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Poland sees no easing of COVID-19 restrictions yet

Poland cannot loosen COVID-19 restrictions yet and people should stay at home over Christmas and New Year to stop the spread of the coronavirus, senior government ministers said. The country…

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Climbers bring joy to sick children in Zabrze, Poland

Climbers dressed in an animal costume during the climbers of the Mountaineering Club visit a sick children at the Department of Paediatrics of the Clinical Hospital in Zabrze, southern Poland,…

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Poland plans 3.4 million monthly vaccinations

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland should be able to administer 3.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine a month, the prime minister's top aide said on Saturday, as the country's health service…

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Photo Story: A Christmas tree made from floppy disks in Olsztyn, Poland

A modern Christmas tree is made of floppy disks by employees of the University Library in Olsztyn, northern Poland. This year, the artistic Christmas tree is made of 1,200 computer…

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Poland averts government crisis

The arch-conservative United Poland party decided on Saturday to remain in government despite its opposition to a European Union budget deal, the party's leader said, meaning the ruling coalition will…

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Extra summit may be needed to unblock EU budget – Polish PM

WARSAW/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The European Union may need to hold an extra summit to secure agreement on its planned economic recovery fund and budget, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said…

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Poland has bought over 60 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, PM says

WARSAW, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Poland has bought over 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from six producers, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as the country gears up for…

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Poland’s PKN Orlen to buy media company Polska Press

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish refiner PKN Orlen is buying media company Polska Press, its chief executive said on Monday, shifting control of numerous regional newspapers to a state-owned company from…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Nowa Ruda, Poland

A ride on a special museum train 'Antracyt' crossing the viaduct in Nowa Ruda, Poland. The train goes from Jaworzyna Slaska to Klodzko. Via EPA-EFE/MACIEJ KULCZYNSKI

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EU to bypass Poland, Hungary if they don’t OK budget by Tuesday -senior diplomat

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The European Union needs a signal from Poland and Hungary on Monday or Tuesday that they will drop their veto of the EU budget and…

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Only PM should present Poland’s EU stance, says president’s top aide

WARSAW (Reuters) - Nobody other than the prime minister should communicate Poland's position on its European Union budget veto, the president's chief of staff said in an interview published on…

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Hungary, Poland risk exclusion from EU recovery fund – French minister

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will leave Poland and Hungary out of its economic recovery plan if the two countries continue to resist efforts to link the disbursement of…

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Photo Story: Lone Sailor statue dressed in Santa Claus costume in Szczecin, Poland

The Lone Sailor statue dressed in a Santa Claus costume in Szczecin, Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Marcin Bielecki

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Doctors in Poland fear high rate of positive COVID tests show pandemic worse than it appears

Waldemar Witecki from the southwestern Polish town of Zagan was a healthy 64-year-old with no pre-existing conditions when he first developed a fever and chills around mid-October. He was diagnosed…

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Poland surpasses 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases

The number of coronavirus cases recorded in Poland passed 1 million on Wednesday and a second wave of the pandemic is proving more serious than the first. The daily number…

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Photo Story: Polish military prepares for deployment in Lebanon with UNIFIL

Polish soldiers during the Polish-Hungarian military exercises at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie, north-western Poland. The manoeuvres took place in preparation of a participation in the 3rd shift of…

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Hungary, Poland double down to try to eject rule-of-law condition from EU budget

Hungary and Poland said on Thursday the EU could not attach rule-of-law conditions to funds unless the bloc changed its founding treaty, digging in their heels after vetoing the EU…

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Poland launches new COVID-19 economic aid worth about $10 bln

Poland is introducing a programme to help its economy withstand the hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic worth about $9-10 billion, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday, as it…

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Photo Story: NATO military exercises TUMAK-20 in Poland

Soldiers of the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division with NATO allies during TUMAK-20 exercise in Orzysz training ground, Orzysz, north Poland. This is the first exercise in the region since 1992…

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Photo Story: Christmas illumination in the Royal Treaty Street in Warsaw

Photos of the Christmas lights on the Royal Treaty Street in Warsaw, Poland. This year's installation will be more modest than in previous years. Assembly works are in progress of…

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Polish malls to reopen, but PM warns against Christmas travel

Shopping centres will reopen in Poland in a week's time, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday, in a boost to retailers in the run-up to Christmas, but he added…

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The Conversation – Why women strike?

