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Kielce’s famed “UFO” bus station glitters once again following overhaul

Back to its best: Kielce’s distinctive UFO bus station has been restored to its former glory. Budimex

One of the most distinctive buildings born of Poland’s communist era, the bus station has become something of a tourist attraction.

Law-n and Order! No mowing grassland, councils say as they roll out urban meadows scheme

Facing the threat of drought and the need for savings, Polish cities have turned ‘avant-gardeners’ by banning mowing and creating ‘cheap ‘n’ easy’ flowery urban meadows instead.

Polish city receives protective masks from its Chinese partner city

The southern Polish city of Kielce has received 12,000 protective masks from Taizhou, its Chinese partner city, announced the mayor of Kielce, Bogdan Wenta.

Kielce University of Technology to host European Rover Challenge 2020

The 6th European Rover Challenge (ERC), an international competition to design and build a Mars rover, will be held at the Kielce University of Technology (PSK), in south-central Poland, on September 11-13, 2020.

Yes, they’ve done it again! Kielce students win Mars rover comp for 2nd time in a row

The Impuls team Kielce University of Technology beat off competition from 40 other teams from around the world, including America’s Stanford University.

Guns and poses: International defence industry exhibition gets underway in Kielce

The third-largest defence trade fair in Europe, companies from both Poland and abroad are presenting the latest military equipment.

Events marking 73rd anniversary of Kielce pogrom begin Wednesday

A March of Remembrance and Prayer, as well as lectures, film screenings, exhibitions and meetings with authors are part of the program that will mark the 73rd anniversary of the Kielce pogrom, which took place on July 4, 1946, in the south-central Polish city.

Kielce space dudes rocket into first place in international Mars rover comp

To emulate the harsh extra-terrestrial conditions, the robots are tested on the mountainous desert at the Mars Desert Research Station, outside Hanksville. The challenges put before the students are similar to the real life tasks of rovers such as Curiosity and Opportunity.

Museum opens for reconstructed ‘Popemobile’

Known as the JP2, the reconstructed military Star truck was produced especially for the Pope during his first visit to Poland in 1979.

Europe’s third biggest defence expo launches in Kielce

This year’s event, which runs from 4 to 7 September, will feature over 600 exhibits, more than half of which will be from Poland. Delegations from 31 other countries will also be in attendance.

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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

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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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