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Ghosts, corpses, stunning frescoes and a heavenly choir – Poland’s oldest school has them all

Amid the ancient Gothic brickwork and ghoulish legends is a modern high school that prepares its students for careers in Poland’s booming high-tech economy, a mission it performs exceedingly well. Kalbar/TFN

As schools in Poland prepare to reopen their doors after the summer holidays, TFN takes a look at the country’s oldest school – and all its spooky secrets

Photographers set record after capturing Łódź chimney from over 113km away

Capturing the image from Poland’s tallest building, the Varso Tower, lensmen Paweł Kłak and Łukasz Wawrzyszko photographed the EC-4 chimney in Łódź, a staggering 113.6 km away, making it the farthest ground view to be taken from the capital.

Migrants work legally on PKN Orlen expansion employer says

Foreigners working on the construction of the Olefiny III complex at the petroleum company PKN Orlen's plant in Plock central Poland are not illegal immigrants but contract workers, their employer has said.

Opposition accuses ruling party of hypocrisy in migrant dispute

The construction of lodgings for Muslim migrants to work on the expansion of a refinery belonging to Poland's PKN Orlen petroleum company has spurred the opposition to accuse the ruling party of hypocrisy in the wake of its reluctance to agree to an EU migrant relocation scheme.

Oil being pumped from damaged 'Druzhba' pipeline to allow for repairs

Crude oil is being pumped from the damaged stretch of the 'Druzhba' oil pipeline, so that workers can carry out repairs on a leak.

Poland finds leak in pipeline carrying Russian oil to Germany

PERN, Poland's crude oil pipeline operator, detected a leak in the western stretch of the ‘Druzhba’ pipeline late on Tuesday evening.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Poland's Orlen to invest EUR 164 mln in air separation unit

Poland's fuel group, PKN Orlen will invest into an air separation unit for oxygen and nitrogen production at the Plock refinery, the company announced on Tuesday.

Polish, Ukrainian and Spanish cities to cooperate for Ukraine

The mayors of the Polish city of Płock, Zhytomyr in Ukraine and Malaga in Spain have signed an agreement on cooperation for Ukraine and its citizens.

Beautifully illustrated and staggeringly detailed, ‘Radziwiłł Atlas’ added to UNESCO list

Intricately illustrated and compiled by Leonard Targoński, a royal surveyor and bailiff based in the Łomża region, the maps have been hailed for their technical perfection and staggering attention to detail; among other things, roadside crosses have been defined, as have mills, farmsteads, chapels, trees, dikes and palaces.

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