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China sends Poland medical supplies to help staff fighting coronavirus

"Barriers removed," President Andrzej Duda tweeted after the first plane had arrived, adding that more transports with protective equipment bought by various Polish institutions will reach Poland in the next few days. /Twitter

Two planes from China carrying protective gear for Polish medical services landed in Poland on Thursday, with a third expected later in the day and more air deliveries scheduled in the coming days.

PKN Orlen provides food and drinks for people at Polish-German border

Poland's largest fuel concern, PKN Orlen, said on Wednesday that due to the coronavirus epidemic Orlen's subsidiary Orlen Deutschland, started to provide people waiting to enter the country at the Polish-German border crossing points with food and drink.

Polish PM to announce mitigating steps to help workers and employers

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Monday that solutions would be forthcoming for employers and employees in connection with the coronavirus epidemic.

Polish firefighters deliver 500 field beds to needy in Albania

A four-person team of Polish firefighters reached the Albanian capital of Tirana on Friday, where Albania had requested the Polish government to provide 500 field beds in disaster aid following an earthquake in November, the Interior Ministry has told PAP.

Polish firefighters transport humanitarian aid to Albania

Firefighters from Poland's State Fire Service have travelled to Albania to give humanitarian aid to victims of an earthquake that rocked the country at the end of November, the Ministry of Interior has informed PAP in a press release.

Polish army to offer help to Albania after earthquake

A group of Polish army officers are to travel to Albania to assess the scope of aid it can offer to Albania after the country suffered a major earthquake.

Płock modular building firm looking to take over Europe

Modular Systems, which has seen revenue go from 51 million PLN in 2017 to 90 million in 2019 and a forecast of 120 million PLN in 2020, is NATO certified, on a list of recognized sellers for the Polish government and have recently held talks with the UN and other aid organizations about cooperation.

Polish UNICEF collects EUR 349,308 to aid Africa

UNICEF Poland collected over PLN 1.5 mln (EUR 349,308 ) for children in South Sudan, the organisation announced on Friday. The money will be used to treat children suffering from malnutrition.

Polish organisations join forces to aid Yemenis

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) and Caritas Polska have joined forces to help people in Yemen. Funds conveyed by the two organisations will be spent on additional medical equipment at a local Yemeni clinic.

Poland sends aid to refugees in Greece

Poland will provide 188 tonnes of hygiene products and school articles for refugees in Greece, Poland's Humanitarian Aid Minister Beata Kempa informed on Friday.

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Top 5 articles:

  • 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
  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

The first report:

  • Polish PM voices a clear stance on EU strategic autonomy at EU summit
  • Polish ski-jumper takes gold in normal hill competition
  • Covid crisis is an economic opportunity for Poland, PM says
  • Opposition presents pandemic aid programme
  • Ruling Law and Justice continues to have highest voter support - poll

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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