The trend claims that eating buckwheat is the secret to maintaining a slim figure and healthy body.
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Poland’s Catholic bishops hold “historic” meeting with sex abuse victims
The church must understand “the harm suffered by certain brothers of ours”, says its delegate for the protection of children and young people.
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“Serious irregularities” in prison programme, finds Supreme Audit Office
NIK has submitted 16 notifications of suspected crimes to prosecutors, but the government claims the report is a politically motivated attempt at revenge.
More questions over spending by state-funded body tasked with promoting Poland
The Polish National Foundation faces further questions over money spent with an American communications firm.
Ukrainian Muslim convert detained for planned terror attack in Poland
Maksym S., a Ukrainian convert to Islam, is accused of planning to use a car bomb to attack a shopping centre.
Government encourages shoppers to show “economic patriotism” by buying Polish products
The “Choose 590 – Saturday for Poland” campaign promoting consumer patriotism is backed by the government.
Former speaker of the Senate accused of illegal earnings while in office
Stanisław Karczewski continued to earn money working as a doctor while on unpaid leave, though denies any wrongdoing.
German supermarket chain apologises for segregated Polish checkout
Polish customers had complained for months about discrimination by Edeka, leading to intervention from the embassy in Berlin.
Poland wants to buy site of former Nazi German camp in Austria
Parts of the former camp complex, where thousands of Poles were imprisoned and killed, have “turned into places unworthy of commemoration”.
Principal fired for organising surprise terror drill in primary school that left pupils “terrified”
Students, parents and teachers were not warned of the drill, which involved “armed” men in balaclavas storming the school and taking hostages.
Billboard campaigns welcome Ukrainian immigrants to Polish cities
The billboards welcome Ukrainian immigrants to Poland and teach local residents a few phrases in Ukrainian because “integration is a two-way process”.
Tokarczuk uses Nobel money to launch foundation supporting writers and translators
Tokarczuk’s foundation also aims to promote Polish culture, fight discrimination, and support civil liberties and animal rights.
Supreme Court ruling deals blow to Polish government’s judicial reforms
The Supreme Court’s disciplinary chamber should not be recognised as a court, and the judiciary council is not independent, finds a new ruling.
Eight dead after gas explosion in Polish mountain resort
A gas explosion in the south-western town of Szczyrk has killed at least eight people, four of them children.
