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Travel vlogger becomes global star after video clip of bird pinching his sandwich is voted best Meme of the Year

Filmed in Japan, the fourteen second clip begins with Emil Truszkowski enjoying a toasted sandwich whilst relaxing on a seafront promenade. ThePolandNews/Twitter

VIDEO: Filmed in Japan, the 14-second clip begins with Emil Truszkowski enjoying a toasted sandwich whilst relaxing on a seafront promenade.

Pruszków hospital adopts adorable robotic ‘therapy seal’ to help relieve patients’ stress

In a similar way to animal-assisted therapy, the furry robot responds to each touch as if it were alive, can move its head and limbs and can even imitate the sounds of an infant Harp seal.

Polish president mourns Shinzo Abe

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has expressed his shock over the murder of former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe.

PM, FM express condolences over death of ex-Japanese PM

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau have expressed their condolences after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election.

Extraordinary life of Józef Piłsudski’s older brother told in new website

After being exiled by Tsar Alexander III to Sakhalin Island in the far east, Bronisław Piłsudski soon learned the language of one of the most mysterious peoples in the world and set about documenting the life and culture of the island's people.

Polish, Japanese FMs condemn Russia's war on Ukraine

The Polish and Japanese foreign ministers have called for dialogue in solving the Russia-Ukraine conflict and have condemned Russia's actions as "a grave violation of international law".

PM says int'l community should oppose Belarusian aggression in Japan

After Poland issued a Belarusian athlete a humanitarian visa on Monday, the prime minister has argued that the aggression of Belarusian services in Japan should be firmly opposed by the international community.

Warsaw solar panel firm becomes world’s first to begin production of revolutionary perovskite technology

The innovative technology generates energy not only from sunlight but also from artificial light, which means perovskite panels can be used practically anywhere, from pricing labels, facades of buildings, but also to generate electricity from the interiors of buildings and even in space satellites.

Extraordinary tale of Polish orphans saved from Siberia by Japan in 1920 subject of new documentary

Chronicling the extraordinary story of the nearly 900 Polish orphans rescued from Siberia, the documentary tells of how they were taken to Japan, nursed back to health and ultimately safely returned to Poland via America, the Suez Canal or Russia between 1920-1922.

Polish diplomats in Japan helped save Jews from Holocaust

Poland's WW2 ambassador in Japan, along with a large group of Polish diplomats in the country, helped save Jews from the Holocaust, an oriental studies expert told PAP on Tuesday.

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‘Hardest mission ever!’ Polish search and rescue team head to Turkey as earthquake death toll mounts

A 76-strong team has set off to help in the rescue effort following the massive earthquake that hit the country on Monday morning as the teams head says: “The mission... will be one of the hardest we've been on so far."

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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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