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 2001
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TV protesters receive support Journalists at the state-run TV station protesting against new director have received support from Czech Television's union
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| Jan.4 |
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TV boss rushed to hospital TV journalists continue their stand-off over Hodac's appointment as station director
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| Jan.6 |
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TV union not satisfied Union leader says parliament's call for the resignation of the station's director is not enough
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| Jan.11 |
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TV boss quits Hodac, who has come under fire from journalists, has resigned on health grounds
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| Jan.12 |
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MPs act to end TV strike The lower house of parliament has passed new laws aimed at ending the dispute over political interference in state TV
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| Jan.17 |
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Czech citizens to be tried Former finance Minister and current member of parliament accused of conspiring against the revolution
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| Feb.3 |
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 Castro accuses Czechs of spying Cuban leader Fidel said the Czech embassy was a cave of spies. Cuba continued to hold 2 Czech officials
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| Feb.5 |
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Cuba frees jailed Czechs| 2 prominent Czech were freed after they admitted they broke law by meeting with dissidents | |
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| Feb.9 |
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TV strike set to end Journalists are expected to end 8 week strike after a new interim director was elected by the parliament
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| Feb.12 |
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Sick Havel cuts short visit Czech President suffered from bronchitis in Kuwait
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| May.14 |
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Czechs win world hockey Czech Republic wins three consecutive titles beating Finland 3-2
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| May.17 |
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  Clinton hit by egg| Former U.S. President has been hit on the arm by an egg thrown by an anti-capitalist protester | |
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| May.29 |
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  NATO foreign ministers meeting| Agenda: Security in the Balkans, defence and Iraq. Powell to reassure NATO over Balkans | |
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NATO fails to embrace NMD NATO's foreign ministers stopped far short of endorsing Bush's proposed $60 billion National Missile Defence
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| May.31 |
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Leak at nuclear plant Radioactive water has leaked during tests. Austrian protesters demands plant closure
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Lenin clue at mass grave site Fragments of a statue discovered while uncovering a Jewish mass grave. Jews killed by Poles were forced to haul the statue
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| Jun.4 |
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Mass grave dig ends The bodies of 200 victims Jews have been exhumed. It's far less than the 1,600 that Jan Gross said were killed
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| Jun.15 |
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 Bush visits Poland| U.S. President calls for united Europe. U.S. would support Poland's entry into NATO and European Union | | |
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| Jul.31 |
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Warsaw prepares flood defences Flood waters passed alert levels. Workers reinforcing dykes and evacuating villages
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| Aug.3 |
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EU offers Poland flood aid The European Union has offered 15 million euros after floods killed 29 people
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| Aug.19 |
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Schumacher wins Grand Prix
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| Sep.1 |
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Poland qualify for World Cup
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| Sep.23 |
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Victory for ex-communists| Opposition Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) took around 45% of the vote. Solidarity bloc (AWS) failed to win any seats | | |
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| Nov.9 |
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 Atta considered Prague attack Terrorist hijacker contacted an Iraqi agent to discuss a terror attack on the Radio Free Europe building
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| Nov.14 |
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Belgium won over Czechs, 1-0
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| Nov.21 |
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Call for crackdown on child sex Laws are often not adequately policed or enforced especially Cambodia, Thailand
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