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A commemorative event to honour the memory of the Czechoslovak paratroopers who assassinated Nazi governor Reinhard Heydrich was held on Sunday at Prague’s Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, where they died after an SS siege 82 years ago today. The event was attended by dozens of people, including the Speaker of the Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, and Minister for Legislation Michal Šalomoun.

Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, together with five others who were part of Operation Anthropoid hid in this Prague church for five days until they were tracked down by the SS, leading to a final, desperate gun battle on June 18.

Heydrich’s assassination became a symbol of Czech independence and was later hailed as an important moment in the resistance movement. His death led to a wave of revenge acts, including the Lidice and Ležáky massacres.

Czech students showed average performance in an international benchmarking study on creative thinking. Students from 64 OECD countries were tested in how well they generate creative ideas, as well as evaluate and improve on them in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022.

A total of 6,600 students participated in the study. Singapore came first in the ranking, followed by South Korea, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Estonia and Finland.

The results showed a significant performance gap between the best and worst performing countries. They also revealed that countries with above-average scores in maths, reading and science knowledge and skills also outperformed the OECD average in creative thinking.

Meteorologists have issued a heatwave warning for the coming days. Temperatures in Prague, central Bohemia and South Moravia are expected to exceed 31 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. On Wednesday, temperatures in Moravia could reach the 33 degree mark.

People have been advised to stay out of the sun, use sunscreen and increase their intake of liquids.

The Mayors are putting forward two candidates for the post of Czechia’s next member of the European Commission. The party, who received the right to nominate somebody for the post under the deal under which the governing coalition was formed, said after a meeting on Monday that it would ask the cabinet to consider both Danuše Nerudová, a freshly elected MEP, and the minister of industry and trade, Jozef Síkela.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala says the government will reach a decision on the matter by August.