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Hollywood duo surprise Muranów locals after being spotted filming in Warsaw

Succession megastar Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg from The Social Network stunned locals after being snapped filming scenes of a forthcoming Holocaust film in the Muranów district. Caroline Brehman/PAP/EPA/Jens Kalaene/PAP/DPA

Succession megastar Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg from The Social Network stunned locals after being snapped filming scenes of a forthcoming Holocaust film in the Muranów district.

PMs of Poland, Baltics call on Tech heads to block Russian lies

The prime ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have sent an open letter to the heads of the world's biggest social media companies calling on them to block the official accounts of Russian and Belarusian government institutions.

Auschwitz survivor blasts FB boss over Holocaust denial

As part of the #NoDenyingIt campaign by prominent Holocaust survivors, Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski wrote an open letter in Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung urging Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust-denying groups, pages and posts as hate speech.

Facebook giant rejects NGO’s lawsuit because it’s in Polish after BLOCKING its anti-drug website

The website blocked by Facebook has been active for almost 10 years conducting drug education in Poland, warning against the harmful effects of psychoactive substances and helping people who use them.

Facebook and PAP campaign offers tips on how to spot false news

Be sceptical of headlines, consider the photos, investigate the sources - these are some of the tips offered by Facebook and the Polish Press Agency, which started an educational campaign on Tuesday to help internet users recognise so-called "false news".

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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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Tale of thwarted love which inspired Mickiewicz’s greatest works to be turned into epic new film

Titled Uncertainty, the ambitious mega-production promises an intimate portrayal of the young Mickiewicz during a turbulent love affair, which would sow seeds of inspiration, ultimately germinating in works that would go on to become the cornerstone of Poland's literary heritage.

The first report:

  • Poland's inflation falls owing to gov't says spokesman
  • Poland's top court puts back hearing on Supreme Court law
  • PM opens PLN-1 bln PepsiCo snack factory
  • Poland's economy contracts by 0.3 percent in Q1 2023 - stats office
  • Poland's CPI falls to 13.0 pct y/y in May - stats office

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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