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May 14, 2021 at 4:11 am

Europe’s 4 Visegrad nations lift some travel restrictions VIEW

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Europe's four Visegrad countries on Friday lifted travel restrictions between the Czech Republic and Hungary for people vaccinated against COVID-19 and...

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The front door of the 120 sq. meters (1,300 sq. feet) stone house where the Nobel-winning scientist couple Marie Sklodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie spent vacation and weekends from 1904-1906 in Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, on the south-west outskirts of Paris, France, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Poland’s prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki says he’s given instructions for the government to buy 790,000 euro house in France, and said on Twitter Tuesday that the house, is a “part of Poland’s history.” (AP Photo/Francois Mori) XFM109 XFM109

May 12, 2021 at 7:52 am

Poland wants to buy Marie Curie’s vacation house in France VIEW

The 1,300-square-foot stone-and-brick home in Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse is in disrepair but retains some features from the Curie times. The Nobel-winning scientist spent weekends and holidays there... Updated 7:32 pm

April 29, 2021 at 6:56 am

Egyptian mummy was a pregnant woman, not a male priest

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish researchers examining an ancient Egyptian mummy that they expected to be a male priest were surprised when X-rays and computer...

March 27, 2021 at 12:40 am

Poland plans pensions for dogs, horses in state employment VIEW

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — They locate survivors in collapsed buildings, track down fugitives, foil drugs and explosives smugglers and help control rowdy crowds. All in...

Polish author Adam Zagajewski poses for a photo in Tuebingen, Germany, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. One of Poland’s greatest poets, Adam Zagajewski, who wrote a poem that came to symbolize the world’s sense of shock and loss after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, died in Krakow on Sunday March 21, 2021. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) DMSC113 DMSC113

March 22, 2021 at 6:01 am

Acclaimed Polish poet Adam Zagajewski dies at age 75

Zagajewski was a leading figure in Poland’s New Wave, or Generation '68, movement of the late 1960s that called for a simple language to relate...

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February 22, 2021 at 12:49 am

Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s art book hits bookstores

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author....

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February 13, 2021 at 3:56 am

Poland’s prime minister defends new media advertising tax

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister on Saturday defended a new advertising tax opposed by media outlets, arguing the measure would protect Polish broadcasters...

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January 27, 2021 at 9:24 am

New protests as Polish court seals divisive abortion ruling VIEW

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — New anti-government protests broke out in Polish cities Wednesday, shortly after the country's top court confirmed its highly divisive ruling that...

January 25, 2021 at 5:05 am

Polish president backs lockdown despite business frustration VIEW

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president on Monday expressed understanding for the “despair” of people who are opening their businesses in defiance of the anti-COVID-19...

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November 30, 2020 at 5:16 am

Poland, Hungary PMs meet over EU budget veto strategy VIEW

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Hungary have declared openness to new proposals from the European Union regarding the bloc's next budget and major coronavirus...

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