Germany and the Czech Republic advise women with potentially faulty breast implants made by France’s PIP company to have them removed.

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Germany advises implant removal

Leaders from around the world joined the people of the Czech Republic to mourn playwright, dissident and former President Vaclav Havel at a mass on Friday.

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Mourners in Czech Republic Honor Vaclav Havel

The state funeral of former Czech President Vaclav Havel is taking place in the capital, Prague, attended by leaders from around the world.

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Leaders from around the world prepare to attend the funeral of former Czech President Vaclav Havel in Prague.

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Thousands of people walk behind the coffin of the late Czech leader Vaclav Havel to Prague Castle where he will lie in state.

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Tributes have been flooding in from around the world following the death of the Czech Republic’s first President, Vaclav Havel.

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Václav Havel, a Czech writer who was imprisoned by his country’s former communist rulers, only to become a symbol of freedom and his nation’s first president in the post-communist era, died Sunday morning at his weekened home in the Czech Republic, the Associated Press reports. He was 75. The death was announced by his assistant, Sabina Tancecova, the Associated Press reports. Read full article > >

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Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and former Czech president, dies

Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who became the Czech Republic’s first post-communist president, dies at the age of 75, Czech media reports say.

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Visitors to the National Portrait Gallery’s BP Portrait Award choose a depiction of a Czech film-maker as their exhibition favourite.

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Visitors to the National Portrait Gallery’s BP Portrait Award choose a depiction of a Czech film-maker as their exhibition favourite.

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Casey Stoner extends his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings with a comfortable win in the Czech Republic.

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Stoner claims dominant Brno win

The epic clash that pits men, elves and dwarves against goblins and wargs in J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel , “The Hobbit,” has become a springtime tradition in the Czech Republic. Read full article > >

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Tolkien fans reenact ‘The Hobbit’ in the woods of the Czech Republic

All pregnant women should be screened for hidden signs of thyroid disease, according to Czech researchers.

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World leaders, keep your eye on this one: Czech President Vaclav Klaus was caught on camera stealing a pen at an address with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. As Pinera speaks, Klaus is seen opening the pen case, inspecting the pen, and nodding in…

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Conversation topic for the morning: Archaeologists in Czech Republic think they may have discovered evidence the world’s first “gay caveman,” dating back to 2900-2500 BC. He was buried in the way previously only seen in women’s graves: his head…

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‘Gay’ Caveman Discovered