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Iga Świątek defeated Victoria Azarenka. Polish tennis player advanced to the semi-finals in Adelaide

Iga Świątek, after an excellent game, defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6:3, 2:6, 6:1 and advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament in Adelaide. The next opponent for the Polish player will be the leader of the WTA ranking - Australian Ashleigh Barty.

Moscow has a problem

Throughout the entire period of power of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, and later president of Kazakhstan, although the country was formally juggling between Russia, China, and the U.S., in reality, it was under the Russian influence.

“Belarusian services often direct foreigners to places that are difficult to access or even dangerous”

The Belarusian services remain very active on the border with Poland. They watch the borderline, they are guided by groups of foreigners – wrote Spokesperson of the Minister-Special Services Coordinator Stanisław Żaryn on Twitter.

Iga Świątek defeated US Open finalist!

Iga Świątek easily advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Adelaide. The Polish tennis player won on Thursday against last year's US Open finalist Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6:1, 6:2.

“Die Welt”: Germany is forcing all of Europe to make a pact with Russia

- The German government has criticized the European Commission's position on declaring nuclear energy "green". It suggests that other EU countries should follow Germany's path and switch from nuclear power to gas. This would put all of Europe in a position of dependence on Russian energy supplies - wrote "Die Welt", pointing out that Berlin force Europe to make a pact with Russia.

Dendrologist: Trees shape the atmosphere of the place

The trees shape the atmosphere of the place. Let us respect it, let us not improve it, because nature has created something unique and it is worth taking a look at it, the dendrologist and landscape architect DSc Ewa Zaraś from the Department of Environmental Protection and Dendrology at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences told PAP (Polish Press Agency).

The birds will return, guided by the stars

Many of our breeding species are now resting in Africa. When they make their way back to their breeding sites, they will be helped in finding themselves in space by, among others, star arrangement. A zoologist from the Poznan University of Life Sciences talks about the relationship between astronomy and ornithology.

Aggressive hybrid operation against Poland and the EU continues

“The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border remains tense,” wrote Spokesperson of the Minister-Special Services Coordinator Stanisław Żaryn on Wednesday. “The first days of the new year have shown that the Lukashenko regime continues its aggressive hybrid operation against Poland and the EU,” he added.

The Border Guard signed agreements concerning the construction of a dam on the Polish-Belarusian border

Yesterday the Border Guard signed three major agreements, which are milestones in the process of building a dam on the Polish-Belarusian border - said Deputy Minister Maciej Wąsik on Tuesday (4 January) during a press conference. The dam will be over 186 km long.

That's for sure! Kozłowski in Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Kacper Kozłowski moves from Pogoń Szczecin to Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. on a permanent transfer. The 18-year-old footballer has signed a four-year contract. In the spring he will play in the Belgian Royale Union St-Gilloise on loan.

Budimex to build part of a dam on the border between the European Union and Belarus

On 4 January 2022, after negotiations conducted with the Ministry of Interior and Administration and the Border Guard, Budimex signed a contract for the construction of a part of the dam on the border between the European Union and Belarus. The company will execute the project on market terms, being one of few companies on the Polish market that has adequate resources and experience to professionally execute such an order on time.

An important decision of the Monetary Policy Council

The Monetary Policy Council raised all interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. The reference rate rose from 1.75 percent to 2.5 percent.

ATP Cup: Polish tennis players beat Argentina and are in the semifinals

Polish tennis players advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Cup tournament in Sydney after a 3-0 victory over Argentina. The white-reds won all three games in Group D, earlier defeating Greece 2:1 and Georgia 3:0.

University received PLN 3 million for the purchase of diagnostic equipment for the medical faculty

On Monday, the Minister of Education and Science, Przemysław Czarnek, donated PLN 3 million in an additional subsidy for the purchase of nano spectroscopy equipment for the medical faculty of the University of Rzeszów.

The Ministry of Education and Science has announced a new program “Pearls of Science”

Support for exceptionally gifted graduates of bachelor’s degree studies or students after the third or fourth year of master’s degree studies is to be provided by the new program of the Ministry of Education and Science, "Pearls of Science". The call for applications will start on Tuesday.

One of the most famous portraits of Chopin in Warsaw

The last room of the temporary exhibition “Chopin. The Power of a Symbol” in the Fryderyk Chopin Institute features one of the most famous portraits of the composer by Ary Scheffer. The canvas came to Warsaw from Dordrecht, the artist's hometown. It can be seen in the Warsaw museum until 30 January 2022.

“Be careful” Kurdish blogger warns migrants [VIDEO]

I warn migrants - be careful - Halgord Omar, a Kurdish blogger who managed to get to Germany during the migrant crisis, wrote on Facebook. He also attaches a video from a surveillance camera on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, showing a wolf pack.

Another incident at the border [VIDEO]

“The scheme of operation is similar to the previous attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border,” reported the Polish Ministry of National Defence on Twitter.

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