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Model Petra Němcová presents a million-dollar golf ball at the Czech Republic’s biggest golf tournament; an earthy cartoonist illustrates short stories by Jan Neruda; Markéta Irglová and her younger sister record a track for a compilation from their hometown; both the “heparin killer” and the country’s best known prisoner inspire new movies; and a “duck” festival attracts enthusiasts from around Europe.

Former prime minister Jiří Paroubek’s wife writes an online “Ode to a Husband”; a young Czech designer creates a rocking chair that produces electricity; how many knedlíky do you reckon the King of the Dumplings managed to eat in 20 minutes?; Prague’s Náměstí Míru gets a flea market; and a Czech zoo is hit by monkey thieves.

The legendary Czech singer Karel Gott turns 70, justice ministry employees are shocked by some unexpected cost-cutting measures and belly-dancers take over Bouzov Castle this weekend. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Who’s that at the beach? Senior Civic Democrat officials aim to give voters a laugh ahead of the early general elections. The girls from the “tenner” –the old Czechoslovak ten crown note have been good friends for over half a century – and what’s that zebra doing on a Liberec street? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

Czech Railways are investigating the case of a runaway express train. The smallest equestrian statue in the country was unveiled in Pelhřimov, and a life-size statue of St. Barbara was found to contain an artillery grenade from World War II. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

Peace activists show some skin for a good cause, student protesters throw tomatoes at the wrong building and the crisis hits the country’s rabbits. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

The first flower vending machines appear in Prague, Czechs and Germans to meet over knodels in Cheb and a police officer gives Czechs a lesson in honesty. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

An American family is stunned by the news that their family photo had been turned into an ad by a Prague grocery store. A man survives a fall from the sixth floor. And, training for a race? If it’s in Pelhřimov you’ll need a stuffed goat. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

A robber outwits two police officers, a pensioner sets off on a 3,000 kilometer pilgrimage and yes, you can get robbed halfway up Mount Everest. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

A Prague clinic offers its nurses plastic surgery for free if they sign a three-year contract, British singing sensation Susan Boyle will be coming to Prague to record her first album and, what is going on with Prague’s zebra crossings? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.