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Warsaw scientist looking to take moon surface materials to build lunar base

Dr. Karol Seweryn of the Space Research Centre at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw is hoping to discover how regolith can be obtained from the surface of the Moon. Bartłomiej Zborowski/PAP

Regolith is a layer of loose deposits covering solid rock on the surface of the Earth and Moon, as well as certain other celestial bodies. On the Moon, its thickness can vary from around 5 metres to 10 metres on highland surfaces.

Warsaw Appeal Court rules that Judge Tuleya can adjudicate

The Warsaw Appeal Court has ruled that Judge Igor Tuleya, who was stripped of his immunity in November by the Supreme Court's Disciplinary Chamber, has the right to issue rulings.

Warsaw is becoming a city of cars - daily

Warsaw has become a car city, with more registered vehicles in the capital than residents, according to a city councillor quoted by the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper.

Iconic factory that introduced legendary Syrena and Polonez cars closed 10 years ago today

On the anniversary of its closure, Nick Westerby looks back at the history of the FSO (Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych/ Factory of Passenger Cars) and its impact on the world of passenger vehicles.

Wrocław and Warsaw ‘punching above their weight’ says report which ranks them as 15th and 20th Global Cities of the Future

Noting the cities’ strong performance, fDi Intelligence wrote that “Poland certainly appears to be punching above its weight.” It added: “Poland is upholding its reputation of having a well-educated workforce, coupled with good cost effectiveness.”

Four Polish cities qualify for European Green Capital title

The Polish cities of Gdańsk, Kraków, Rzeszów and Warsaw are among a group of 16 cities which have qualified for the European Green Capital Award 2023.

Poland’s first ever Banksy exhibition opens in Warsaw

Titled “The Art of Banksy. Without Limits”, the exhibition inside the post-industrial confines of the former Koneser vodka factory manages to capture the world according to Banksy in enthralling fashion.

Museum of Happiness brings ‘sweet art’ to capital

Occupying almost 800 square metres of space, the pastel-coloured museum is decorated with items and areas that offer a cheerful backdrop for visitors to photograph themselves with – and then share on their favourite social media platform, such as Instagram or Tik-Tok.

Culture-starved Poles flocking back to museums

Museums and galleries are now open again across the country, including the reopening of the Gallery of Ancient Art at the National Museum in Warsaw.

Huge ‘newspaper mural’ aims to encourage support for restaurants

Designed to look like a page of advertisements in a newspaper, with individual boxes advertising different food places around the capital, the mural from Good Looking Studio takes up the whole side of a building.

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  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
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  • 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
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The Żyrardów man whose historical tents are taking Hollywood and Netflix by storm

When it comes to historical tents, Michał Siedlecki is the man the film industry turns to first. And now, with a string of blockbuster productions including upcoming viking movie ‘The Northman’, starring Nicole Kidman, William Defoe and Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy behind him, the 37-year-old is already starting work on four other major movies.

The first report:

  • Foreign min monitoring case of Pole doing 14 years in Russian labour camp
  • Ruling party wants tribunal's opinion on EU court ruling
  • Banks need no further gov't aid - ministry
  • Poland's Monetary Council leaves all interest rates unchanged again
  • Over 70 percent of Polish are women financially independent - study

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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