Czech press survey - July 30Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:31AMPrague - Jiri Pospisil, who resumed the post of justice minister in the new Czech government after a 16-month pause, has started a cleansing at the ministry though the government is yet to win the confidence of parliament, Martin Zverina says in daily Lidove noviny today.
Michigan Theater screens remastered 'Blank Generation'Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:48AMOn its grainy, black-and-white surface, "The Blank Generation" (FOUR STARS out of four stars) is 50 minutes of silent, home movie-style images recorded on 16mm at the legendary New York punk club CBGB in the mid-1970s. Raw live recordings back the footage, and there's no effort to get the lips in sync.
Report says Czechs, Slovaks fail to fight bribery in international tradeThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:14AMBerlin/Prague, July 28 (CTK) - The Czech Republic and Slovakia still fail to actively enforce the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, the Transparency International corruption watchdog says in its report for 2009 released yesterday.
Banks fund workers' globetrotting waysWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:30PMIsraeli bank workers are traveling the world this summer, and spending little of their own money to do so thanks to their employers' generosity.
Kutná Hora gallery to host Damien Hirst's exhibitionWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:30AMKutna Hora, Central Bohemia, July 27 (CTK) - The Central Bohemian gallery in Kutna Hora will open a large exhibition of controversial British artist Damien Hirst, 45, the iDnes.cz server reported and gallery director Jan Trestik confirmed to CTK yesterday.
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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, July 26, 2010Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:42AMThe CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: Geithner pushes plan to let tax cuts for wealthy expire The Obama administration will push for letting tax cuts for wealthy Americans expire while extending them for [...]
Commercial leasing comebackThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 5:27AMAccording to Korbelář, tenants can find better deals in Prague compared to the tighter market in Brno.
Can “share engines” replace search engines?Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 2:19AMRecent research out shows that in May, for the first month ever, social networks received more visits than search engines in the UK.