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Life of richest Pole to have ever lived after he won 774 kilos of gold in a casino is explored in riveting new book

New book ‘Being a shadow, I became a shadow’ (Cieniem będąc cieniem zostałem) reveals extraordinary life of the richest ever Pole, Karol Jaroszyński. Public domain/CC BY-SA 3.0

A high-living bon vivant, Karol Jaroszyński’s youth was characterised by wild spending and long nights in Europe’s most glamorous casinos. And then he literally broke the bank of Monte Carlo by winning 774 kilos of gold at the roulette table.

More Leopard tanks for Ukraine in coming weeks says gov't

Poland will deliver more Leopard tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks, the government spokesperson announced on Thursday.

New EU sanctions package too soft says Polish PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish Prime Minister, has described the latest proposed EU sanctions against Russia as "too soft."

Poland donates first Leopard tanks to Ukraine says PM

Poland is the first European country to hand over its German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, said in Kyiv on Friday.

Polish PM meets Zelensky on anniversary of war's outbreak

The Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, met with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Kyiv on Friday, on the first anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine.

Polish PM arrives in Kyiv on first anniversary of Russian attack

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has arrived in Kyiv on Friday morning to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

It’s Rail Force One! Secret ‘Biden train’ was designed and built in Bydgoszcz

Used by over 300 dignitaries since the outbreak of the war, among them Boris Johnson, Angelina Jolie, Emanuel Macron, Bono and Justin Trudeau, the ‘secret’ diplomatic train was renovated in 2005 by PESA Bydgoszcz following a design authored by a team from the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts.

Biden says Nato common defence 'rock solid'

Nato's commitment to the principle of common defence is 'rock solid', US President Joe Biden said in Warsaw on Tuesday.

Biden's Kyiv visit is gesture of support says Polish president's aide

Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv confirms the US commitment to helping Ukraine in its war against Russia, a Polish presidential aide has said.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

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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
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
Culture | History | Life

How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

The first report:

  • Ukraine orders 100 infantry fighting vehicles from Poland
  • Poland enters price negotiations with US for Hellfire missiles
  • Polish-Korean consortium set up to produce K2 tanks in Poland
  • Polish farmers impacted by Ukrainian imports to get over EUR 210 mln
  • General government debt hits 49.3 percent of GDP at end-2022 says FinMin

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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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