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Polish defence minister tests positive for COVID

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak tweeted on Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, as the Omicron variant takes hold across the country and tensions mount between Poland's neighbours Ukraine and Russia.

Reuters

France pays homage to Holocaust victims at Auschwitz memorial

French Prime Minister Jean Castex heads a special delegation to the Auschwitz Holocaust memorial in Poland on Thursday to mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp. The visit comes a week after the UN adopted a non-binding resolution to fight against Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism,…

Radio France Internationale

Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths – as it happened

Protection against death increases to around 95% two weeks after receiving a booster dose, UK health agency says; UK reports another 96,871 Covid cases

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Poland: Auschwitz foundation created to fight indifference

A new Polish foundation has been created to distribute grants globally to groups that come up with novel ways to fight indifference to hatred and discrimination

The Independent UK

Scam warning over new virus that can spy on your money and wipe phone clean

Cybersecurity experts at fraud management company Cleafy say the BRATA virus was first detected in Brazil, but has now moved out of South America and is expected to terrorise smartphone users in the UK, Poland and Italy soon

Daily Mirror

UK reports 346 daily deaths; Denmark aims to end all restrictions – as it happened

UK also records over 102,000 daily cases; Danish plan would mean most far-reaching easing among Nordic countries

The Guardian - AU

Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware

Two more Poles have been identified as victims of phone hacking with the notoriously powerful spyware of Israel’s NSO Group

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EU might propose freezing funds for Poland and Hungary before April

The European Commission could propose freezing European Union structural funds for Hungary and Poland over concerns for the rule of law before a Hungarian parliamentary election on April 3, Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bradley and Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad locations: Where is the new ITV series filmed?

Find out where the Walsh boys are visiting on their 3,000-mile European adventure

Wales Online

Yizker bikher books commemorate Holocaust deaths – but also celebrate Jewish communities' life

Each year on Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp complex in Poland, an International Day of Commemoration memorializes the victims of the Holocaust. This somber day focuses on the destruction the Nazis and their collaborators inflicted on Jewish communities throughout Europe. But there is another…

The Conversation

Six-year-old girl is first child in the world to walk without quadriceps muscles in legs

A girl, 6, from Bathgate, West Lothian, believed to be the first child born with a condition called arthrogryposis meaning she has no quadriceps muscles in herlegs, learns to walk

Daily Mirror

Polish senators draft law to regulate spyware after anti-Pegasus testimony

Senate commission plans reform after hearing how NSO software used against government critics

The Guardian - UK

Dutch tourist detained for making Nazi salute at former concentration camp

A Dutch woman has been detained for making the Nazi salute at a former concentration camp in Poland.

Evening Standard

Dutch woman arrested for making Nazi gesture at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland

Prosecutors said the Dutch woman was caught in the act by guards while posing for a photo taken by her husband.

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Death threats and phone calls: the women answering cries for help one year on from Poland’s abortion ban

As new laws hit the most vulnerable pregnant women in need of care, volunteers struggle to help those unable to access safe abortions

The Guardian - UK

Japan and Poland log record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high – as it happened

Concerns about new Omicron offshoot in England; France to bring in strict restrictions for unvaccinated people

The Hindu

Tata Steel Masters | Vidit Gujrathi remains among the leaders

Gujrathi shared honours with Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) to take his tally to four points while Praggnanandhaa (2.5 points) held Sam Shankland (U.S.) to a draw late on January 21

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144 unclaimed estates in Leeds and the millions that could be yours

There's millions of pounds worth of unclaimed fortune from people who died without leaving a will - HM Treasury keeps a full list of unclaimed estates and inheritances near you

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The Independent UK

Poland's ex-president Solidarity leader Walesa has COVID

Poland's former president and former Solidarity pro-democracy movement leader, Lech Walesa, says he has COVID-19

Reuters

Polish PM calls for united European stance on Ukraine

Poland's prime minister on Friday called on European leaders to take a tough, united stance towards Russia amid fears that Moscow could be readying an invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Former Polish president, Solidarity leader Walesa has COVID

Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, has coronavirus, he said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia, US voice hope for diplomacy

Ukraine tensions news from January 21: Lavrov and Blinken conclude Geneva talks aimed at defusing tensions.

Reuters

'Explosion': Poland widens testing as COVID cases hit record

Poles will be able to get tested for COVID-19 in pharmacies free of charge, the government said on Friday, after the country reported a record 36,665 daily cases as the Omicron variant takes hold.

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

Reuters

No vax, no meal: Some Polish restaurants impose entry curbs amid criticism of light-touch rules

Warsaw restaurateur Marcin Wojtasik says he is willing to face bad reviews from anti-vaxxers to help protect his staff from COVID-19 by admitting only vaccinated customers.

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