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Today’s news round-up in Poland

Today’s news round-up in Poland Kalbar/TFN

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

Government shelves new immigration laws

The government will not proceed with a decree simplifying the immigration of foreign labourers to Poland, the government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Majority believe opposition will admit migrants if it wins election

A total of 52 percent of Poles are of the opinion that the opposition Civic Platform (PO) party will decide to admit migrants from Asia and Africa to Poland if it wins the forthcoming parliamentary election, a new poll has found.

Polish finance minister named vice-chairman of Asian bank council

The Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has named Poland’s finance minister as the vice-chairman of its council for the coming year, the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday.

Polish fashion app aiming to be big in Korea after striking collaboration agreement

The innovative app that tells viewers what people are wearing on TV could bring an end to product placement in shows.

Foot lose: thousands across Asia get down and dance to ‘I Love Poland’

The #IlovePolandchallenge has become a hit across the continent with people showing off their moves to the DJ Hazel song.

Poland's BGK bank plans to open more branch offices abroad

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) plans to open offices in the Netherlands, the United States and in Asia. It also intends to start work on a new strategy, the bank wrote in a Tuesday press release.

Around the world in more than 80 days: two people go round the world in an ancient Polish Fiat

The car breaks down but it can be fixed again, and has so far got the two adventurers across Europe and Asia to Malaysia.

One man and his bike: the pedalled-powered global adventures of Tomasz Świątek

He’s covered 350,000 kilometres and been chased by wolves but the 65-year-old cyclist shows no signs of slowing down.

Lublin scientists who laser-scanned ancient city of Samarkand open exhibition to show off their work

During the expedition to the 2,500-year-old city in Uzbekistan, the computer science experts helped save the famous Sher Dor medres Muslim theological school using the state-of-the-art 3D scanners.

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Haunting never-before-seen photos reveal Jewish life in first few weeks of Nazi German occupation

Released by the Warsaw Rising Museum, and compiled in collaboration with the Jewish Historical Institute, the book ‘W obliczu Zagłady’ (‘In the Face of the Holocaust’) begins by showing pictures taken not just before the Ghetto Wall was erected, but before Jews were even required to wear identifying armbands

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