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Super-modern eco nursery school shortlisted for prestigious World Architecture comp

The nursery is on the short-list for an award at the World Architecture Festival 2019, which will be held in Amsterdam on 4-6 December. Design studio of W.P.I.P.

Considered one of the most modern in Poland, the nursery design which is built around a green atrium to help bring the outside in, blends modern architecture, nature and community.

Polish university students win US award

A microbiological filter developed by Polish students was awarded a bronze medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (IGEM) competition organised by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston.

Wrocław scientist to blast trillions of particles through Earth’s crust to solve universe’s most guarded secrets

The international project called DUNE brings together over 1,000 scientists from more than 30 countries to build a beamline capable of blasting trillions of the tiny particles 1,300kms through the Earth’s crust.

Hello, is it me you’re looking for? Rare mouse-deer thought to be extinct found in Vietnamese forest

The silver-backed Chevrotain which was found by scientists from the Global Wildlife Conservation with the support of Wrocław Zoo, is on a list of 25 most-wanted lost species.

European Bank grants EUR 250 mln loan to LG chem car battery maker

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBOR) granted a long-term loan of EUR 250 million to electric car battery maker LG Chem to support the construction of a battery factory in Wrocław, southwestern Poland, EBOR said on Thursday.

Adorable hedgehogs get winter cheer with comfy leafy homes after council bans leaf raking

Wrocław’s Deputy President Adam Zawada announced that leaves falling from trees and shrubs will remain untouched in areas indicated by special signs in order for the hedgehog population to have places to sleep.

Nobel winner Tokarczuk to open new foundation for literature

The foundation which will be located in Wroclaw will offer scholarships for writers and translators as well as educational programmes on literature.

To boldly go where no lab has gone before: mini lab set to be blasted into space on cancer research mission

The bio-nanosatellite lab will carry out research on how drugs affect cancer cells as it orbits the earth.

Wrocław firm is on the ball with first-of-its-kind football laws app

Available in four languages, with a further ten on the website, the app from interactive agency Me and My Friends gives fans, players and officials quick and easy access to the laws that regulate the world’s most popular sport, the first time this has been available in anything other than a book.

Electric motorcycle built by Wrocław students wins award in Barcelona

The LEM Thunder v2 electric motorcycle, designed and built by students from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST), has taken second place in the 2019 SmartMoto Challenge competition in Barcelona, in the 30kW nominal power category.

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Heart of kindness: Indian traveller gets passport and plane ticket back after leaving backpack on Kraków tram

Dhruv Razdan thought he would have to spend a further fortnight abroad waiting for a new passport but thankfully a kind-hearted soul intervened.

The first report:

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  • Labour costs in Poland up 6.6 pct y/y in Q3 of 2019 - Eurostat
  • Running a business becoming more popular among foreigners in Poland
  • President Macron has not threatened anyone, French ambassador assures
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'My mum was kidnapped by Hitler's SS!'

During WW II, the Germans kidnapped up to 200,000 ‘racially suitable’ Polish children for adoption by senior Nazis. In a harrowing, exclusive interview, TFN speaks to the son of one of the ‘Lebensborn’. What makes his story unusual though, is that with no real family of her own in Poland, Dariusz Dziekan’s mother quickly got back in contact with her German adopted mother after the war and Dziekan grew up knowing this woman simply as Grandma.

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