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Gliwice

Poland’s largest charity fundraiser breaks records with staggering €32.7 million

Bus drivers in Gliwice put on an impressive display in support of the charity by creating an enormous red heart with their taillights. Mosquidron/ Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej w Gliwicach

The 31st Great Orchestra of Christmas charity (WOSP) finale in Warsaw brought to an end several weeks of countrywide fund-raising by WOSP volunteers, who collected donations for specialized medical equipment, mainly for children's hospitals.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

A year in travel: Webber picks out the best (and worst) from his journeys around Poland

As the curtain falls on 2022, TFN’s Alex Webber takes a personal look back at his travel highlights of the year…

Five Poles detained in Austria on charges of drug smuggling

Silesian police, along with their Austrian counterparts, have arrested five Poles in Austria for smuggling drugs and seized more than 50 kilograms of marijuana with a black market value of more than PLN 2 million (EUR 424,000).

The tooth will out! Dentists examine ‘vampire skulls’ to discover more about their lives

Having been first decapitated, the skulls in Gliwice had been placed between the victims’ legs leading some to speculate that they had belonged to people suspected of being vampires.

Toy Story with a difference: Husband and wife team wow internet with their ‘hypnotic art creatures'

Jacek and Kasia Anyszkiewicz from Gliwice have been flooded with praise on social media, with their ‘art creatures’ fetching up to $300 (1,280 zł) per piece.

Poland, Slovenia to host relocated volleyball men’s world championship

The Polish cities of Katowice and Gliwice will, along with Slovenia, host the Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022 after the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) had taken it away from Russia.

Prosecutors launch investigation into Zofiowka mine disaster

Regional prosecutors in the southern city of Gliwice have launched an investigation into the Zofiowka mine disaster where a tremor and methane discharge killed at least six miners.

Webber’s inner six-year-old self is unleashed when he stumbles upon the 'mad and magical world' of Kolejkowo in Gliwice

Upon his arrival in Gliwice, Webber decides that instead of going to the pub he’ll do a bit of sightseeing – and in addition to some standard attractions he stumbles upon a delightful and hilarious detour.

Top tourist destinations awarded for excellence. TFN takes a look at the winners

The winners of the Best Tourism Product 2021 competition were selected from a total of 72 entries: 49 entries in the main competition, 9 entries for the Gold Certificate and 14 in the Special Certificate categories.

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Top 5 articles:

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  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
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History | Life

Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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  • More firms plan wage hikes

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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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