During the COVID-19 emergency, contact with others for many of us is conducted through windows. We talk through them but also use them to display our hopes, emotions and frustrations.…

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Hungary and Poland should accept rule-of-law EU budget conditions – Romania’s President

Hungary and Poland should accept rule-of-law conditions attached to EU funds to expedite a deal on the bloc's long-term budget and coronavirus recovery fund, Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban told…

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Poland finds COVID-19 cases among mink farm workers

Poland has found 18 cases of coronavirus among mink farm workers as it continues tests among the animals, but does not believe the workers were infected by the animals, sanitary…

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Photo Story: Rzeszow in Poland gears up for Christmas

Workers install Christmas decorations at the Market Square in Rzeszow, south-eastern Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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Poland reports new daily high of 637 coronavirus-related deaths

Poland reported a new daily high of coronavirus-related deaths for the second day in a row on Thursday as fatalities mounted despite stabilising numbers of new infections. After a surge…

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Photo Story: Motivating sculpture in Poznan

A man takes a picture of the sculpture 'Together in a pandemic!' erected in front of the building of the Zamek Culture Center in Poznan, Poland. The sculpture designed by…

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Polish cardinal accused of sexual abuse dies aged 97

A Polish cardinal who was accused of sexually abusing a minor has died at the age of 97, Poland's Roman Catholic Church said on Monday. Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, the former…

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Hungary, Poland block 2021-2027 EU budget, recovery package

Hungary and Poland blocked on Monday the adoption of the 2021-2027 budget and recovery fund by European Union governments because the budget law included a clause which makes access to money conditional on…

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Photo Story: Flower vending machine in Warsaw

A flower vending machine in Warsaw, Poland. A local flowers shop installed a flower vending machine which offers different types of fresh bouquets that can be bought 24 hours a…

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Poland should veto EU budget, Justice Minister says

Poland should veto the European Union budget over an EU attempt to tie rule of law to EU funding, Poland's Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said on Monday. "Now is the…

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Photo Story: The swim of the ‘Walruses’ in Warsaw

Ice swimmers known as 'Walruses' swim in the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, 15 November 2020. Temperatures in Warsaw were reported at 11 degrees Celsius. Ice swimmers known as 'Walruses'…

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Poland reports record high 548 COVID-19 deaths

Poland reported a record high 548 new coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, the health ministry said, taking the country's total above 10,000. Poland reported 25,571 new cases, lower than a record…

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Poland threatens to veto EU 2021-2027 budget over rule of law condition

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has sent a letter to European Union institutions threatening to veto its 2021-2027 budget if access to EU funds is made conditional on governments respecting…

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More than 300 arrested after far-right clashes in Warsaw

Police detained more than 300 people after clashes with far-right supporters marching through Warsaw in defiance of pandemic restrictions, the force said on Thursday. Officers in riot gear used pepper…

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EU top court advocate general rejects automatic ban on extradition to Poland

The threat to the independence of Poland's courts is worsening but it does not justify an automatic rejection of all extradition requests from Polish courts, the European top court's advocate…

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Poland looks into coronavirus risks at mink farms

Poland will conduct coronavirus tests among its farmed minks and check whether farm workers and their families have been infected with COVID-19, following the findings of a mutated virus among…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Tyrawa Woloska, Poland

Dense mist gathering on a foggy morning over the village of Tyrawa Woloska in the Lesser Beskid mountains, southeastern Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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Photo Story – Fishing in Poland

