North Atlantic Ocean – The First News

News & Politics
Business
Art & Culture
Science
Sport
History
Life
Start-ups

"I must have been inspired" Joseph Conrad

North Atlantic Ocean

Fenix from the ashes: in the distant Faroe Islands, a Polish woman re-builds her life

A group of islands in the North Atlantic, the Faroes are as beautiful as they are remote. Vincent van Zeijst/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

A chance encounter on the remote Faroe Islands leads to a meeting with a remarkable Polish woman.

Top 5 articles:

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
Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell

Life

Restaurants raise record breaking 300,000 PLN to help those in need

Despite the hardships faced by restaurants and cafes because of lockdown, the altruistic businesses donated 10 percent of their earnings to help feed underprivileged children in Poland and the developing world.

The first report:

Polish justice minister, top court head defy EU court ruling
Thirty-one Polish firms on list of Europe’s fastest-growing firms
Polish gov't has spent more than EUR 42.3 bln to save jobs - minister
Amendments to KRS legislation may infringe EU law - EU court
Epidemic does not impact VAT collection - press

‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

The Debrief
Spring is coming, and so are the storks!

Webber's World
Under-the-radar? No way. Just call Wrocław wonderful instead

Events

21/05 - 22/08 Matejko to be first EVER Polish artist exhibited at London’s National Gallery

Cookie policy
About Us

Contact
Terms and conditions
Privacy Policy

This site uses "cookies". By staying on it, you agree to the use of cookies.

Accept

Learn more