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No threat of monkeypox in Poland, says health minister

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Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Adam Niedzielski said that the risk and threat from monkeypox was ‘entirely different’ to coronavirus and added that ‘in a few months none of you will remember it’.

Tatra National Park guards scupper monkey's plans to visit Morskie Oko

A Brazilian monkey’s chances of seeing Morskie Oko, a lake set high in the Tatra Mountains and one of Poland’s leading tourist destinations, were ruined when National Park rangers sent it and its owners packing.

Remains of 2,000-year-old monkeys buried like sleeping CHILDREN reveal Romans and ancient Egyptians imported them from India as household pets

Professor Marta Osypińska, a zooarchaeologist from the Polish Academy of Sciences, described the find as ‘unique’, saying: “Until now, no one has found Indian monkeys at archaeological sites in Africa. Interestingly, even ancient written sources don’t mention this practice.”

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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

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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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