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Poland takes second place in World Cup team ski jumping event

Poland, which gained 1,150.5 points, was defeated by Austria (1,151.5 points). Grzegorz Momot/PAP

Poland placed second in a FIS Ski Jumping World Cup team competition in Zakopane, southern Poland, on Saturday.

Justice minister blames Black Eyed Peas LGBT gesture on EU pressure

Poland's justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, has suggested that the support for the LGBT community expressed by the US hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas at a New Year's Eve concert in Poland could be part of further government concessions towards the EU.

Top chef uncovers best Polish restaurants in the UK

Published online this week, and already endorsed by the food writer Tom Parker-Bowles (son of the Queen consort), Damian Wawrzyniak’s Top 10 was created in response to what he sees as a gap in the market and a desire to publicise ethnic restaurants that have often gone under-the-radar.

Zakopane installs animal-proof bins with ‘special tops’ to stop wildlife rummaging for food

A popular tourist destination, the town has long had a problem with animals including foxes, deer and even bears foraging in its bins and often becoming a tourist attraction themselves.

Mystery of Zakopane’s ‘baffling white bear mascot’ explored in new centenary photo book

Fascinated by the extraordinary cult of Biały Miś (White Bear) who first appeared on the streets of Zakopane 100 years ago, authors Barbara Caillot and Aleksandra Karkowska decided to explore his story further.

Solidarity should fight for more says president

President Andrzej Duda has said that the Solidarity trade union is entitled to expect and demand more social benefits.

Poland’s oldest funicular railway reopens with glamorous art deco makeover 85 years after original debut

Located in the popular mountain spa resort of Krynica-Zdrόj, in southern Poland, the Gόra Parkowa funicular was built in 1937 by Swiss firm Von Roll Bern. Reopened on 21st of May 2022, the line boasts now newly restored upper and lower stations and wagons in its original art deco style.

Zakopane alpinist becomes first woman in the world to scale Nepal’s ‘killer mountain’

Setting off on 27 September, Anna Tybor took just two days to reach the top of Mt. Manaslu without oxygen, and then became the first Polish woman in history to ski back down.

Gran-tastic! Tarnów 78-year-old proves she is fastest granny in the world after running up Tatras in less than two hours

Sprightly Barbara Prymakowska outshone other pensioners in the over 60’s category of the race after running up the Kasprowy Wierch peak 1,986 metres above sea level in a staggering 1hr, 45 minutes.

Bangladeshi vlogger becomes internet hit with his vids about Poland

VIDEO: Lasting around 10 mins each and set to lively house-style music, the videos use a mixture of drone and handheld footage to take viewers on a virtual tour of the places he has visited.

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‘Hardest mission ever!’ Polish search and rescue team head to Turkey as earthquake death toll mounts

A 76-strong team has set off to help in the rescue effort following the massive earthquake that hit the country on Monday morning as the teams head says: “The mission... will be one of the hardest we've been on so far."

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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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