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President honours Poles saving Jews

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Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, came to a small village in the south-east of the country on Friday to honour a Polish family that was executed for sheltering Jews during World War Two.

Some 1.6 million Ukrainians find refuge in Poland

About 1.6 million Ukrainian refugees have found shelter in Poland over the past year, a deputy interior minister has said.

Dog shelter suspends adoptions before Christmas, warning “a dog is not a gift”

In a post uploaded to their Facebook page, the Białystok animal shelter “Dolina Dolistόwki” said it would be suspending the adoption of puppies up to six months old from the 1st of December until the 7th of January 2023.

Poland calls for more humanitarian aid for Ukraine

A Polish deputy foreign minister has appealed to the European Union and its members to increase their humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

Krakow's bunkers not fit for worst scenario local activist says

Bomb shelters in the Polish city of Krakow are blighted by mould and damp and lack the capacity to hold the city’s inhabitants, the head of a local historical association has said.

Poland to renovate bomb shelters says minister

Poland will invest money in upgrades to bomb shelters, a deputy interior minister has said.

As Szczecin ponders what to do with old bomb bunker, TFN looks at examples from the rest of Poland

From discos to bat sanctuaries and art galleries, old bomb shelters have seen a renaissance across Poland.

More Poland-sponsored temporary housing for refugees opens in Ukraine

A new temporary housing centre, financed by the Polish government, has been opened in Novoselivka near Chernihiv for internally displaced Ukrainians after Russia's invasion of their country.

Acting royalty wins internet hearts after adopting dog run over by Russian tank

Janusz Chabior and his actress wife  Agata Wątróbska took in the adorable pooch called Henio after finding him in a Polish shelter where he had been sent from Ukraine.

Trucking hero! Iranian truck driver returns to Poland to help take aid to animal shelters in Ukraine

As a way of saying thanks for the help he received from Poland after his truck broke down, Fardin Kazemi is now helping a Polish team collect food for 11 animal shelters in the city of Vinnitsa, which lies between Kyiv and Lviv.

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Warsaw-designed luxury home named one of the world’s most beautiful in architectural ‘Oscars’ award

Nestled in green meadows and surrounded by lush forests, the house which features a distinctive curved silhouette reminiscent of a sea dune has been named ‘Best Single Family Residence’ in the latest edition of the European Property Awards.

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