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war correspondent

Profession: War correspondent

A medical point near the Ukranian town of Bakhmut, where there has been heavy fighting between Russian and Ukranian forces. Eugene Titov/PAP

It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, driving millions from their homes and plunging the country into war.

As controversial as he was inspirational, Ryszard Kapuściński remains one of the greatest war correspondents of all time, says TFN’s Jacek Borowski

The Polish Press Agency’s only communist-era correspondent covering Africa, South America and Asia, Kapuściński, who died 12 years ago today, reported on 27 revolutions and coups before being fired for his support of Poland’s Solidarity movement. He is also one of the most translated Polish writers of all time.

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  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
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The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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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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