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Teaching an old dog new tricks

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In this episode of The Debrief, we take a look at language apprehension in older students.

Call of the wild: Adventurers team up to brave subzero temperatures and 100km winds as they ski across Greenland in just ONE month!

Experienced explorers Mateusz Waligóra and Łukasz Supergan will be walking the 600km distance from the west to the east of the world’s largest island on skis, with a plan to complete the arduous journey in just one month.

Extraordinary life of Józef Piłsudski’s older brother told in new website

After being exiled by Tsar Alexander III to Sakhalin Island in the far east, Bronisław Piłsudski soon learned the language of one of the most mysterious peoples in the world and set about documenting the life and culture of the island's people.

Large jumping spider found in parcel from UK

Polish customs officers discovered one of the world’s largest jumping spiders and other insects in parcel sent from the UK that officially contained boxes of spices.

Still lovin’ it: Poles still have ‘smaka na maka’ as McDonald’s opens its 500th restaurant

Thirty years after making its debut on the Polish market, TFN’s Alex Webber looks back at the rise of the fast food giant and says that for many it was a keynote moment in Poland’s economic and social transition.

Poznań’s 19th century Pl. Kolegiacki returned to its former glory as part of movement to reclaim community spaces from ‘carpark hell’

Featuring fountains, greenery, information boards and outbreaks of modern art, the initiative has been hailed by Poznań mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak as a project for the masses, saying: “I am glad that we have managed to revitalize the square while respecting the historic character of this space,”

Hero cop saves ‘crying dog’ after mistaking it for a baby in burning apartment block

Community cop Fabian Walotek had been on duty when he spotted smoke pouring from a 10th floor apartment block in Sosnowiec, southwest Poland. Hammering on the front door and failing to get an answer he then heard a faint ‘moaning’ sound.

Twin beaks! Mystery surrounds ‘alarming decline’ in Poland’s stork population as scientists admit they are stumped

Scientists carrying out research into the once-a-decade International Stork Census found that in the last 10 years there has been a staggering 35.5 percent drop in stork numbers in southwest Poland.

Magnificent and dreamy, the hype surrounding ‘glamping’ is well deserved

I cannot overstate the almost child-like happiness that you feel once you’ve settled into your bubble. Extraordinary in every respect, you find yourself on a high just taking it all in.

Gdańsk woman receives postcard 43 years after it was posted – and then tracks down the sender

Katarzyna Emiljanowicz was left dumbfounded when the yellowing card showing views of Prague and addressed to someone called Ligia Kuśmierek  popped into her letter box.

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Top 5 articles:

  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
Life | Ukraine

Acting royalty wins internet hearts after adopting dog run over by Russian tank

Janusz Chabior and his actress wife  Agata Wątróbska took in the adorable pooch called Henio after finding him in a Polish shelter where he had been sent from Ukraine.

The first report:

  • Poland accepts nearly 3.66 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started
  • Banking lobby warns of high cost of mortgage payment freeze
  • Polish human trafficking gang jailed in UK
  • Ukraine offers EU chance for further growth says PM
  • Poland may join fight against global famine says president

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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