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Over 40 pct of Poles have no savings - survey

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Around 44 percent of all Poles say they have no savings at all, a recent survey shows.

Stash of WWII cash worth half a million złoty found hidden in village barn

The banknotes from 1940-1941 were discovered under a thick layer of hay when the barn’s owner was demolishing the farm building.

Gang boss laundering money for drug cartels handed over to Poland

A Dutch court has agreed to hand over to Poland a gang boss laundering money for Colombian drug cartels.

Restaurants raise record breaking 300,000 PLN to help those in need

Despite the hardships faced by restaurants and cafes because of lockdown, the altruistic businesses donated 10 percent of their earnings to help feed underprivileged children in Poland and the developing world.

Medical heroes transform into fairy tale legends in stunning calendar to raise money for facemasks

Swapping their PPE clothing (personal protective equipment) for more elaborate costumes, the medics from Małopolska dressed up to portray well-known and obscure characters including Thumbelina, Hercules, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast as well as scenes recreated from ‘The Miser’, ‘Adventures of a Cheating Flea’ and the Polish modern fairy tale ‘Who will cheer up the unlucky Rhino?’.

Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity gathers over EUR 28.1 million

The 29th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), Poland’s most high-profile charity event, raised nearly PLN 127.5 million (EUR 28.1) despite the Covid lockdown.

Back on track: Train buffs raise cash to restore ‘protest train at heart of June 1976 strikes’

A silent witness to the violent protests that took place on June 25 as workers took to the streets to demand an end to price increases, the EPO5-22 became caught up in the scuffles when strikers pushed it with their bare hands onto a section of dismantled track.

Polish firms to get funds under 2nd financial shield on Jan. 18

Polish firms afflicted by Covid-related restrictions should get money under the government's liquidity aid on January 18, the deputy prime minister and development and labour minister said on Friday.

100 years after disappearing, remains of Zeppelin aircraft ‘laden with gold’ found at crash site in Silesia

The Zeppelin Staaken took off from Breslau on On 4 August 1919, but never arrived at its destination of Kamieniec Podolski in Ukraine. Now researchers say they have found it in a forest near Raciborz, southwest Poland.

PM announces EUR 393 mln support for business affected by COVID-19

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced a support package on Tuesday providing PLN 1.8 billion (EUR 393 million) for over 170,000 companies, employing over 400,000 people, affected by the latest anti-COVID-19 restrictions.

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Now YOU can live like a king: Dubbed the ‘unknown pearl of Mazury’, the 15th century Teutonic Knights castle is yours for 12 million Zł

Described by as “a perfect example of the military architecture of the Teutonic Order” and “one of the best preserved”, potential buyers will find a castle perched on a 1.7 hectare plot and surrounded by 10 hectares of its own adjacent land.

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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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