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Jarosław Grzegorzek, amateur astronomer from Szczecin, discovered 4 supernovas from his little observatory. The latest one was discovered on the 9th of January 2016. Supernovas can be pretty! The place, where the supernovas’ discovery took place, is very inconspicuous and looks like a garden shed. However, don’t be misled
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One subject, but quite different photographic views of the world – an amateur photographer from the south of Poland and his daughter with Down syndrome together in a project, which teaches the father a fresh look at the world, and gives nearly 18-year-old Kaja a boost of confidence. Kaja
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Changes to rules concerning punishment for hate speech to encompass sexual orientation will not be established, even though during the previous government rule such changes had been initiated. It’s hard to be different in Poland The previous codex change concerned law harmonisation between people who discriminate homosexuals online and
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In a few weeks, a 95-year-old former medic will be tried before the German state court. He is accused of complicity in the killing of nearly four thousand people. He worked as a medic in the troops of the SS death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. SS troops at Auschwitz-
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Poland’s high school prom prices are the highest in Warsaw – sometimes they beat even carnival balls or wedding prices. But it’s not only in the capital where parents have to pay a lot for a restaurant, a photobox or a photographer with a drone. 1500zł for a high
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A charity foundation Promyk in Suwałki, providing food to the poorest families has been robbed. The thieves have taken everything: canned goods, pasta, grits, sugar – a total of 175 kilograms of food. What is now left are tears and desperation, because it’s the middle of winter and people knock
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Chopin’s music? Lech Wałęsa? “Solidarity”? Beautiful women? Wrong! The world knows Poland more than these because of “Polish Vodka”, but there is more to it … Żubrówka – one of the most famous Polish vodkas 5.7% of people think that our country is known abroad for the “disco polo” music.
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Electronic sick leave has become an alternative to traditional, paper forms since the beginning of the year. The new system was supposed to improve and accelerate health centres’ work. However, not everything works as it should. Will the old paper sick leave be soon forgotten? Press spokeswoman of the Social
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Famous neurosurgeons from the Wrocław hospital on Borowska street have conducted a unique surgery. A man got a chance to regain physical fitness after having fallen from a height and breaking his spine 18 months earlier. Unfortunately, the Polish state health fund was not supportive. 150K such surgeries a year
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More than 43.4 million złoty has been raised this year by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) for pediatrics and seniors. The 24th final was held on Sunday under the slogan “We aim high!”, and at about 8pm there were fireworks – “lights to heaven” all over the country.
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The Centre of Public Opinion Research (CBOS) has run a survey about life satisfaction among Poles. Over three quarters of Poles (75.7%) are generally satisfied with their lives, with one-quarter (25.1%) being very satisfied. Every fifth respondent (20.3%) says they are moderately satisfied with their life,
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Polish railways PKP will start relying on renewable energy sources and test solar cells as a source of energy for railway stations. New eco-friendly train stations PKP Polish Railway Lines have announced the installation of three photovoltaic panels on the building of the Railways in Nowy Sącz. The project