- On 2022-01-18
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Coronavirus news live: Poland enters fifth Covid wave; Australia reports record daily death toll
Australia reports deadliest day of pandemic so far with record number of 74 deaths; Poland says it expects case numbers to hit new highs in coming weeks All Covid restrictions in England could end in March under No 10 plansChinese told not to buy from abroad as Covid threatens OlympicsWinter Olympics tickets will not be […]
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- On 2022-01-14
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The Guardian view on Russia and Ukraine: what comes after jaw-jaw? | Editorial
Hopes of a peaceful exit from the crisis are fainter after days of talks. As the military build-up near the border continues, how far will Putin go? A week that began with low expectations has ended with a still bleaker mood. No one believed that three rounds of talks between the US, Russia and others […]
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- On 2022-01-13
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Polish lawmakers pass bill to step up government control of schools
Critics say bill, now moving to senate, could curb access to teaching on LGBT and reproductive rights Poland’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill by the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party that would step up government control of schools, which critics say could curb access to teaching on LGBT and reproductive […]
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Europe closer to war now than at any point in last 30 years, Poland warns – video
Poland’s foreign minister has warned that Europe is closer to war than it has been at any time in the last three decades, at the launch of his country’s year-long chairing of the region’s largest security organisation. Without naming Russia in his address on Thursday to envoys from the 57 members of the Organization for […]
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- On 2022-01-13
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Increased repression and violence a sign of weakness, says Human Rights Watch
Watchdog’s latest report argues autocrats around the world are getting desperate as opponents form coalitions to challenge them Increasingly repressive and violent acts against civilian protests by autocratic leaders and military regimes around the world are signs of their desperation and weakening grip on power, Human Rights Watch says in its annual assessment of human […]
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- In Flights to Poland
5* Radisson Blu Gdansk, from only €57 / $65!
5* Radisson Blu Gdansk is the city’s Old Town and features air conditioned rooms with free WiFi, flat-screen TV with satellite channels and ensuite bathroom. Availability: Until March…
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Desmond Tutu’s funeral and Kazakhstan clashes: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Hong Kong Continue reading…
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4* Hotel Ester, Krakow City Center, from only €47 / $53 with free cancellation!
4* Hotel Ester features air conditioned rooms with ensuite bathroom, desk, flat-screen TV and free WiFi. Availability at advertised rates: Until March…
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- On 2021-12-30
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Germans flock to Poland to buy fireworks in defiance of ban
Firework sales prohibited in Germany for second year in a row owing to Covid, resulting in growing stockpile Germans seeking to defy a government ban on the domestic selling of fireworks before new year celebrations are heading in their droves across the border to Polish shops and factories. A ban was announced this month for […]
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- On 2021-12-30
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Trapped at Europe’s door: inside Belarus’s makeshift asylum dormitory
About 1,000 people, mostly Kurds, are waiting at a converted customs centre in Bruzgi for the chance to cross into EU The giant warehouse towers over the Belarus countryside, less than a mile from the Polish border. In this 10,000 sq metre space patrolled by dozens of armed soldiers, 1,000 asylum seekers are crammed among […]
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