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For many years, life insurance was the poor relative among insurance packages in the Czech Republic. However, today, more and more people are taking out life insurance policies here. Why do Czechs suddenly feel the need for it? investigates:

Preparations for the annual session of the IMF and World Bank, which will be held in Prague in just a few weeks, are nearing completion. World Bank Vice President Mats Karlsson said on Thursday that the discussion on the IMF/WB annual meeting in Prague has recently turned from security measures to the topics on the meeting's agenda. More from :

The Cabinet, in a meeting on Wednesday, approved a bill protecting key witnesses, lawyers, interpreters and others involved in major criminal proceedings. has the details:

The Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet premiered at the Globe Theatre at Prague's Exhibition Grounds on Wednesday night. The play is performed in English, but includes a novel twist. The play within the play as it is known, which is put on to catch out Hamlet's uncle Claudius, is performed in Czech in this verion. was there and has this report:

The citizens of many Czech border towns are forced to cope with blatant prostitution and their city administrations seem to have very little power to combat it. has more:

A long-retired judge, 86-year-old Pavel Vitek, is to be charged with murder for a verdict he passed 49 years ago. At the time, eleven people were sentenced to death and executed to serve as a warning to all who still resisted the communist domination of Czechoslovakia after the coup in 1948. has the story.

Prague has become a popular destination for American film directors--not for holiday, but to shoot their movies here. This new tendency could well turn into a goldmine for the Czech film industry. reports:

Although the Czech nuclear power plant Temelin is to be activated within a few weeks, worries over its safety are still causing concern not only to environmental organizations but also to officials from neighbouring countries. The latest news comes from Germany. The country's Environment Minister Juergen Trittin has hit the headlines by calling on the Czech government to scrap plans to activate the Temelin plant. More from :

Wreathes were laid and speeches made in front of the Czech Radio building as well as at other places throughout the country on Monday to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Russian-led Warsaw Pact invasion which ended all attempts at bringing a more humane way of life into the socialist system. reports.