It was a wonderful and great achievement. On 30th June 1983, Krystyna Palmowska became the first woman in the world to climb one of the most demanding peaks in the Karakorum - Broad Peak.
On June 30th in the Museum of Warmia & Mazury opens a photography exhibition “Presence”. It’s a collection of experimental photos from the 1990s which surround the topic of existence. The vernissage will start at 5P.M. at the Galeria na Poddaszu in Lidzbark Warmiński.
Iga Świątek will play against Agnieszka Radwańska in July in Krakow, but more famous tennis players will appear on the court. There will also be a special guest - Andriy Shevchenko. The whole event is organized for the youngest Ukrainians affected by the war.
US President Joe Biden announced that the US would be strengthening its military presence in Europe. He also added that it would create permanent headquarters of the US Army’s V Corps in Poland.
At the end of 2021, the Polonika Institute created an exhibition dedicated to the Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv. It aims to explain its history and highlight the distinguished Poles that were buried there. The exhibition travels through many places in Poland, and on June 27th it was moved to Niedzica Dam.
The Russians are deploying additional rocket artillery batteries along the Ukrainian borders. Another battery of S-300WM anti-aircraft systems has been placed in the direction of Mykolayiv to cover areas of concentration of the armament and military equipment.
Iga Świątek advanced to the second round of Wimbledon 2022 as the Polish WTA rankings leader beat Croatian Jana Fett 6:0, 6:3 on Tuesday. She picked up her 36th match-win in a row.
The madness of fuel and energy prices on the stock exchanges caused by the war and the restriction on imports from Russia shows that almost all the ideas for an energy revolution have gone in the wrong direction. They are highly ineffective and have only filled pockets of Putin's state. I do not intend to enter into polemics here against the fight to reduce CO2 emissions, but merely to say that this is not the way. Admittedly, I have been saying for many weeks that the coming economic crisis will lower oil and gas prices, but why do we need this crisis?
Three Polish women tennis players won their matches in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday. Magda Linette, Maja Chwalińska and Katarzyna Kawa were happy with their advancement to the second round of the Grand Slam tournament. Kamil Majchrzak did not manage to win over Kokkinakis. Hubert Hurkacz, after a very tough and long match, was not able to defeat Spaniard.
Today, the nominees for Witold Gombrowicz Literary Prize were announced. It’s an award for the best debut or second prose book that was published the year before. The winner will get 40,000PLN and a monthly vacation in Vence, where Witold Gombrowicz spend the last years of his life.
Isidor Isaac Rabi was an American physicist who was born into a traditional Polish-Jewish family in Rymanów. He attended a traditional elementary school teaching the basics of Judaism in Poland, but at the age of 4, he moved with his mother to the USA. His parents gave him support and he flourished in the fields of chemistry and physics there. In 1944, Isidor Isaac Rabi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques to discern the magnetic moment and nuclear spin of atoms.
“Poland now is one of the most influential countries in Europe. It is taking the lead on Ukraine. It is taking the lead whether or not they follow,” George Friedman, U.S. geopolitical forecaster, and strategist on international affairs, founder and chairman of the Geopolitical Futures think-tank, said. He was a special guest at the 7th Edition of the 590 Congress.
Police in Lower Silesia found 20 stolen cars from France and Germany. The value is estimated at nearly PLN 1 million. Policemen from Lower Silesia were working on this case for almost two years. In order to find the criminals who stole cars abroad, the Police cooperated with policemen from several countries. The established network and Intensive and long-lasting work resulted in the recovery of property of considerable value and the detention of the persons responsible for this crime.
The 11th World Urban Forum (WUF11) started in Katowice. Organised every two years by the UN-Habitat, it is the world's most important, largest and most prestigious conference concerning municipal policies, transformation and development.
On Saturday, June 25th a dwarf figure was placed in front of Rura Jazz Club in Wroclaw. It celebrates the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Polish rock band Lady Pank and is named after their first single - Mała Lady Punk (Baby Lady Punk).
Dressage is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, usually described as the highest expression of horse training where horse and rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements. This month, a Polish rider Filip Kowalski from the Team Kowalski club in Silesia and his horse Bel Fleur won 3 gold medals in their recent entries. The latest success of the gold medalist has been admired in the international dressage competitions in Brno, the Czech Republic today!
As Easter draws near, kitchens across Poland are bustling with the aroma of freshly baked delights. Among the cherished treats adorning family tables, the Polish pound cake stands as a timeless favourite. Today, join us as we unveil the secrets to crafting this beloved delicacy, ensuring your Easter celebration is imbued with the essence of Polish tradition. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey with Poland Daily 24!
The sweet praline-flavoured delicacy with an alcoholic filling. To make them, you need a special beehive mould which you fill with any cream. There can be lots of ideas and flavourings, but here's a version that is probably the most popular and well-loved nutty hives.
