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The cities of Prague and Brno are increasing the number of street lights with integrated electric vehicle charging points, in addition to regular charging stations. There are thirteen such street lamps in Prague and another one hundred should be added by the end of the year. Brno also plans to continue expanding this service. Ostrava, Plzeň and Karlovy Vary only have charging stations.

A Czech citizen drowned in Austria's Wolfgangsee Lake on Thursday when he tried to help four children out of the water because of an approaching storm, Austrian public radio and television (ORF) reported.  The children were on a paddleboard but the waves were carrying them away. The forty-two-year-old father swam to them but suddenly disappeared in the water. His body was later retrieved by emergency crews. The children were brought to safety by other swimmers.

Czech top officials have hailed the country’s first gold medal in the tennis mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics as a huge success. Congratulations poured in for Kateřina Siniaková and Tomáš Macháč on social networks. "A beautiful end to Friday night with gold for Katerina Siniakova and Tomáš Macháč in the mixed doubles! Congratulations on this huge success," Prime Minister Petr Fiala wrote on the X network. He added that Siniakova is a double Olympic champion, which he considers an extraordinary sporting feat.

Words of praise also poured in for the Czech fencing team which won bronze on Friday night, securing  the country’s very first medal at the Olympics.

A new app will guide users through the underground of Prague Castle which is mostly inaccessible to the public, the ctk news agency reported. The app covers the five most important archaeological areas of the castle and shows users how they have evolved over the centuries. It was produced by experts from the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Department of Heritage Protection of the Office of the President.