Wanda Szajowska was the oldest Polish woman for a week. Poland’s Prime Minister said goodbye to the late Wanda Szajowska on Facebook. The oldest Polish woman, and possibly the oldest pianist in the world, has died at the age of 111.
Grape pickers in France were toiling under a blistering sun this week, earlier in the season than usual, as climate change forces the makers of Champagne to change when they harvest, and possibly eventually how they make the coveted bubbly.
Yesterday’s Independence Day saw a total of 189 air raid warnings sounded across Ukraine, the highest daily total since the beginning of the Russian invasion. 58 towns were fired upon and Czaplino, a town in the Dnipropetrovsk region, was attacked twice. Missiles fell on the railway station and private homes. 25 people were killed and 31 people were injured.
Some of the biggest names in tennis joined the U.S. Open in a special Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition event to raise both awareness and humanitarian aid for Ukraine yesterday, which was also Ukrainian Independence Day.
"Everest Ski Challenge" is a project during which Andrzej Bargiel wants to conquer Mount Everest without the use of oxygen and descend the mountain on skis. The expedition to the highest peak of the globe begins today, August 25.
On August 25, Poles celebrate Polish Food Day. The holiday was established in 2013 on the initiative of the Nationwide Promotional Program "Doceń polskie" (English: Appreciate Polish goods). Polish Food Day aims to raise awareness of how rich the offer of domestic food producers is.
After six months of Russian aggression, the Western world is increasingly supporting Ukraine. Today, the US announced its largest aid package to date of 3 billion dollars. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented a strong position on Crimea, illegally seized by Russia in 2014, when he said that the peninsula legally and morally belongs to Ukraine.
German and Canadian officials signed a "hydrogen alliance" aimed at accelerating efforts to export clean fuel to Germany by 2025. Through the hydrogen alliance, Canada and Germany intend to establish a transatlantic supply corridor while also coordinating policies to attract investment in hydrogen projects. The deal was made during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s first official visit to Canada, which began on Sunday.
The 24th of August is Ukraine's Independence Day - it is celebrated on the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine by the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR in 1991. This year’s anniversary coincides with the end of the first six months of the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Because of the threat of air attacks, the authorities in Kyiv decided to cancel the festive celebrations.
The "Europe of the Carpathians” conference will again hold a special place in the program of the 31st edition of the Economic Forum in Karpacz. The event is initiated by Marek Kuchciński (the Vice-Chairman of the Law and Justice Parliamentary Club and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland). Throughout its history, the subject area of the conference has been systematically expanding. This year one of the debates will be on contemporary political thought.
The Polish national team, in its last match before the inauguration of the World Championships, faced Argentina, the third team of the last Olympic Games. The White Reds had no problems defeating their rivals in a match that, due to its friendly rank, was played in four sets.
Just 20 days was enough for a group of young cyclists to travel from Kokotek, Poland to the North Cape in Norway – almost the northernmost point of continental Europe. But this is not the end of the trip. Operation: MIR is underway – another journey of the legendary NINIWA Team cycling group. They go for peace in the world, especially in Ukraine, and are under the patronage of... Saint Nicholas.
83 years ago, on 23 August 1939, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Foreign Minister of the Third Reich, and Vyacheslav Molotov, People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, signed the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact with a secret additional protocol, which resulted in the Fourth Partition of Poland.
"President Andrzej Duda arrived in Kyiv today at the invitation of the Ukrainian president," Pawel Szrot, Secretary of State and Chief of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Poland said.
The countries of Central-Eastern Europe are talking more and more about the introduction of visa sanctions for all Russian citizens in the European Union....
Six months have passed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Wednesday, Ukrainians will celebrate Independence Day. The authorities in Kyiv...
Rachel Zegler, the 22-year-old American actress and singer of Polish descent, has been making waves in the entertainment industry with her talent and versatility.
