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Left party demands checks on Church-run children's homes after scandal

The New Left party has called for inspections at care institutions run by the Catholic Church after a news website wrote about cases of abuse at a home for disabled children in southern Poland.

Runners give up NYE fun for gruelling 24-hour mountain run to raise money for children’s wheelchairs

Łukasz Wawrzyniak and Urszula Kujawka from the Wawrzynteam running group, will spend 24 hours running continuously on a route near the Wielka Sowa mountain, the highest point of the Owl Mountains range in the Central Sudetes in South-western Poland.

Poland to spend EUR 6.14 billion for the disabled in 2020 - min

Poland will spend over PLN 27 billion (EUR 6.14 billion) on support for people with disabilities this year, up by PLN 12 billion (EUR 2.73 billion) from 2015, Polish Family and Labour Minister Marlena Malag said on Wednesday.

Arm forces: disabled man powers his way across Iceland in epic hand-bike challenge

Dariusz Sobczak covered over 500 kilometres and braved atrocious weather to cross the island.

Government's policy targets aid to the needy - PM

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday that the Polish government, from the very start, has been pursuing a "solidarity policy", trying to help the most needy, including the disabled.

Disabled suspend protest

A group of disabled and their parents and carers on Sunday suspended a 40-day protest in demand of more financial aid in the Sejm (lower house) building in Warsaw.

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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.

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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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