The Polish climate minister has denied reports on the alleged high concentration of pesticides and herbicides in the Odra River, which spread in Germany, and has described them as "an unjustified attack against Polish agriculture."
There is shock and bewilderment in Russia - and especially in the circles closest to the authorities - after the assassination attempt in which Darya Dugina was killed. Firstly, it is unclear who carried out the assassination, as both Ukrainian services and Russian opponents of Alexander Dugin and Vladimir Putin could have been behind it. Secondly, the death of a person so closely linked to the Kremlin means that no one around Putin can be sure of his/her life. Dugin is a fascist and national Bolshevik, the Kremlin's chief ideologue, calling for the liquidation of Ukraine and Poland - his daughter openly expressed similar views.
Ajda Kosnjek gave an impressive welcome to the international FIS Cup competitions. The only 14-year-old Slovenian, who made her debut in the series yesterday, recorded her first career victory today in Szczyrk. The second place went to Canada's Abigail Strate, just like yesterday, and the podium was rounded off by Poland's Nicole Konderla, who is performing very well on Skalite (HS-104).
Polish volleyball players won against Serbia 3:0 (25:22, 25:23, 25:22) in the last match of the Hubert Jerzy Wagner Memorial. The White and Reds won the friendly tournament, preceding the World Championships, without losing a set.
The incident occurred at around 2 am on the Vistulan Boulevards. The city guards patrolling the area were approached by upset passers-by and reported that not far away someone was running around with a sharp tool and accosting people walking by.
Jarika has bravely supported uniformed officers from the Silesian garrison on patrol duty since 2015. For the past four years, she has been the faithful companion of chief inspector Robert Kolanko of the Częstochowa Prevention Service and has had many successes. After seven years of service, the police bitch has retired, which she will spend with her current handler.
"I felt great physically and mentally," said Robert Karaś, who on Thursday had to withdraw from further participation in the Swiss Ultra Triathlon event over the distance of a ten-time Ironman, in which he was aiming for victory.
Journalists of the Kyiv Independent claim that the commander of part of the Ukrainian International Legion is a Polish gangster who also committed crimes in its ranks.
Rare microorganisms known as golden algae found in recent water samples from the River Odra could be the source of the river's contamination, a government minister said on Thursday.
Luxury blueberry buns (Polish: Jagodzianki – ed.) with a thin, buttery pastry that hides a rather generous portion of bilberries (we used blueberries that we had found in our kitchen), and an obscene amount of buttery crumble that we could eat in clumps. These are probably the most over-the-top blueberry buns you'll find on the internet.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has identified eight more Russian soldiers suspected of war crimes in Bucha near Kyiv, where mass graves of civilians and corpses with traces of torture were found after a month-long Russian occupation.
The Polish climate and environment minister has said that no toxic substances have been found in the water samples from the River Odra which have already been tested.
Poland and Czechia will start policing the airspace of their neighbour, Slovakia, in September, a spokesperson of the Slovak Defence Ministry has said.
Police officer - this is certainly a profession for people with passion, who like adrenaline and want to face new challenges every day on duty. These challenges can sometimes be surprising and are very often the result of experience and the so-called "police nose". The police officers on patrol were not short of both, as at night (8 August) they picked out a Ford car for control, whose driver, upon seeing a police car, started to run away.
The Polish government will allocate funds to restock the River Odra, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister of Poland, wrote on social media on Monday.
Scientists from the Bialystok University of Technology have patented a method for producing aerobic granulated activated sludge. The technology may accelerate biological wastewater treatment, and after implementation - reduce the costs of operation of sewage treatment plants by reducing the amount of problematic sediment.
Ukrainian forces fired, probably with HIMARS rockets, on a base of mercenaries from the so-called Wagner Group in occupied Popasna in the Luhansk region. All indications are that the base was set up as a target thanks to ... Russian propagandists.
There was an accident on the A14 motorway in Germany at night from Thursday to Friday that resulted in the driver of a sports Porsche being decapitated. Polish drivers were involved in an attempt to stop the damaged vehicle.
