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Poland among 15 countries writing to EC over 5G fake news

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The EU should take a stand against the spreading of disinformation about 5G networks and do more to increase public awareness on the issue, 15 countries, including Poland, have written in a letter to the European Commission (EC).

Over 200 ‘intensely private’ letters found at auction reveal fascinating private life of last owner of Książ castle

Written between 1953 and 1970 by Sir Winston Churchill’s nephew Prince Jan Henryk XVII (otherwise known as Duke von Pless, Count von Hochberg or the Baron of Książ), approximately 150 of the letters were addressed to Mary Minchin, the Irishwoman that the aristocrat would eventually marry – and later divorce.

Letter of ambassadors on LGBT is not formal statement - Polish official

Referring to a letter signed by several dozen ambassadors accredited to Poland regarding the LGBT community, the head of Polish PM's Office said that it was an open letter, which was not addressed to the government and not a formal statement of the diplomats.

Last post: long-lost letter returned to recipient after 23 years in university library

A letter from a grandfather to his granddaughter, tucked away in an embryology textbook 23 years ago, has been returned to its owner after it was discovered by a Wrocław University student.

PM tells media owner to not ‘twist the truth’ over 1920 Battle of Warsaw

In response to articles appearing in Newsweek and the Onet news portal recalling the memories of a Red Army doctor held in a POW camp which he describes as ‘hell on earth’, in a three-page letter to the CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Media, Morawiecki said that ‘no one is allowed to relativize history’ and ‘we cannot allow the true picture of this war to be distorted.’

President appeals to UNHRC for response to Belarus crisis

President Andrzej Duda in a Wednesday letter to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appealed to the council to call on Belarusian authorities to refrain from violence against demonstrators and release arrested demonstrators.

Auschwitz survivor blasts FB boss over Holocaust denial

As part of the #NoDenyingIt campaign by prominent Holocaust survivors, Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski wrote an open letter in Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung urging Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust-denying groups, pages and posts as hate speech.

Nobel winners defend Warsaw-based int'l research centre

Eleven Nobel Prize winners from the fields of physiology or medicine and chemistry have written a letter to University of Warsaw (UW) asking the rector-elect's support for the UW-based International Research Agenda ReMedy unit, which is facing liquidation.

Open Letter from the Board of EANA to the President of Slovenia, to the Speaker of the National Assembly and to the Prime-minister

Dear President of the Republic of Slovenia Pahor...

Harrowing WWII letter in a bottle found hidden inside train station wall

The letter, dated 15 March 1941, was written by two Polish men, whose names and dates of birth are in the text. Local officials are now trying to tack down their descendants.

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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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