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Using their loaf! Kraków startup wows with its revolutionary use of stale bread

Set up two years ago by Bartłomiej Rak and Katarzyna Młynarczyk, REBREAD is a company on a mission to “save as much unused bread as possible” and transform it from “waste to a raw material that can be reused, saving resources, energy and the environment.”

News | Life

Builders find iconic WWII submachine gun hidden under roof

Lying undisturbed for over 70 years, the German-made MP-40 was discovered in near perfect condition during work on a tenement house in Tarnów alongside its magazine and several dozen rounds of ammunition.

History | Life

Archaeologists uncover treasure from times of King Bolesław II

Dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, the objects include a mysterious lead amulet, a bronze horse, weapons, ornaments made of silver, lead and copper alloys, items of everyday use such as knives, and silver coins.

Business | News | Life

Tourist organisation head calls for promoting Poland's eastern regions

Pawel Niewiadomski said Poland's regions bordering Belarus and Ukraine have been avoided by tourists since the start of the war in February last year, and since the Belarusian government started a campaign to get migrants to cross into Poland in the second half of 2021.

Culture | Life

Warsaw museum reveals ‘mystery’ behind painting in Oscar-nominated Everywhere All at Once

An image hanging on a door in a key scene in the seven-Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once had Reddit users scratching their heads about what exactly it was.

Culture | Life

No-budget amateur film detailing the fate of Silesians at the hands of the Red Army in 1945 becomes overnight hit

VIDEO: With no professional distribution, at its premiere the feature-length film entitled ‘Liberated’ and starring 95 amateur actors and extras was attended by a staggering 2,000 people in a venue with a seating capacity of only 350.

Culture | History | Life

Long-forgotten piece of Polish art history resurfaces after 149 years

The sketch in oil was painted by Jan Matejko in around 1874 as a preliminary study for his iconic work Prussian Homage and offers a fascinating insight into the artist's creative process.

Life

Lublin chef joins ‘cooking show royalty’ in ultimate challenge for title of Top Chef World All-Star

VIDEO: Gleaning contestants from 16 countries, 32-year-old Sylwia Stachyra faces stiff competition from her fellow professionals, all of which have previously either won or appeared as finalists on national or localised editions of the show.

Life

Extraordinary moment Rzeszów pilot lands plane on one of the world's tallest buildings!

VIDEO: Nail biting video footage shows acrobat pilot Łukasz Czepiela make history as he attempts to land on the 27-metre platform two times before successfully completing the job on his third attempt.

Business | Science

The Kraków firm and its network of observatories protecting planet Earth from asteroids

Founded in 2016, the Kraków company called 6Roads now has nine observatories on six continents and is currently constructing another in Australia.

News | Life

First permanently based U.S soldiers adapt to new life in Poland

The stationing follows President Joe Biden’s announcement last year that the United States would boost its military presence in Europe by creating a permanent HQ for its Army V Corps in Poland in response to threats coming from Moscow after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Politics | News | Life

Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

The first report:

  • Opposition plans bill on refunding IVF
  • February unemployment flat at 5.5 percent - stats office
  • MoD, Prince William meet in Rzeszow
  • Tennis star Iga Swiatek withdraws from Miami tournament
  • Poland and Israel agree on rules for educational youth trips

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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Politics

Opposition plans bill on refunding IVF

The Civic Platform (KO), Poland's main opposition grouping, plans to file a civil bill enabling the refunding of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and has already gathered 500 thousand signatures under the draft legislation.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

MoD, Prince William meet in Rzeszow

Mariusz Blaszczak, Poland's defence minister, on Wednesday attended a meeting between Britain's Prince William and British troops in Rzeszow, south-eastern Poland, the Polish defence ministry informed on Twitter.

Poland and Israel agree on rules for educational youth trips

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Wednesday in Warsaw that the agreement with Israel optimises and organises rules for Israeli educational visits to Poland.

Detained Warsaw City Hall official has resigned, says lawyer

A legal representative of Wlodzimierz Karpinski, a former treasury minister arrested as part of a corruption investigation, has said his client has sent him a written resignation from his senior Warsaw City Hall position.

Science

Using their loaf! Kraków startup wows with its revolutionary use of stale bread

A Krakow start-up may have come up with the greatest thing since sliced bread, with its innovative reusing of stale bread, including in 3D printing.

The Kraków firm and its network of observatories protecting planet Earth from asteroids

Sharing our solar system with billions of asteroids and comets, a Polish firm is keeping its eyes on the skies in case any of them start heading towards Earth.

Gdańsk hospital becomes first in Poland to use robots in children’s operations

A hospital in Gdańsk has become the first in Poland to use a robot to help carry out operations on children.

Polish archaeologists re-date Sudanese city

Hieroglyphic findings by a Polish archaeological team in Old Dongola in Sudan suggest the city may be a thousand years older than believed.

Drinking potato juice can be good for you and could even help fight cancer, say Poznań scientists

Scientists from Poznań have found that digesting potato juice could help against intestine inflammation and even help fight cancer.

Life

Poland and Israel agree on rules for educational youth trips

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Wednesday in Warsaw that the agreement with Israel optimises and organises rules for Israeli educational visits to Poland.

