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A call for peace
As Czechs denounce Chinese violence in Tibet, officials are split over Olympics attendance

Skiers, boarder caught in snowfall
Two skiers found alive; snowboarder's body recovered

Iran rep details nuclear program
Diplomat calls U.S. study 'ridiculous' and CIA 'stupid'

Generation gap widens, highlights change
Senior citizens are missing out on the 'Czech dream'

Antarctic expedition a success
Returning researchers talk about work and play at the South Pole

Cancer drug to get trials in ČR
Hopes are high for treatment but analysts guard against optimism

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GREECE The Olympic torch lighting ceremony was interrupted by pro-Tibet demonstrators March 24. Despite a police presence of 1,000, activists ran behind the head of the Olympic organizing committee during a speech, and tried to display a black flag depicting the Olympic rings made from handcuffs, the BBC reported. The torch will pass through 20 countries before the games begin Aug. 8.

FRANCE During a dedication of France’s fourth nuclear-armed submarine, President Nicolas Sarkozy said the country will reduce its number of airborne nuclear weapons, The New York Times reported March 22. The reduction to fewer than 300 missiles would leave France with half the maximum number of warheads it had during the Cold War.
UKRAINE Eighteen Ukrainian sailors went missing after their tugboat collided with a cargo ship off the Hong Kong coast and sank March 22. After finding the capsized vessel, divers knocked on its hull but received no response, Reuters reported. The missing were thought to be trapped in the boat’s engine room and cabins.
EU Europe’s environment chief, Stavros Dimas, said EU leaders would remain committed to CO2 cuts of up to 30 percent by the year 2020, despite appearances of backsliding at last week’s European summit, the BBC reported March 21. Green groups had been concerned last week to hear that some countries, including Germany, were seeking a climate deal that would protect some of the most polluting industries.
CYPRUS The Cypriot president and the Turkish Cypriot leader have agreed to resume talks on the reunification of the island. The deal was struck at a meeting between Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat in Nicosia, the BBC reported March 21. It was the first such high-profile talk since 2006.
RUSSIA Parliament urged the Kremlin to consider recognizing the independence of two separatist regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia in neighboring Georgia, March 21, strengthening Moscow’s campaign to keep the former Soviet republic out of NATO, the Associated Press reported. The lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, voted overwhelmingly for the move.
NETHERLANDS The Web site on which the Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders promoted his film, which is believed to be critical of the Quran, was suspended by its U.S. hosting service, the International Herald Tribune (IHT) reported March 23. The site now displays a note that the company, Network Solutions, is investigating whether the site is in violation of its terms of service.
TURKEY In a fourth day of fighting, hundreds of Kurdish protesters threw rocks at police and soldiers March 23. The conflict has so far wounded dozens of people and killed two, the Associated Press reported. In Istanbul, tens of thousands of Kurds were celebrating Nowruz, some using the festival marking the first day of spring to demonstrate for Kurdish autonomy.
SPAIN The owner of a 16-year-old bull that has sired worthy opponents for some of the country’s most celebrated bullfighters has decided to clone the animal to preserve its genes. A Texas genomics company will take cells from the bull, named Alcalde, next month, with the goal of creating a double, the IHT reported.
FRANCE President Sarkozy’s ex-wife, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz, remarried in a private ceremony in New York City’s Rockefeller Center, the BBC reported March 24. She wed Moroccan-born public relations executive Richard Attias in the landmark Rainbow Room.

REMINDER Daylight saving time starts Sunday, March 30, at 1 a.m. This means that you’ll need to put your clocks forward one hour after this time, so at 1 a.m. the time should be changed to 2 a.m.

COLLISION The conditions of two men who were the most severely injured in a mass collision on the Prague-Brno D1 motorway March 20 have stabilized, Brno teaching hospital spokeswoman Anna Nesvadbová told the Czech News Agency (ČTK) March 24. Police called the accident, which involved around 190 vehicles and left 30 people injured, the most extensive in Czech history.
AID A delegation of Czech firefighters donated 1.7 million Kč ($105,068) in humanitarian aid to Albania March 23, ČTK reported. The donation is to help Tirana, the Albanian capital, cope with the aftermath of a March 15 explosion at an ammunition storage facility that killed 17 and forced the evacuation of 4,000 people.
DISMISSED Four senior officials have to leave the Interior Ministry as a result of collaboration with the StB, Mladá fronta Dnes reported March 25. One official, who was deputy head of the crime prevention department, plans to sue the ministry. The vetting of Interior Ministry employees and their pasts began in January 2007.
VISAS The Czech and Vietnamese governments may create an expert committee to settle ongoing problems with issuing Czech work visas, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek announced March 21 after meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart. The committee may help solve the petty corruption cases linked to the Czech Embassy in Hanoi, where officials are currently handling 15,000 work-permit applications.
ABORTION Christian Democratic Party (KDU-ČSL) Deputy Chairman David Macek called on President Václav Klaus to take part in a discussion condemning the legality of abortion in a March 21 Easter message, ČTK reported. In the message, Macek appeals to Klaus’ conservatism and points out that KDU-ČSL votes helped him get re-elected.
KOSOVO KDU-ČSL leadership charged its chairman, Jiří Čunek, to request a government coalition meeting on the recognition of Kosovo’s independence March 25, according to ČTK. Previously, Foreign Affairs Minister Karel Schwarzenberg said he would propose that the government recognize Kosovo during the April 2 NATO summit.
 

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