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‘App-stounding’: new app charts the ebb and flow of Polish history 1914-22

The app delves into the history surrounding the founding of the modern Polish state. Workroom Group

Using maps, animation and audio, the app guides users through eight tumultuous years in the history of Poland.

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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
Old black and white photos of Warsaw Uprising brought to life in incredible colour
One of Egypt’s oldest churches dating back to the 4th century found hidden behind ancient basilica wall
Britain’s new BREXIT passports to be made in Poland

Science | Life

Bone to fix! Doc creates spinal remedy for 80 percent of globe’s sufferers

The new implants can be inserted in all regions of the spine and could help hundreds of millions of people worldwide who suffer from back pain.

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Poland's inflation in August at 2.9 percent - stats office
Orlen Group opens its first petrol station in Slovakia
V4 unanimous on EU financial framework - PM
Polish national air carrier resumes flights to India
Polish PM arrives in Prague for V4 meeting

Vanishing lives: Descendants of 17th century bearded radicals who fled to Poland from Russia to avoid religious persecution are now facing a new crisis as their numbers slowly dwindle out

It is easy to miss their presence - the three-barred crosses, the wooden banyas and the modest churches – unless you know what to look for. TFN travelled to the regions of Mazury and Suwalszczyzna in north-east Poland to track down the Old Believers, a minority which has almost disappeared, yet which still lingers among the hills, fields and virgin forests in the land of a thousand lakes.

Dan Session
This week Dan discovers the work of stunning guitarist Adam Palma.

Why So Serious?
Poles, like every nation from the northern part of the continent, love the sun and tropics. But not everyone on vacation likes to lie lazily under palm trees. Dominik Skurzak, National Geographic photographer, has opened a tourist office, thanks to which travellers are changing the world for the better, actively helping local communities.

Events

19/05 - 29/09 60th Season of Chopin Concerts in the Royal Łazienki
03/09 - 11/11 #StolenMemory exhibition of Nazi victims opens in Kraków
18/09 - 19/09 Global E-mobility Forum to be held in Warsaw
18/09 - 22/09 University of Gdansk to host 2019 Global Law Deans' Forum
20/09 - 28/09 Warsaw Autumn International Festival to start on Sept. 20

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