The U.S. Army said yesterday that it had successfully recovered the remains of a Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by an American F-22 Raptor fighter off the coast of South Carolina on February 4. The last fragments of the object were sent for analysis in the laboratory.more
A crackdown on unregulated buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes is set to protect around 10 million Britons from borrowing what they cannot afford to pay back, ministers said.more
There are no blockbusters in Europe's top leagues this weekend, but there will be plenty of excitement. The leading teams in Spain and Germany will face uncomfortable rivals. Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona will play against Cadiz, while in the Bundesliga Bayern Munich will play against Borussia Moenchengladbach.more
Dawid Kopik from Gole near Leszno will begin his studies at Yale University, which belongs to the prestigious Ivy League of eight private universities on the East Coast. For years, it has been ranked among some of the best colleges in America, as well as in the world.more
The majority (55 per cent) of adult Poles declare that they intend to travel for at least two days for leisure or tourism purposes this year, according to a CBOS survey published yesterday. Compared to the plans declared in January last year, this is a decrease of 1 percentage point for 2022.more
The UK Home Office gave notice yesterday that it will not appeal against a court ruling which ruled that it is unlawful to require EU nationals who have been given "pre-settled status" in the UK to have to apply for settled status again later.more
It's just under three months until King Charles's coronation and – following weeks of rancour and negative headlines – the monarchy seems to have settled back into its normal routine.
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A Polish musician was forced to take an eight-hour coach journey, as opposed to a one-hour flight, after the airline demanded he store his €5 million Stradivarius violin in the hold.
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Selector Fernando Santos and his staff have already chosen accommodation for themselves in Warsaw for the duration of their work with the Polish national team, it remains to sign the documents. There is still no decision on the location of the match against Albania, but there is a chance that it will be at the PGE Narodowe in Warsaw.more
Chory na raka prostaty mieszkaniec amerykańskiego stanu Karolina Północna niespodziewanie zmienił akcent w swoim języku angielskim na irlandzki - informuje dzisiaj BBC, powołując się na "British Medical Journal". 50-latek, który nie miał w Irlandii bliskiej rodziny, mówił z zaskakującym akcentem aż do śmierci.more
A meeting between Polish President Andrzej Duda and UK King Charles III took place at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. One of the main topics of conversation was humanitarian aid issues.more
Elon Musk warned on Wednesday at the World Government Summit in Dubai that artificial intelligence is "one of the biggest threats" to civilisation.more
Frenchman Zinedine Zidane, world and European football champion and one of the best ever midfielders for the 'Tricolours', will be the official ambassador of Renault's Formula 1 team Alpine this year, it was announced at the official presentation in London of the new A532 car.more
A former British Embassy security officer in Berlin who spied for Russia was today sentenced to 13 years and two months in prison by a London court.more
A record win of €371 million fell yesterday in the Italian numbers game Superenalotto. However, this amount will not be awarded to one person, but to 90 players who chose the system game. Each will therefore receive around €4 million.more
Poland has been the most committed and most robust of all Nato members in providing aid to Ukraine; in the face of an escalating war, it is an example that others should follow, writes the British newspaper The Times in an editorial commentary today.more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with the British BBC yesterday, ruled out the possibility of ceding part of the country's territory as part of a possible peace deal with Russia.more
Tottenham Hotspur players' coach Antonio Conte will remain in Italy until he has fully recovered from surgery to remove his gall bladder, the English club has announced.more
Storm Otto has brought severe travel disruption to the UK on Friday with planes unable to land and flights cancelled at Leeds Bradford Airport and lorries overturned on due to high winds.
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Too many retail outlets in the Netherlands do not accept cash, making it difficult for some consumers to make purchases, the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) pointed out yesterday in a study on the matter. It added that the biggest problems with cash payments are found in cinemas.more
UK counter-terrorism police are increasingly dealing with threats emanating from hostile states such as China, Russia and Iran, Matt Jukes, head of special operations at London's Metropolitan Police, announced yesterday.more
Barcelona, with Robert Lewandowski in the line-up, drew at home with Manchester United 2:2 in the first match of the play-offs for promotion to the 1/8 finals of the Europa League football competition. The rematch will take place next week in England.more
US electric car maker Tesla has fired dozens of workers for forming a union, the AP reported yesterday, citing the Workers United union headquarters.more
