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  • 2019 World Scout Jamboree in US sees record Czech participation
    Hundreds of Czech scouts are currently in the United States taking part in
    the movement’s World Jamboree, which is being attended by 40,000 people
    from all around the globe. I spoke to Czech Radio’s reporter Jakub
    Lucký, who is on the ground in West Virginia, and asked him to tell me
    more about the Czech presence at this year’s international gathering:
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  • Town Hall flying LGBT flag to be “very symbolic moment” for Prague Pride
    Final preparations are being made for the ninth edition of the Prague Pride
    festival. For the first time this year the LGBT rainbow flag will be flown
    at the city’s Town Hall during the week-long event, which culminates with
    a massive city centre parade on Saturday August 10. I discussed the theme
    of the 2019 Prague Pride, and more, with spokesperson Bohdana Rambousková.
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  • Restorers use sugar to preserve 7000-year-old prehistoric well
    Czech archaeologists are using plain white sugar to preserve what may be
    the oldest wooden structure ever discovered in Europe – a water well made
    of oak trees felled some 7,000 years ago. The well was unearthed earlier
    this year during the construction of the D35 highway as an isolated find,
    bearing marks of construction techniques used in the Bronze and Iron ages.
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  • Czech PM names nominee for European commissioner, makes bid for more ambitious EC portfolio
    After weeks of speculation regarding the Czech Republic’s nominee for
    European commissioner, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš arrived for talks with
    European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen with a single name
    in his briefcase: Věra Jourová, the current commissioner for justice,
    consumer protection and gender equality. The prime minister is hoping that
    her experience could help the country acquire a more ambitious portfolio.
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  • The First Defenestration of Prague - what was it and why did it happen?
    600 years ago, an angry crowd stormed Prague’s New Town Hall and threw
    its councillors out of the window. The event, which has since become known
    as the First Defenestration of Prague, is often seen as the starting
    point of the Hussite Wars. A brutal religous conflict which saw Bohemia
    ravaged by civil war, but also created many of the nation’s most
    memorable victories and characters, which are remembered today in
    monuments, art and film. To better understand the role of the
    defenestration and how it came to be, I spoke with Dr. Pavel Soukup, an
    expert on medieval history from the Czech Academy of Sciences.
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  • Unauthorised removal of Charles Bridge graffiti criticised
    A large piece of graffiti on Charles Bridge, which was recently sprayed on
    the famous structure by two German tourists, mysteriously disappeared over
    the weekend. Official clean-up works on Charles Bridge, which were expected
    to take about two weeks, got underway on Saturday morning. However, someone
    secretly removed the graffiti that same night.
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