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• Drowning in jalopies

  07.05.08 15:44 Filed in: The Prague Post Overwhelmed by used-car imports, gov’t seeks restrictions When the European Union forced the Czech Republic to drop its restrictions on used-car imports two years ago, there were concerns that the country would become the automobile dumping ground of Europe. Now, according to the government and business community, all [...]

• Studio encourages designers' daydreams

  30.10.07 17:28 Filed in: The Prague Post Brand gives creatives outlet from humdrum of annual reports As the first Nordic winds have begun to sweep down over the country, skiing and snowboarding fans are beginning to stock up on beanie hats and baggy pants for their annual rite of winter. And this year, well-to-do boarders [...]

• Google searches for dominance

  12.09.07 15:16 Filed in: The Prague Post One year on, giant plays second fiddle to Seznam Czech Internet users can now observe the stars from the comfort of their office chair — even in broad daylight — thanks to a new localized service offered in the country by Google, called Google Sky. But while the [...]

• Zetor tractors plowing into Poland

  As the Poles enlarge their farms, Moravian tractors follow For a long time, it seemed that tractor manufacturer Zetor had seen its best days under communism. In the 1990s, the company had to be bailed out by the state several times after posting operating losses in order to save jobs at its factory in Brno, [...]

• Explosia looking past Semtex

  14.05.08 21:55 Filed in: The Prague Post Twenty years after Lockerbie, plastic explosive lives on It has been almost 20 years since the Lockerbie bombing, when one pound of the plastic explosive Semtex detonated aboard Pan Am Flight 103 over southwest Scotland. The blast, and subsequent crash, killed 270 people and raised public awareness of [...]