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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.
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News from the Czech Republic. Legal entities, namely associations and companies, can claim compensation for damage caused by damage to reputation, following a new interpretation of the Civil Code by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
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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Miroslav Wanek on how Už jsme doma reached US audiences like no other Czech band . Miroslav Wanek is the leader of Už jsme doma, an alternative band who this year are marking 40 years of existence and, remarkably, have played over 800 shows in the US.
Bedřich Smetana's "My Country" - a symphonic poem to the nation
Oct 28, 2009 · “Vyšehrad is about a very important place in Czech history where all of the Czech kings or princes were seated when they were in Prague. So the point of the composition Vyšehrad is that it begins with the memories of a poet, who is trying to recall how things were in the past.”
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New law aims for more liberal policy on psychoactive substances – but there’s a hitch . The government has moved to introduce a regulated sale of kratom and other psychoactive drugs considered low-risk.
300 years since death of great Czech architect Jan Blažej Santini ...
Dec 7, 2023 · The Prague-born architect of Italian descent commonly known as Santini is famous for his Baroque-Gothic style. Among his most famous works is the UNESCO-listed church of St John of Nepomuk on Zelená Hora near Žďár nad Sázavou.
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.
Diving into Waves: Jiří Mádl on massive hit "1968" film
“This is what I did. But let’s say it’s a balance between being respectful and being courageous.” One thing that also makes me think that it’s a kind of national film is that there was a special screening for members of the Czech cabinet and the president [in the garden of the PM’s official residence in Prague, on the August 21 anniversary of the invasion] – so no pressure!