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Coronavirus Diary #2

It’s a hard time for all of us to get through, but let’s get through it together! Tumisu/Pixabay

In today’s Debrief, I hand over the mic to you and we manage to hear from two people trying to come to terms with the coronavirus reality in Poland.

Coronavirus Diary #1

Trying to keep upbeat in these times of lockdown...

Polish archaeologists reveal Egyptian treasure

Archaeologists have uncovered a stone chest from 3,500 years ago in rubble above the Egyptian site of Deir el-Bahari.

The invisible ink which revealed concentration camp horrors

In the darkest recesses of Hitler’s hellish concentration camp system, four young Polish Girl Guides were desperate for the world to know about the barbaric experiments that were being carried out on them.

Warsaw Uprising papers saved from skip

We go on the trail of a number of important Uprising documents found in a Warsaw rubbish skip…

Chopin’s wandering heart

We all like a bit of Chopin, and to coincide with his 210th birthday we take a look at his heart.

Cycling through Siberia

A Warsaw-based cyclist has just completed a 400-kilometre journey in four days through the wilds of Siberia despite temperatures as low as -60°C.

Stained with the blood of insurgents

Bloodstains splattered across the stairwell of an old Warsaw apartment block could belong to insurgents fighting against Hitler’s forces during the Warsaw Uprising.

Miracle surgeon wins American fellowship

Miracle surgeon Adam Maciejewski has been awarded the prestigious Godina fellowship for his ground-breaking multi-organ transplants.

Polish studies big in Japan

A new documentary film reveals how Japanese students are embracing Polish studies.

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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
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Over 25 ‘priceless’ engravings return to Gdańsk after they were feared lost forever

Dating from between the 16th and 19th century, the director of the National Museum in Gdańsk described the collection as being ‘entwined with the museum’s DNA’. He said: “It is with this collection that the whole institution began.”

The first report:

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  • Poland's CPI hits 16.2 pct y/y in March - stats office
  • IOC head's statement is outrageous, says Polish gov't spokesman
  • Poland will be compensated by EU for Ukrainian grain
  • Polish fuel imports hit all-time high in 2022

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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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