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Production of iconic FSO Warszawa car stopped 50 years ago today

Described by car collector Robert Brykała as “a permanent element of the streets” up until the 1970s, the first FSO Warszawa M20 rolled from the production line on November 6th, 1951, a date that had been purposefully coordinated to coincide with the October Revolution. Jerzy Baranowski/PAP

A warmly nostalgic throwback to the past, for many the mere sight of an FSO Warszawa is enough to elicit a misty-eyed look.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Who is Ekke Overbeek?

There have been no eye-catching headlines or sensational leads in Dutch media such as those that have emblazoned Polish media promoting Ekke Overbeek. And his "irrefutable," "nuclear" proof incriminating the pope was treated reservedly, even critically.

Episcopate to set up team to help child sexual abuse victims

The Polish Episcopal Conference has decided to form a special team to examine the practice of solving problems connected with cases of child sexual abuse by priests in the past.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Gov't spokesman says US envoy invited after critical report on late pope

The US ambassador to Poland was invited to the Foreign Ministry after an American-owned TV company broadcast a report alleging that Pope John Paul II helped cover up child sex abuse before he became pope, the government spokesman has said.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Parliament condemns critical media reports on Polish-born pope

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, has passed a resolution condemning what it called "a disgraceful hate campaign in the media" against the Polish-born Pope John Paul II.

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How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Polish-Korean consortium set up to produce K2 tanks in Poland
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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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