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Torun knife attack suspect heads to trial

The suspect, Luka L., who was born in Rome and possesses Polish and Italian citizenship, faces two charges of attempted murder. Marcin Bielecki/PAP

The trial of 22-year man who wounded eight people when he attacked random passers-by with a 32-centimeter knife in Torun, last year, began in the city's district court on Friday.

Crowds storm banks to get hands on new banknotes with world’s most advanced security feature

Featuring the world's most advanced security feature, the plastic banknote as well as a coin have been issued to commemorate the 550th anniversary of the Torun-based scientist's birth.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Fascinating never-before-seen photos offer rare glimpse of pre-war Poland

Taken in the 1930s by a French WWI veteran visiting the country, the candid pictures offer a remarkable insight into a long-forgotten past.

What makes Toruń’s gingerbread the best in the world?

Toruń’s gingerbread tradition dates back to the Middle Ages, with the first mention of it coming in 1380 when a baker named Niclos Czan was recorded as producing the delicacy.

Poland tests new Patriot air-defence system

The process of testing and integrating elements of Poland's new Patriot air-defence system has started in the north-central city of Torun, the defence minister announced on Twitter on Tuesday.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Pioneering research sees scientists look at ‘growing third teeth’ to replace dentures and implants

The team from Poznań, Warsaw and Toruń say that, if successful, by using stem cells found in human gums they will be able to produce tooth buds and rebuild the structure of the peripheral nerves.

Toruń scientists create world’s first no-energy no-pressure water purification and desalination solution to help fight global drinking water shortages

VIDEO: The innovative technology, called NanoseenX uses specially created nanomembranes which have the ability to trap impurities and salt in their pores and are arranged in cascades inside a cylindrical device in order to utilise the force of gravity to carry out the filtration, removing the need for the use of energy or pressure.

Three people attacked by man with machete in Polish city

A 21-year-old man was arrested by police after a machete attack on three people in the north-central Polish city of Torun, on Monday morning.

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Culture | History | Life

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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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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