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Foreign ministry calls for investigation into blasts at Polish shops in Netherlands

"Our consular services in the Netherlands are in contact with local authorities." Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, the deputy foreign minister, wrote on Twitter. Rafał Guz/PAP

The Polish foreign ministry has called on the Dutch authorities to start an urgent investigation into a mysterious spate of explosions in Polish shops in the Netherlands.

‘I’ll protect Poland’ vows PM as swathe of new coronavirus restrictions announced amid warnings of a “difficult time ahead”

The measures, which include closing all theatres, museums, shopping galleries and most shops in the next few days, were announced just hours after the health ministry said the country had recorded daily records of 24,692 positive tests and 373 deaths.

Shops, pharmacies, post offices offer special hours for senior citizens

Shops, pharmacies and post offices in Poland are reserved for senior citizens of the age of 60 and older between 10:00 a.m. and noon as of Thursday, October 15, due to a growing number of new coronavirus infections and the ongoing COVID pandemic.

Start-up looking to revolutionise eco-shopping with vending machines to refill plastic bottles

Swapp also plans to go beyond the world of retail by putting its refill-o-mats in other buildings such as blocks of flats in a bid to shake up shopping and shrink the mountains of plastic waste the world produces each year.

Tesco to cut jobs and close more stores in Poland - daily

The British supermarket group Tesco has announced plans to cut jobs, close its online store and a few other hypermarkets in Poland, the Puls Biznesu daily wrote on Wednesday.

Over 50 pct of Poles for return of Sunday shopping - poll

Fifty-one percent of respondents to a poll commissioned by CBRE, an international advisory and commercial real estate investment company, want shops in Poland to be open every day, including Sundays.

Waste map, want not: zero-waste map points Kraków in a green direction

The new maps aim to promote local businesses and limit waste.

No lack of food in Polish shops amid overproduction - minister

Poland produces food for its own needs and there will be no lack of staple foods such as flour, meat, milk, eggs or vegetables, PAP was told by Agriculture Minister Jan Ardanowski.

Poznań’s medieval heart keeps brash at bay with new shopfront designs

The new designs, which came from a competition for university students, will help protect the historic district of the city.

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Stylish new dental practice that looks like a café is guaranteed to put a smile on your face

With furniture including armchairs, chandeliers, a raised “common table” with barstools and an island with a coffee machine and even a shelf of books, the interior by Warsaw-based Piotrowscy Design is aimed at calming patients’ nerves by removing the typical cold, clinical interiors of traditional dentists.

The first report:

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  • Poland to consider legal steps against Pfizer if vaccines not delivered
  • New project from 'Telling the World About Poland' series launched
  • Renowned Polish cartoonist Papcio Chmiel dies
  • Debt rises for hotels, restaurants and catering firms in 2020

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