Workers use a net to catch fish at 'Polesie' fish farm in Sosnowica, Lubelskie Voivodeship, Poland, 07 November 2020. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), aquaculture in…

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Poland reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases

Poland reported a record 27,875 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total number of reported cases over 500,000 as new restrictions came into force to curb the pandemic's spread.…

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Ambulances forced to queue as hospitals scramble for COVID-19 beds in Poland

Marcin Serwach, an ambulance first responder from Warsaw, says he had to deliver oxygen at 3:00 a.m. to a colleague who spent 15 hours parked in front of a hospital…

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Poland continues to report record rise in daily coronavirus cases

Poland reported a record 27,143 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, approaching a threshold at which the government has said it could be forced to impose a nationwide lockdown. On Wednesday,…

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Polish PM says national quarantine possible if virus keeps spreading

Poland announced further restrictions on Wednesday to halt the spread of the coronavirus and said it would impose a full national lockdown if COVID-19 cases continue to surge. Doctors have…

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Vatican investigating Polish archbishop over alleged cover-up of sexual abuses

The Vatican has ordered an investigation into the former archbishop of Gdansk on suspicion of negligence over sex abuse allegations, a month after the pope accepted the resignation of a…

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UPDATED: Poland to announce new curbs as it reports record rise in daily COVID cases

Poland will announce more restrictions on Wednesday to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the prime minister's chief of staff Michal Dworczyk said, as daily infections and deaths reached new…

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Government in Poland appeals for calm to discuss disputed abortion ruling

Poland needs a period of calm to discuss a ruling by the highest court that bans most abortions, a government spokesman said after the measure did not take effect on…

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Covid-19 cases in Poland double in two weeks

In Poland the number of people infected with Covid has doubled in less than two weeks. The health ministry reported this morning that the number of people infected in Poland passed the…

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Poland reports daily record of new coronavirus cases

Poland reported a record number of coronavirus infections for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, with 21,897 new cases, while the country faces massive protests following an abortion ruling last…

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Thousands in Warsaw join biggest protest so far against abortion ruling

Tens of thousands of Poles joined a march in Warsaw on Friday, the biggest in nine days of protests against a ruling by the country's top court last week that…

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Photo story: Spectacular light show Alice in Wonderland opens in Krakow

Scenes from the open-air light exhibition 'Alice in Wonderland - Garden of Lights' by the Museum of Municipal Engineering and CD Lighting at the Garden of Experiences in Krakow, Poland…

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UPDATED: Poland orders state firms to set up field hospitals

Poland's prime minister has ordered six big Polish state-run companies to create field hospitals to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister's chancellery chief of staff, Michal Dworczyk, said…

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Poland’s total number of coronavirus cases exceeds 300,000

Poland's total number of confirmed coronavirus infections has tripled in less than a month, exceeding 300,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, as it announced a new daily record of…

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Police warn of tougher action as thousands join abortion protests in Poland

Thousands took to the streets across Poland on Wednesday night for the seventh day of protests against a court ruling that further limits the country’s highly restrictive abortion laws. Police…

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Poland, Russia and the Ukraine report record rise in daily coronavirus cases and deaths

Poland reported a record 18,820 new coronavirus infections and 236 deaths on Wednesday, the health ministry said, with the country facing hospitals overload while mass street protests against an abortion…

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278 persons detained by Polish police in anti-coronavirus restrictions protests

Warsaw police detained 278 people on Saturday after thousands protested against new curbs aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus, a police spokesman said. Police said demonstrators had attacked…

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Thousands protest across Poland against changes in abortion law

Tens of thousands of people protested across Poland on Friday in defiance of tight coronavirus restrictions, following Thursday's ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal that imposes a near-total ban on abortion…

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Polish President Andrzej Duda tests positive for Covid-19

Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling good, presidential minister Blazej Spychalski announced on Saturday. "The president yesterday was tested for the presence of coronavirus.…

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