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Times Higher Education list puts Czech schools in surprising order Prague, Oct 2 (ČTK) — Nine out of 26 public universities in the Czech Republic are listed among the 800 best schools in the world in the Times Higher Education Ranking (THE) 2015-2016 presented in Melbourne on Thursday, daily Lidové noviny (LN) writes today. The… Keep Reading
Prize named for former Czech president was given out in Strasbourg, for the third time Strasbourg, Sept 28, 2015 – The third Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honors outstanding civil society action in defense of human rights – has been awarded to veteran Russian human rights defender Ludmilla Alexeeva. The €60 000 prize… Keep Reading
Events are planned for what would have been Havel’s 80th birthday Prague, Sept 13 (ČTK) — Michael Žantovský, new director of the Prague-seated Václav Havel Library, wants to extend its activities also to reach outside Prague and abroad, and bring them closer to people, he has said in an interview with the Czech News Agency.… Keep Reading
National Gallery exhibition will be the first to show Charles IV’s crown from Aachen Jiří Fajt, general director of the National Gallery in Prague, and representatives of two German museums signed an agreement on cooperation on the international exhibition Charles IV 1316–1378. The Czech-Bavarian exhibition is under the auspices of prime ministers of the two… Keep Reading
Dangerous drug is coming from Poland, further east Prague, Aug 8 (ČTK) — A new kind of narcotic, dubbed “crocodile,” has reached the Czech Republic, daily Lidové noviny (LN) writes today, adding that this is an extremely dangerous drug that is mainly coming from the East, former Soviet countries and China. “I know of it,… Keep Reading
Changes to data protection are currently working their way through the EU process The EU press office released the following fact sheet to explain the pending changes to data protection rules: Luxembourg, June 15, 2015 — More than 90 percent of Europeans are concerned about mobile apps collecting their data without their consent. Today, an… Keep Reading
Inventor has been working on Jetsons-type vehicle for 25 years Bratislava, May 9 (ČTK) — The prototype of a unique flying car crashed in Nitra, west Slovakia, on Friday, but its pilot and inventor Štefan Klein suffered only light injuries since he activated a parachute in time, Slovak media have reported. When the engine was… Keep Reading
New software will ensure fast processing of satellite data for developing countries Norway and FAO have signed a NOK 35 million (around $4.5 million) partnership agreement to improve the capacity of developing countries to monitor and report on their forest resources and changes in forest area. The project will facilitate countries’ access to earth observation… Keep Reading
Gustav Meyrink, Otokar Fischer and David Popper among those is collection Prague, April 12 (ČTK) — Works of Prague Jewish writers and composers of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries owned by the Prague Municipal Library will be available in digital form thanks to a project covered from European subsidies, the library’s spokeswoman… Keep Reading
Former intelligence service members are getting ambassadorial posts Prague, April 4 (ČTK) — The Czech state has started taking interest in what will be done by its veteran intelligence service employees, offering them posts in its diplomatic service, daily Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD) writes today. This is exemplified by the case of Miroslav Toman, former… Keep Reading
