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Prague

Amsterdam's red-light district remains sparse as many international tourists have stayed away during the pandemic.

Is overtourism over? Travelers to Europe stay home due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Lifestyle

Prior to the pandemic, Venice, Prague and Amsterdam had become so saturated with visitors that locals no longer recognized their hometowns. But with COVID-19 restrictions, residents are breathing a sigh of relief while many businesses face unprecedented losses.

Company in Prague turns to homeless people to show city’s less-seen side

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Homeless Tour Guides Lead Tourists Around Prague

Business, Economics and Jobs

Madeleine Albright on History, Identity and American Power

Center of the Velvet Revolution

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Cleaning Europe’s East

New businesses are booming in the Czech Republic; consisting of technology to clean up the legacy of the Cold War’s Soviet military pollution. Mark Huntley reports from Prague where the clean-up work has been progressing.

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Geo Quiz and answer

Conflict & Justice

For today’s Geoquiz we’re looking for the central European capital in which a Michael Jackson statue project has caused quite a controversy. The answer is Prague. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from the BBC’s Rob Cameron.

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