Using their loaf! Kraków startup wows with its revolutionary use of stale bread

A Krakow start-up may have come up with the greatest thing since sliced bread, with its innovative reusing of stale bread, including in 3D printing.

Builders find iconic WWII submachine gun hidden under roof

Builders in Tarnów have uncovered an iconic WWII submachine gun while renovating an old roof.

Archaeologists uncover treasure from times of King Bolesław II

Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of treasure from the times of King Bolesław II the Bold at a “previously unknown” archaeological site in southeastern Poland.

Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

Sitting on the border of war-torn Ukraine, in the shadowy world of espionage Poland is fighting a secret war against Russian aggression.

Business

February unemployment flat at 5.5 percent - stats office

Poland's unemployment rate remained unchanged month on month in February 2023 at 5.5 percent, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Thursday.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Using their loaf! Kraków startup wows with its revolutionary use of stale bread

A Krakow start-up may have come up with the greatest thing since sliced bread, with its innovative reusing of stale bread, including in 3D printing.

Poland will likely keep zero VAT on food until year's end

A VAT exemption on some food items will probably be extended until the end of the year, the finance minister has said.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Sport

Tennis star Iga Swiatek withdraws from Miami tournament

Poland's tennis star and current world number one Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the WTA tournament in Miami due to an injured rib, the tournament organisers said on Wednesday.

Nearly 50 pct want Poland to boycott Paris Olympics

In all, 47 percent of Poles believe that Poland should boycott the Paris 2024 Olympics if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to participate, a recent poll has shown.  

Poland's Kubacki wins Lillehammer Ski Jump World Cup

Dawid Kubacki has won the ski jumping World Cup competition in Lillehammer, Norway..

Stranded Polish adventurer saved by Norwegian mountain rescue team

A team of mountain rescuers has saved a Pole who was stranded in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, a spokesperson for the governor of Svalbard has hold PAP.

Rescue operation underway in Norway to reach Polish extreme traveller

Local rescuers are trying to reach Polish extreme traveller Marcin Gienieczko trapped in the Sassendalen region on the Norwegian polar archipelago but difficult weather conditions are hindering the rescue operation.

First Report

Opposition plans bill on refunding IVF

The Civic Platform (KO), Poland's main opposition grouping, plans to file a civil bill enabling the refunding of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and has already gathered 500 thousand signatures under the draft legislation.

February unemployment flat at 5.5 percent - stats office

Poland's unemployment rate remained unchanged month on month in February 2023 at 5.5 percent, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Thursday.

MoD, Prince William meet in Rzeszow

Mariusz Blaszczak, Poland's defence minister, on Wednesday attended a meeting between Britain's Prince William and British troops in Rzeszow, south-eastern Poland, the Polish defence ministry informed on Twitter.

Tennis star Iga Swiatek withdraws from Miami tournament

Poland's tennis star and current world number one Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the WTA tournament in Miami due to an injured rib, the tournament organisers said on Wednesday.

Poland and Israel agree on rules for educational youth trips

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Wednesday in Warsaw that the agreement with Israel optimises and organises rules for Israeli educational visits to Poland.

Culture

Long-forgotten piece of Polish art history resurfaces after 149 years

A long-forgotten piece of Polish art history has finally resurfaced after being hidden away in a private collection for 149 years.

Two looted paintings return to Polish museum

Two 15th-century paintings looted by German forces during World War II have been returned to Poland.

Warsaw museum reveals ‘mystery’ behind painting in Oscar-nominated Everywhere All at Once

Despite Poland leaving the Oscars empty-handed, a Polish twist on the glitzy Hollywood gala made the headlines, not for any award-winning performances, but for a painting.

No-budget amateur film detailing the fate of Silesians at the hands of the Red Army in 1945 becomes overnight hit

An amateur film about the fate of Silesians following the Red Army’s occupation in 1945 has become a sleeper hit with crowds flocking to cinemas across the region, despite the production having a zero budget.

Lempicka exhibition draws in record crowds as villa announces plans to keep a third on permanent show

Planned to last just three months, with 80,000 visitors descending on an exhibition of Tamara de Lempicka’s works, to meet popular demand the Villa La Fleur just outside Warsaw was forced to keep its doors open for an extra three months.

History

Archaeologists uncover treasure from times of King Bolesław II

Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of treasure from the times of King Bolesław II the Bold at a “previously unknown” archaeological site in southeastern Poland.

Long-forgotten piece of Polish art history resurfaces after 149 years

A long-forgotten piece of Polish art history has finally resurfaced after being hidden away in a private collection for 149 years.

Warsaw Ghetto Rising exhibition opens in Madrid

An exhibition devoted to the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Rising, in which Warsaw's Jewish population rose up against the Nazis, opened on Friday in the government-run Centro Sefarad Israel institute.

Extraordinary tale of hero WWII air force dog retold in delightful animation

Boasting all the qualities necessary of a dashing wartime airman, Corporal Ciapek was flirtatious, cheeky, brave and always the first in line for his dinnertime cookie.

Sounding out the past

How do we know what the past sounded like, even though there wasn’t any recording equipment or other such audio gadgetry back in the 19th century and beyond?

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