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"The idea is for the employee to be able to take up to half a year of unpaid leave to create his own company" - informs "Gazeta Wyborcza" in one of the latest editions. He adds that the vacation is already working on the Ministry of Development headed by Jadwiga Emilewicz.more

The U.K.'s Royal Mail is putting out a set of stamps featuring screenshots of classic British-made computer games, from 1984's Elite to the recent Tomb Raider remakes. more

Scientists have described an unusual experiment carried out in Earth orbit. Unfortunately, it did not go completely as planned by NASA - the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza" reports, adding that "it calls into question the possibility of distant travel in space."more

Half of last year's towns failed to make the cut with previous winners like Dover and Blackpool kicked off top spots and replaced with six "skid-mark" Yorkshire townsmore

In Omsk, Siberia, Christmas gifts for children included sweets with a portrait of President Vladimir Putin, containing vodka - Radio Swoboda reports. more

A person who wins the online auction for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will be able to spend the weekend in the flat of the Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska.more

Witold Gombrowicz had chances of receiving the Nobel Prize in 1969 - according to the archives of the Swedish Academy revealed after 50 years. In the same year, the Polish playwright died, and the Irish literary Nobel went to the Irishman Samuel Beckett.more

Wetherspoon's is just something that is part of British life. Most of us have experienced one at some point.more

Adam Kupiec, 34, stated he was home on New Year's Eve when he got a validation email from Amazon declaring his parcel "was given to the resident."more

"Pole won" - such a message reached Poland around 22:00 (21:00 GMT) on Sunday, January 5, 2020 from Jacek Libucha, who at the beginning of November 2019 set off on a lonely trip through Antarctica. He reached his destination after 54 days of hiking, during which he pulled on sledge weighing more than 110 kg.more

According to baby experts Bounty.com , there are already some trends showing what the most popular boys and girls names will be this year.more

Plans to put Scotland on a separate time zone from the rest of the UK were strongly opposed by former prime minister Sir John Major, newly released government archives reveal.more

A charity which manages one of Wales's most exposed islands is looking for "fit and hardy" staff to work there for up to nine months.more

This weekend, the beach at the pier in Kołobrzeg is full of cold water lovers. About a thousand lovers of frosty baths will come here to the VIII Sea Lions World Festival, which will last from 3 to 5 January.more

Hidden spaces offering a respite from the rat race have been revealed in a new "tranquillity index".more

On 1 January 2020 the name Holland officially ceases to exist as a designation of the Netherlands State. Changing the name costs EUR 200,000 to the country's budget.more

During a meeting with the faithful on the New Year in the Vatican, Pope Francis apologized for losing his patience in St. Peter's Square on New Year's Eve evening, when he reacted sharply when one of the women grabbed his hand tightly and twisted him.more

Most people aren't even back at work after the festive season yet, and the decorations are still up in the living room.more

People started returning unwanted gifts as early as 7am on Christmas Day, according to a parcel collection service.more

The abandonment of meat, at least for some time, was again at the top of New Year's resolutions in Great Britain. Due to the approaching end of the year, the Islands are also preparing for the next edition of "meatless January" - vegenuary.more

The German regional broadcast station WDR2 caused a scandal by posting a rework of a grandmother's children's song about the grandmother, which is called "non-organic pig" because it damages the environment. After a wave of criticism, the recording was removed and the radio sent an apology.more

The hunt is continuing for the winner of a EuroMillions jackpot of almost £41 million as a deadline to claim the prize approaches.more

In Sweden, the holiday gift for 2019 is a box with compartments for family members to put away their smartphones, which are usually held in their hands and distract from conversation - announced the Swedish Trade Research Institute (HUI).more

Kate Middleton, famous for her elegant outfits, usually wears a plaid during Christmas. He also has his favorite styles with this pattern. Today, British media enumerate the checkered classics of the Duchess of Cambridge: a midi skirt, flared blue-green coat and formal dress with long sleeves.more

Christmas in the US is not just meeting family and unwrapping presents. Americans do not lack fantasy - in December crowds gather races in ugly sweaters or ship parades.more