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Da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine purchased by the Polish government. Polish Ministry of Culture has spent 100 million euros on the art collection of Princes Czartoryski which includes famous Da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine. According to the Polish government, it was a successful transaction and a
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As of this week in Gdańsk, fans of winter walks and birds are able to feed ducks using distributors of bird food called “kaczkomaty” (a portmanteau from the words “kaczka” – duck and “automaty” – machines). Simple ‘kaczkomat’ in Gdańsk Kaczkomaty are wooden distributors with small packages of special food for water
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Due to air pollution, schools and nurseries in several cities in Upper Silesia remain closed this week. In many places public transportation is free in order to reduce car fumes in the city. The quality of air is improving, nevertheless the experts advise staying home if possible. Coal stoves are
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A police officer, his girlfriend and a friend risk 12 years in prison for burglary. Last Thursday they broke into a house and beat up the owner. What do they teach at the police academies? They were counting on a great loot. They first watched the house for several days,
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A team of surgeons from the University Hospital in Wroclaw, under the direction of Dr. Adam Domanasiewicz, have successfully performed the world’s first hand transplant on an adult patient, who was born without that part of the body. It’s going to be a very merry Christmas for Piotr
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Christmas is almost here and so are carps – the fish eaten traditionally on Christmas Eve in Poland. The Polish Supreme Court has good news for animal rights activists – no more selling carps in plastic bags or boxes without water. Finally the carp has spoken It all began before Christmas in
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Most Poles spend up to 300 zloty on Christmas gifts. Almost 40% of them buy gifts in shopping malls, one in four – online, according to a survey conducted by IQS research agency (commissioned by Unique Gift company). The biggest problem is the choice of gifts, and among the dream gifts
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According to the Centre for Public Opinion Research 100 000 people are e-addicted and another 750 000 are at the verge of addiction. All around the world the problem is so severe that there are pavements for people unable to look away from their mobile phones. In Poland being
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“Euro 2016”, “Pokemon Go”, “Deadpool”, “Donald Trump” or “How to pronounce Avon?” – these are the most popular phrases searched on Google by Poles this year. Polish people seem to be very much into sports Google has just revealed a list of the most searched phrases by Internet users in 2016.
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A man drove over a pedestrian, caused two bumps, kicked a man and tried to push an elderly woman under a bus. After a short search police caught the 36-year-old. They found psychotropic drugs in his car. He damaged a lot of cars while trying to escape It
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Air in Poland is one of the most polluted in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency. Polish nature should be worth protecting Wanda has been living near the junction of Aleja Niepodległości and Trasa Łazienkowska in Warsaw for years and has been always satisfied with this location. I enter
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Polish bureaucracy “buried him alive” because of a disastrous mistake. Nevertheless, the homeless man lives, retrieved his documents and now claims for compensation. For that, he must fight a legal battle with the State Treasury and the City Council of Warsaw. Standing next to his own grave Andrzej Kępa was