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Hero dog who saved lives in Turkey being treated for injuries after returning home

The four-year-old Golden Retriever named Orion was one of eight dogs with the Polish HUSAR rescue team sent to the Turkish town of Besni just hours after the first quake hit. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu/Facebook

The four-year-old Golden Retriever named Orion was one of eight dogs with the Polish HUSAR rescue team sent to the Turkish town of Besni just hours after the first quake hit.

Tomb restored for WWII hero dubbed ‘father’ of top secret unit of special agents called Silent Unseen

Born on the 27th of October 1898 in Kielce, Józef Hartman’s significant role in training and mentoring the young Polish soldiers who had volunteered for the special undercover mission, came soon after his arrival to Great Britain in 1940.

Polish astronaut becomes first Pole in unique space mission simulation inside lava tunnel

Agnieszka Elwertowska, a computer engineer and student of the WSB University in Gdańsk, took part in the CHILL-ICE mission organised by Euro Moon Mars ESTEC in one of Iceland’s lava tunnels.

Fighting COVID in Poland and… Uganda

In this episode of The Debrief, we speak to Dr. Kamil Adamczyk, who recently came back from an emergency medical mission in Uganda to help the fight against COVID-19.

US Embassy thanks Poland for support in Afghanistan mission

The US charge d'affaires in Warsaw has praised Poland’s military commitment to the West’s mission in Afghanistan saying the United States “will never forget” the help it got from Poland.

Poland sends contingent to Nato mission in Turkey

Nato has welcomed the deployment of a Polish military force to Turkey, saying it will help support the alliance’s operations.

Polish FM, MoD, Nato counterparts discuss withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Polish foreign and defence ministers and their Nato counterparts have discussed the conclusion of the Resolute Support mission and the withdrawal of allied forces from Afghanistan.

New app brings Mars exploration closer to life on Earth

The mobile app from Warsaw-based firm Immersion VR presents NASA’s ‘Perseverance’ rover mission and the surface of Mars in an interactive way.

Kraków start-up teams up with US nuclear firm to fly to the moon and extract rare energy isotope

Experts from the Solar System Resources Corporation estimate that 200 tonnes of Helium-3 would be enough to satisfy the annual energy needs of the world’s population.

Diet doc raises 700k in mission to save starving children

WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES: Appalled by the amount of death, poverty and famine he witnessed during a trip to Madagascar, dietician Daniel Kasprowicz set about doing what he could to help. He has raised enough money to build a new hospital.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
Life

Lublin chef joins ‘cooking show royalty’ in ultimate challenge for title of Top Chef World All-Star

VIDEO: Gleaning contestants from 16 countries, 32-year-old Sylwia Stachyra faces stiff competition from her fellow professionals, all of which have previously either won or appeared as finalists on national or localised editions of the show.

The first report:

  • Poland's average corporate wage up 13.6 pct y/y in Feb. - stats office
  • EC approves funding for gas transmission pipeline
  • PM says Poland is not understood, discriminated against by EU
  • Poland sees huge increase in small photovoltaic output
  • Security chief says detained spies had not acted for long

Exclusive

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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