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A Branson invests in Kraków firm battling the scourge of air pollution

Holly Branson, left, with her father Richard. Holly Branson and Richard Branson/Instagram

Holly, daughter of media tycoon and entrepreneur Richard Branson, has helped Airly raise $2 million.

Play telcom to buy Virgin Mobile for over EUR 13 million

P4, operator of the Play mobile network, has signed a preliminary deal to buy a 100 percent stake in the Polish unit of Virgin Mobile, the company has announced.

Virgin Orbit shows interest in Polish startup

Wroclaw based startup SatRevolution plans to launch over 1,000 Earth observation nanosatellites. The project has drawn the interest of British billionaire and owner of the Virgin empire Richard Branson, the Rzeczpospolita daily reported on Friday.

Top 5 articles:

  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
Life | Webber's World | Regions

Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

This was where angels feared to tread. But changes have been meteoric. If Praga was once a byword for abandonment and decay, today it has become a calling card for the very concept of urban regeneration.

The first report:

  • Two explosions caused Smolensk air crash, claims film
  • Ceremonies across Poland commemorate presidential plane disaster
  • Polish Investment Zone starts 96 projects in 1st quarter - ministry
  • Poland's central bank records EUR 2.05 bln net profit in 2020 - NBP chief
  • President sends condolences to Queen Elizabeth II

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Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

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Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

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