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Rice expected in Prague to sign radar treaty
"No to Bases" protesters plan march

Former owner of Russian Embassy building files lawsuit
Popper family calls for 1 billion Kč, return of property

Film star Robert de Niro in Karlovy Vary for award
Festival to show 220 films from around the world

True colors
Organizers call landmark gay rights event a success, despite extremist violence

EU ups pressure on treaty approval
France pushes Lisbon ratification while Poland poses setback

Archaeologists fight construction
Groups call city circuit project a threat to historic artifacts

Social Democratic Party loses another MP
Latest in a series of political party defections could affect the balance of power

Czech entomologists arrested in India
Authorities jail Czech scientists on suspicion of insect smuggling

ČR wins Europe deer-calling title
A colorful competition of hunting skills draws 15,000 spectators

European Roundup
News & notes

Seven Days
News & notes

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An alternative no longer
RM-System to become full-fledged stock exchange

In Brief
News & notes

X-ray vision
Rigaku creates Czech R&D center to expand European presence

Bits & Bytes

Black cats rule
Panthers claim Super Bowl with 24-14 win over Lions

Růžička returns to national hockey
Slavia coach tapped to lead national ice hockey team; hopes to bring back players

Sports Roundup

New business programs to start soon
Two universities to offer new degrees this fall

Eighth graders traffic in awareness
ISP students raise money to end social injustices

Helping to keep the memories alive
Program looks to better educate kids on WWII horrors

Education Briefs
News & notes

Fun times around the Czech Republic
Summer camps and classes to keep kids busy

All the world's a stage
Professional actors carve out their niche in the Golden City

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Hiding in plain sight
NGO knows Czechs are bribing foreign officials, but can't say who

Pension battles far from finished
With retirement age victory, coalition eyes reforms' second stage

National rail freight firms reunited
Merger of Czech and Slovak operators creates EU player

Dollar millionaires swell in ranks
Increase attributed to economic growth and the robust crown

Local hops industry flailing
Institute launches 'atlas' of varieties; Japan still buying

Brno companies hunt for tech workers
Short on skilled employees, firms tap college students

10 Questions
with Jiří Musil and Raphael Kassin
10 Questions

AmCham elects president
Movers & Shakers

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week
News & notes

Loss leader
The European Union's failings offer Czechs an opportunity
Commentary

A sizzling summer in more ways than one
Postview

Letters to the Editor
Letters

Cultural ambassadors
From San Francisco, a young orchestra brings goodwill
Stage Review

Soul with heart
Seal has gone sentimental, with upbeat rhythms and no apologies
Stage Review

When classical met punk
A German hardcore duo finds inspiration in Mozart and Mahler
Stage Review

A healthy break from mediocrity
Karlovy Vary offers a refreshing mix of new movies
Cinema Review

The blight of Calormen
C.S. Lewis gets an action-adventure makeover
Cinema Review

Home of good intentions
Comfortable U Emy Destinnové is still working out the kinks
Restaurant Review

Old World favorite
By any name, schnitzel is always satisfying
From the chef

Warning: This story can kill
In France, 21st-century temperance laws run amok

Screaming meemies
Helnwein's images of pain and innocence won't let history sleep
Gallery Review

Great skates
Prague's Mystic Sk8 Cup has become a high-flyer on the European circuit

In Hrabal's footsteps
Trips & Trails

Actress lives on in Holocaust diary
A personal look at a great Czech personality, Hana Pravda, through the eyes of her niece

Palestine projects
Around Town

Luxury real estate's new spin
Prague's Svoboda & Williams takes a unique approach to client services

A royal makeover
Prague Castle undergoing an extensive renovation

One firm's journey to West Africa
Fresh-faced Czech architect lands a heavenly project

Radisson Alcron's ageless elegance
New Town hotel finishes an extensive guest room renovation project

Real Estate Briefs
News & notes