The man had an estimated height of 180cm (5’11”), exceptionally tall by the standards of the time.
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“Poland is ruled by political gangsters,” says bishop in homily warning of migration threat
In response, foreign minister Radosław Sikorski accused the bishop of “inciting against refugees”.
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Polish state energy giant calls for price deregulation with further rises expected
Electricity prices rose faster in Poland last year than anywhere else in the EU.
Poland to evacuate 300 Afghans who worked with NATO
The prime minister said this was not Poland’s “final word” in helping NATO in Afghanistan.
US-owned TVN sues Polish ruling party deputy leader for calling it “pro-Russian Soviet creation”
Poland’s largest private broadcaster says Antoni Macierewicz is “disseminating false information”.
Afghan migrants camp on Polish-Belarusian border amid political standoff
Dozens of Afghans remain stuck on the Poland-Belarus border amid a standoff.
Polish government to subsidise home energy storage in solar drive
State subsidies have helped more than triple Poland’s solar capacity since the start of 2020.
Polish government turns communist-era hotel into museum instead of planned shopping centre
Hotel Cracovia operated from 1965-2011.
Mass grave shows “evidence of genocide” against Poles by Nazi Germany, say archaeologists
The area in which the grave was found was named the “Valley of Death” by locals due to the number of mass executions.
Poland donates 500,000 Covid vaccines to Vietnam
As Poland’s vaccination rate slows, it has sold excess supplies abroad, but Vietnam is the first to receive vaccines as humanitarian aid.
“Poland defended itself from refugees in 2015 and will do so again,” says deputy PM
Amid a surge in crossings at the border with Belarus, the government has sent soldiers to secure the frontier and moved to tighten asylum rules.
Poland introduces 30,000 zloty fine for concealing Covid information from authorities
The government estimates that the hospitalisation rate will be 40% lower.
Polish government announces new child benefits for families to “create the future of our nation”
Families will receive 12,000 zloty (€2,630) for each child after their firstborn that is aged between 12 and 36 months.
Ten Polish universities among world’s top 1000 in new international ranking
The Jagiellonian University has overtaken the University of Warsaw as the the leading Polish institution in the ranking.
