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Baltic port of Gdynia tops happiness ranking of Polish cities

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In this mid-August round-up from The Debrief, host John Beauchamp speaks to TFN's social media editor Monica Zielinski about the top stories making the rounds this week.

Gdynia ‘happiest place’ in Poland, says new report revealing country’s most and least satisfied cities

Conducted between September 2021 and February 2022, respondents were asked to rate their happiness on a scale of one to five with the study aiming to better understand what specific factors impacted the resulting score.

Another participant of anti-Semitic march arrested

A fourth person has been detained by police in connection with an anti-Semitic march in the city of Kalisz held last month.

Prosecutor files for arrest of anti-Semitic march organisers

The Regional Prosecutor's Office in the central Polish city of Kalisz has applied to the local court for the temporary arrest of three men charged with inciting hatred for organising an anti-Semitic march in the city.

President condemns anti-Semitic protest in Kalisz

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has condemned an anti-Semitic demonstration in the central Polish town of Kalisz during which a copy of a 13th-Century edict conferring rights and privileges on the city's Jewish population was burnt.

Haired about this? Kalisz women donate hair to help cancer victims after growing it non-stop since lockdown

Local teacher Izabella Galuba-Bryja came up with the idea during lockdown when hairdressers were closed.

Medieval treasure trove ‘belonging to princess’ found in cornfield following tip off from village priest

The thousands of 900-year-old riches which include coins and jewellery rumoured to have belonged to a Ruthenian princess and sister-in-law of 12-century Polish king Bolesław the Wrymouth were discovered in the small village of Słuszków, near Kalisz.

Hidden stash of Nazi guns found in Kalisz woods

For decades rumours of a haul of weapons buried by so-called ‘Cursed Soldiers’ at the end of WWII had been circulating around the village of Morawin northeast of Kalisz.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish bishop of Kalisz diocese

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop of the Polish diocese of Kalisz, western Poland, the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland reported on Saturday.

Dreams of 100 brides saved after cops bust wedding dress crooks

When officers arrived at the bespoke bridal shop in Kalisz, they immediately set their sniffer dog on the trail and within minutes it had picked up the thieves’ scent.

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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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Cell where Witold Pilecki was held before being executed opens to the public

The opening of the 2x3.5-metre cell where Pilecki awaited execution at the hands of the Soviet-installed communists coincides with the 75th anniversary of his execution at the prison in 1948.

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  • Kaczynski says 'no' to EU's migrant relocation proposal

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