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- After more than two years, the Church of St. Archangel Michael will be restored thanks to generous donors who contributed over 1.9 million crowns. The historically valuable church was destroyed by fire two and a half years ago, but thanks to a public collection, it can once again become a jewel in the Kinsky garden.
- Over 80,000 Czechs showed interest in serving in the military in the past decade, the Czech army stated on its website yesterday. During the same period, over 16,000 men and women were recruited as career soldiers and another 4,500 joined the active reserves.
- Prague Zoo is planning to raise admission prices in the near future. While it now costs CZK 250 for an adult’s ticket at the zoo’s box office, that price is now set to climb to CZK 330. It will be CZK 300 if tickets are purchased online.
- The leading Czech communist-era dissident Dana Němcová has died at the age of 89. She was an early signatory of the Charter 77 human rights document. She also co-founded the Committee for the Defence of the Unjustly Prosecuted, which provided assistance to the victims of communist repression.
- The Czech Ministry of Finance is set to close 77 of the country’s 201 tax offices from July this year. Some 56 of the branches set for closure are already working in a limited mode.
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