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Prague city councillors decided on Monday to add an explanatory sign to the bronze wall sculpture with the inscription "Moscow-Prague" located in the Czech capital's Anděl metro station. The sign will state that the former Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Soviet Union at the time the sculpture was made and that the friendship between the two countries was only a propaganda claim. The city, along with the Prague public transport company DPP and the Prague City Gallery, will also open an art competition for a new design for the relief.

The sculpture pays tribute to the Soviet engineers who helped with the construction of the Prague metro and who played a significant role in the design of the station, which was formerly called "Moskevská" when it opened in 1985. It got its current name, Anděl, not long after the fall of the communist regime, in February 1990, but the sculpture remained even though the station has been reconstructed several times since.

Czechs are having sex less often than they were 11 years ago, according to a survey by the National Institute of Mental Health. The results from this year were compared with 2013, the last time a similar study was carried out.

On average, people reported having sex less than once in the past month; however, for people in a long-term relationship, the average frequency was 5.72 times per month for men and 5.63 times for women. The results were also correlated with age, with older people reporting having sex less frequently than younger people.

However, the institute said that the frequency of sexual activity was surprisingly low even among young people, with people between 18 and 25 years of age reporting having sex an average of 1.7 times in the past month for women and 1.3 times for men. Most people reported being satisfied with their sex lives.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala is set to hold talks with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, in Rome on Monday. During his one-day visit to Italy, the Czech head of government will also meet President Sergio Mattarella. The main topics on the agenda will be the development of defense cooperation, the strengthening of economic relations, migration and the EU's strategic agenda.

Italy is one of Czechia’s main trading partners with a volume of foreign trade of CZK 316 billion. A number of leading Italian companies operate in Czechia in industry and services. In recent years, the interest of Czech companies and investors in the Italian market has also been growing.

Residents in the Zlín area have been advised to exercise caution after a brown bear was sighted on the outskirts of the town. The animal was first spotted on Saturday morning by a local man, who went for a run to a forest near Zlín.

The animal’s presence was later confirmed by experts, who examined its traces. According to their size, the animal could weigh up to 200 kilograms. The police advised people to avoid densely overgrown areas and keep their dogs on a leash when walking in a forest.