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Poland honours Outstanding Poles in France

One of the special awards was presented to the historian, writer and journalist Piotr Witt, a political commentator working for Radio Free Europe from the 1980s until the station's closure. Tomasz Gzell/PAP

Polish scientists, artists, politicians, doctors and social activists were honoured at the 6th edition of the Outstanding Poles in France competition, distinguishing Poles who stand out in their professions and promote Poland in France, at a gala in Paris on Tuesday.

Ooh la la! 100-year-old bottles of French wine found buried in 18th century palace basement

Included among the 15 bottles discovered at Kozłówka Palace were those from the Château Branaire-Ducru and Cantenac Médoc vineyards.

PM pays tribute to French soldiers killed fighting terrorism in Mali

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sent messages of condolence in French, Polish and English on Twitter on Tuesday evening over the deaths of 13 French soldiers in a helicopter accident in Mali.

Europe looking at new cloud security

Announced at the Digital Summit in Dortmund on 29th October, Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance, said: “We want to establish a safe and sovereign European data infrastructure, including data warehouses, data pooling and develop data interoperability.”

Polish embassy organises European defence conference in France

France's views on the issue of security in Europe are in line with Poland's, including on transatlantic ties, head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) Pawel Soloch told PAP after his visit to France.

Ooh, la, la! French girl walks across Poland with pet CAMEL in tow on epic voyage to Mongolia

Edmee Mommeja bought 10-year-old camel Attika from a circus in March this year and is now walking to Mongolia so that her camel pal can live a peaceful life with other camels on the Mongolian steppes.

Polish actor honoured with France's Order of Arts and Letters

Polish actor and director Andrzej Seweryn received the insignia of the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters from French Ambassador in Poland Pierre Levy, in Warsaw, on Tuesday.

French president to visit Poland in early 2020 - Polish PM

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Poland in the first months of the next year, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told the French daily "Ouest-France" and the German media group Funke.

Kraków firm involved in building new generation fast trains in France

Engineers of Kraków (southern Poland)-based company EC Engineering are participating in the construction of the new generation of 'TGV' high-speed trains in France, the company has announced.

Poland qualifies for Tokyo Olympic volleyball tournament

The Polish national men's team qualified for next year's Olympic Volleyball tournament after defeating Slovenia 3-1 in Gdańsk on Sunday.

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Business

Polish shopping malls stand proud despite threat posed by online retail

In an interview for TFN, retail expert Hadley Dean explains why e-commerce, instead of undermining the nation’s shopping centres, could keep them crowded for years to come.

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Vanishing lives: Descendants of 17th century bearded radicals who fled to Poland from Russia to avoid religious persecution are now facing a new crisis as their numbers slowly dwindle out

It is easy to miss their presence - the three-barred crosses, the wooden banyas and the modest churches – unless you know what to look for. TFN travelled to the regions of Mazury and Suwalszczyzna in north-east Poland to track down the Old Believers, a minority which has almost disappeared, yet which still lingers among the hills, fields and virgin forests in the land of a thousand lakes.

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