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Teen cellist defies all odds to win international music comp

Witkowska started playing the cello at the age of seven and is currently a pupil at the Frederyk Chopin Music School in Gdańsk. Family archive

VIDEO: Milena Witkowska from Gdańsk, came first for the cello in her age category (14-16 years) at the Newport Virtuosi competition.

Polish ski jumper wins World Cup event in Titisee-Neustadt on Saturday

Kamil Stoch of Poland won the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on Saturday.

Duda congratulates Joe Biden on US election victory

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency.

Poland's Swiatek climbs to No. 17 in WTA ranking

Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek advanced to world No. 17 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking after she won the French Open tournament and claimed her maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.

Poland beats Finland 5-1 in friendly football match

Poland beat Finland 5-1 in a friendly match in the Polish northern city of Gdansk on Wednesday, with three goals scored by Kamil Grosicki, the Polish team's captain.

Lublin and Wrocław firms win Innovation Radar awards for their work on breast cancer

VIDEO: The European Commission's Innovation Radar is about finding excellence across all EU funded research with over 2,000 projects receiving investment from Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme.

‘I have legendary Polish power’ says MMA fighter Jan Błachowicz after taking Ultimate Fighting Championship title

​Dubbed the ‘Prince of Cieszyn’ the 37-year-old has become the first Polishman to take the title following his win over the USA’s Dominik Reyes in Sunday’s UAE bout.​

Battle of Warsaw centenary should be observed in Poland and Europe - PM

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday that the centenary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw should be celebrated not only in Warsaw and Poland, but also all over Europe.

Telling the world about the Battle of Warsaw

Historians plan to publicise a key battle in European history, which is still little known outside Poland.

On 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, TFN’s Stuart Dowell looks back at the ‘battle that saved Europe’

The battle’s importance for Poland and the rest of Europe cannot be overstated. According to British diplomat Lord Edgar Vincent d’Abernon it is 18th in the list of the most important battles in the history of the world, ahead of the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Midway.

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Documentary uses unpublished archival films to recreate extraordinary life of ‘Poland’s Indiana Jones’, explorer and filmmaker Tony Halik

The new documentary produced by Marcin Borchardt reconstructs Halik’s remarkable and unique life story over half a decade using archival materials, including hitherto unpublished films shot by Halik from his multitude of journeys around the globe.

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

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