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The lower house of the Czech parliament voted to put gun owners’ rights in the constitution Wednesday, arguing it protects citizens from Islamist terrorists. The European Commission passed stricter gun laws in December in response to a growing terror threat. The Czech Republic was one of three countries to oppose the changes, and it is now about to make it legal for citizens to use firearms to protect the security of the country. “This constitutional bill is in reaction to the recent increase of security threats, especially the danger of violent acts such as isolated terrorist attacks … active attackers...

It’s normal to expect a certain level of scrutiny when a company wants to hire an intern. That scrutiny is not usually based on swimwear. A Czech nuclear power station seemed to focus more on looks than qualifications when they used a swimsuit contest — yes, swimsuit contest — to hire interns. CEZ’s Temelín station posted photos of 10 high school graduates posing in bikinis and hard hats on its Facebook page last week. According to the post, the woman with the greatest number of likes was supposed to be crowned “Miss Energy 2017” and score a two-week internship with...

Tuesday, June 1, 2004Czechs Need a Name for Their Nation Ever since Czechoslovakia splintered into Slovakia and the Czech Republic, people in Prague have been puzzling over what to call their country. Czech Republic is too long, folks fret. Some businessmen stamp "Made in Czech" on their goods, but "this is the grammatical equivalent of 'Made in British'," the Economist notes. Some officials are pushing "Czechia," but many citizens don't like the sound. "Cesko," pronounced chess-go, is gaining popularity inside the republic, but former prez Vaclav Hazel complained it made his "flesh creep."