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Today’s news round-up in Poland

Today’s news round-up in Poland Kalbar/TFN

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

Today’s news round-up in Poland

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

Poland launches investigation into murder of Polish woman in Greece

VIDEO: Last seen on Monday June 12 in a local café, the body of Anastazja Rubińska was found about one kilometer from the home of a 32-year-old man from Bangladesh who has since been arrested, and 500 meters from where her mobile phone was found on Saturday.

Abortion allowed if woman's life or health at risk, health min says

The Polish health minister has responded to the deaths of several pregnant women in hospital by saying every woman in Poland has the right to an abortion if their health or life is in danger.

‘I’ve never been happier’, says Wrocław woman who quit corporate life to become a builder

After quitting the demanding world of finance, Kamila Nawój says she hopes to now challenge gender stereotypes and set up her own female renovation team.

Kraków woman who quit her job to help in Ukraine vows to return after losing her leg in a bomb attack

Following Russia’s invasion in February 2022, special educator Grażyna Sławińska decided to quit her desk job and travel to the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to offer her assistance.

Iga named one of world’s 100 most influential people by TIME magazine

Świątek who is the current WTA ranking leader and a three-time Grand Slam Champion is the first Polish athlete to be featured in the prestigious list.

Nearly half of Poles believe women face discrimination

Close to 50 percent of Poles believe women are discriminated against in public and private life in Poland, a new opinion poll has found.

More women doing physical jobs in Poland owing to Ukraine war

Increasing numbers of women have jobs involving manual labour in Poland owing to the influx of refugees from Ukraine, an employment agency has told PAP.

“Hello, hello. This is Radio Majdanek. Good morning ladies.” How an imaginary radio station helped women endure horrors of WWII death camp

Conceived 80 years ago this week, the fictitious radio station at Majdanek informed fellow prisoners about the latest whippings by SS guards or who had died of typhus, but also included radio theatre and education programmes aimed to raise morale and bolster resistance.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
Science

Scientist’s extraordinary photograph of ‘nuclear magnetic resonance tubes’ wins top competition

Founded by Chemistry Europe, a European association representing over 75,000 chemists, the magazine challenged the public to submit images that demonstrated their passion for chemistry.

The first report:

  • Ukrainian parliament to express gratitude to Poland for solidarity
  • No Ukrainian wants to cause problems for Polish farmers, says ambassador
  • EU's top court issues another consumer-friendly verdict on CHF mortgages
  • Poland carrying out only arms supply deals previously agreed with Ukraine
  • Polish, Israeli FMs talk Middle East peace process, German war reparations

Exclusive

Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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