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New sounds for old bells: innovative method from Czech Technical University to repair historic bells . A technique developed by scientists at the Czech Technical University uses fast-moving metal particles to repair parts of historic bells cracked or worn down over time.
Rising opera star Patricia Burda Janečková succumbs to cancer at 25
Oct 8, 2023 · Critics predicted a dazzling career for her, but in a cruel twist of fate, she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February of 2022. Despite putting up a valiant fight, Patricia succumbed to the aggressive tumour on October 1, 2023, with her husband, Vlastimil Burda, whom she married in July of this year, and her family by her side.
Czech Christmas traditions explained, from Ježíšek to the Golden …
Dec 24, 2018 · For new arrivals to the Czech Republic, the emphasis on Christmas Eve, the traditional fare served on that day – chiefly carp and potato salad – and the role of the Baby Jesus are typically the most surprising elements of how the holiday is observed locally.
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Pop-rock singer Helena Zeťová’s planned comeback marred by tragic death . Czech singer Helena Zeťová, best known for her hit song Impossible (Unstoppable) died tragically a few days before Christmas at the age of just 44.
Meet the Liberec-based English teacher whose videos are a global …
English teacher Steve Watts was born in Great Britain, but he is currently the Czech Republic’s most popular YouTuber. His education channel Steve and Maggie has over 12 million subscribers and his videos, translated into seven languages, including Spanish and Hindi, have altogether over two billion views.
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A 50-year-old chimpanzee of the chego subspecies named Dingo passed away at the Dvůr Králové nad Labem Safari Park on Friday. The cause of death was internal organ injuries, likely sustained from a fall or a confrontation with other chimpanzees.
Pop singer Helena Vondráčková still going strong
Helena Vondráčková, one of the Czech Republic’s biggest pop stars, will turn 75 next week. She can look back on a career spanning five decades and boast of being the country’s best-selling singer with over a million albums under her belt.
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President Pavel: Our next government must guarantee a secure and free Czechia . In his New Year’s address, Czech President Petr Pavel urged Czechs to have confidence in the future and not to be swayed by populism in the 2025 general elections.
Karel Jaromir Erben - Radio Prague International
Sep 19, 2004 · Today we look at a Czech poet who is one of the icons of 19th century Czech literature, Karel Jaromir Erben. I'm going to be talking to someone who knows a great deal about Erben, Susan Reynolds, who is curator of Czech and …
300 years since death of great Czech architect Jan Blažej Santini ...
Dec 7, 2023 · Baptised as Johann Blasius Aichel, he was the oldest son in a respectable family of Prague stonemasons. His grandfather, Antonio Aichel, had moved from Italy to Prague in the 1630s, and his father, Santini Aichel, had made a successful career as a stonemason.