The introduction of a deposit system in shops is underway in Poland. According to the ARC Market and Opinion, 88% of respondents like the idea. Only 6% of respondents were…
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Researchers from the University of Warsaw’s Centre for New Technologies (CeNT UW) have grown a new strain of an extremophilic microalga. It can be used in the fuel and pharmaceutical…
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Culture
Wrocław Contemporary Museum hosting an anniversary exhibition Futurum of the past – 45th anniversary of DOLMED
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe Wrocław Contemporary Museum is hosting an exhibition on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the DOLMED building. This ultra-modern and fully computerised diagnostic testing centre was a technical…
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History
He studied to be a butcher and a cook – he ended up as a murderer. Kurt Franz – German criminal from Treblinka
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe prisoners gave him the nickname ‘doll’ – because of his appearance. However, cruelty and sadism lurked in Kurt Franz. Despite committing cruel crimes at Treblinka, he died peacefully and…
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History
The last German murder of prisoners in Lublin on 22 July 1944
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsDuring the German occupation, more than 2,200 people died or were murdered in the Lublin Castle Prison since 1939. About 4,500 more prisoners were killed in executions in and around…
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Events
After protests by Poles in Toronto, the name ‘Roncesvalles Polish Festival’ reinstated
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe Roncesvalles Business Improvement Association (BIA), a local association of commercial property owners and tenants, has decided to reinstate the word ‘Polish’ in the name of the largest Polish festival…
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Economy
Deputy Prime Minister Kowalczyk: We have plenty of sugar, there is enough for everyone
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThree Polish retail chains (Biedronka, Aldi and Netto) have introduced limits on sugar sales. This has resulted in increased purchases of the product and higher prices. Deputy Prime Minister and…
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Events
Poland intends to buy South Korean tanks, aircraft and howitzers for $7.7bn later this month
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsSouth Korean arms companies: Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. and Hanwha Defense, are ready to conclude export deals with Poland worth 10 trillion won, or $7.7 billion, later…
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Events
Gdynia, Gdańsk and Zielona Góra – the “happiest” Polish cities
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsHow happy do you feel in the city you live in? This was the question answered by 35,897 Polish residents in a survey conducted by Otodom and ThinkCo between September…
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From 28 to 31 July, Lublin will host Poland’s largest festival of circus arts. Magicians’ Carnaval is an event presenting the art of a new circus, i.e. a form drawn…