Slovakia launches website with e-books
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) In a first of its kind anywhere in the world, the European nation of Slovakia has launched a new website to provide the public with digitised ... Read more...
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Former Czech president Vaclav Havel dies
December 18th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, Dec 18 (IANS) Former Czech president Vaclav Havel, who was also a playwright, essayist and poet, has died at the age of 75 after a long illness, Xinhua reported ... Read more...
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Czechs beat Russia 3-2 to lift Fed Cup
November 7th, 2011 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Czech Republic won the Fed Cup for the first time as an independent nation Sunday after Kveta Peschke and Lucie Hradecka won a deciding ... Read more...
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Danish woman survives 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) fall
July 31st, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by BNO News
COPENHAGEN (BNO NEWS) -- A Danish woman has reportedly survived a fall of around 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) after her parachutes failed to open, local media reported on Sunday.The Ekstra Bladet newspaper ... Read more...
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Relentless rescue efforts by IAF continues for fourth day at Leh
August 9th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Leh, Aug 9 (ANI): Six Cheetah helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) undertook more than 60 sorties to evacuate 90 people from Skyu in Zanskar valley on Monday in the cloudburst-hit ... Read more...
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Top four finishers at the World Cup football
July 11th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 11 (DPA) All the top four finishers at the World Cup football.
1930: Uruguay, Argentina, no play-off for third place1934: Italy, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria1938: Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Sweden1950: Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, ... Read more...
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Spain and the Netherlands to make history
July 9th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Auf der Heyde
Johannesburg, July 9 (DPA) Although Sunday's World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain will already be the 18th final in the history of the competition, history ... Read more...
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Saina Nehwal’s march to the top
June 27th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 27 (IANS) Factfile on Saina Nehwal, who won the Indonesian Open Super Series Sunday to complete a hat-trick of titles.
* Born: March 17, 1990 at Hisar in Haryana; currently based ... Read more...
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In South Africa, even Germany misses a penalty
June 18th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 18 (DPA) The English striker Gary Lineker is famous for scoring lots of goals and making one unforgettable comment: "Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, ... Read more...
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This day in World Cup history
June 9th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 9 (DPA) This day in World Cup history - June 10.
1934 - Luis Fernando Monti becomes the first player to play in two World Cup finals. After appearing for Argentina ... Read more...
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Chinese dissident nominated for Peace Nobel
February 4th, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Prague/Bratislava, Feb 4 (DPA) Czech and Slovak lawmakers nominated Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident sentenced to 11 years in prison, for the Nobel Peace Prize, organisers said.
Forty Czech lawmakers and 51 ... Read more...
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Franz Kafka’s unseen manuscripts to be unveiled soon
January 21st, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): An Israeli court has ordered two sisters to throw open their cat-infested flat where their deceased mum treasured Franz Kafka's manuscripts.Kafka scholars believe the literary archive could give ... Read more...
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Amar Singh calls Raj Thackeray a Hitler
November 14th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Equating Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray with Hitler, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Saturday said that "if this Hitler of linguistic parochialism is ... Read more...
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European Delights for Raam
September 14th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director Maadesh's Raam shot for two songs abroad. Produced by Audhitya Babu, the film's unit shot for two songs in Austria, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. Starring Puneet Raj Kumar and Priyamani, the shooting ... Read more...
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How Krejza battled his way to the top
November 20th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov.20 (ANI): The story of Australian off-spinner Jason Krejza''s rise to stardom is the stuff of sporting folklore.
His introduction to cricket began with an uninvited knock on the front door ... Read more...
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Czechoslovakian entomologist jumps bail, escapes from India
October 28th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri (West Bengal), Oct 28 (ANI): Czechoslovakian entomologist Emil Kucera has jumped bail and reached his home in Czechoslovakia, according to reports on Tuesday.Kucera had been sentenced to three years'' imprisonment ... Read more...
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Writer Tariq Ali criticises Soviet-era dissidents Havel, Michnik
June 9th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Prague, June 9 (DPA) Pakistani-born writer Tariq Ali, a leader of the 1960s anti-Vietnam war movement in Britain, was quoted Monday criticizing iconic Soviet-era dissidents Vaclav Havel and Adam Michnik for what ... Read more...
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Belgrade’s 1968 student unrest spurs nostalgia
June 5th, 2008 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
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Belgrade, June 5 (DPA) Belgrade is marking 40 years since Europe's 1968 student protests, a seemingly happier time long before the wars that ripped Yugoslavia apart into several countries. As Serbia wavers ... Read more...
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Italian politician uses the path of satyagraha
March 28th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
Brussels, March 28 (IANS) An Italian politician and member of European Parliament says he has chosen the Gandhian path of non-violent protest called satyagraha as an alternative solution to today's problems. Marco ... Read more...
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Tennis star Navratilova regains Czech citizenship
March 12th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar.12 (ANI): Former Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova has regained her Czech citizenship more than 30 years after fleeing that country to live in the United States.
"I lost it at the time ... Read more...
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Czech Foreign Minister to begin 4-day India visit from Nov 18
November 16th, 2007 - 9:41 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): The Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, Karel Schwarzenberg, will arrive here on Sunday on a four-day visit during which the leader will hold discussions with his ... Read more...
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Petra Nemcova unveils her saucy new lingerie ad campaign
November 14th, 2007 - 2:43 am ICT by admin
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