czechs over US
Russian spies operating in the Czech Republic have tried to increase public opposition to a planned U.S. missile defense facility here, the Czech counterintelligence service said Thursday.
Source : topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 14:31
Czech Muslims apologise for ambassador's death, no protest
The planned protest action by the Czech extreme right National Party against Islamism did not take place in Brno Wednesday, NS first deputy chairman Jan Skacel told CTK after a meeting with representatives of ...
Source : topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 10:00
Ministry publishes book on Romani integration
The Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry has published a book titled "Stories of European Social Fund successful projects in the Czech Republic aimed at support and integration of Romanies" that its authors ...
Source : topix.net | 24-Sep-2008 11:41
Review: Leaving at The Orange Tree
The Orange Tree has a scoop on its hands with the British premiere of the first new play by Vaclav Havel for almost 20 years.
Source : topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 23:42
Asian Journal Of Psychiatry Launched By Elsevier
Elsevier is pleased to announce the launch of a new journal, in collaboration with the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations , entitled Asian Journal of Psychiatry .
Source : topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 13:34
President, PM condole Czech envoy's death
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday condoled with Czech Republic on the tragic demise of its ambassador Ivo Zdarek, who was killed in a terrorist attack at Marriott hotel.
Source : topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 05:28
Museum of Communism - Karl Marx & Stalin - press, Czech Republic
Submitted by Dabitch on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 20:19. Euro RSCG Prague did this campaign to temt you into the Museum of Communism where you will get to know the dictators intimately.
Source : topix.net | 22-Sep-2008 18:53
Pakistan - Czech Republic ambassador killed in Marriott attack
The Czech Republic's ambassador to Pakistan, which had called for help from the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad shortly after the attack Saturday, died Sunday announced in Prague public television CT 24.
Source : topix.net | 21-Sep-2008 18:40