Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Thursday put forward a bill to dismantle a controversial disciplinary chamber for judges, hoping it would allow the government to end a row over the rule of law with Brussels and unblock European Union funding.

A little two-toed sloth was born in Warsaw Zoo on December 22, 2021, and therefore its zodiac sign is Capricorn. The fourth child of Amy and Paavo is the fifth sloth born in Warsaw zoological garden.

The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to reinforce Eastern European NATO allies in the face of what Washington describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

They were walking down the street with a donation box, when they noticed through an apartment window that an older man was lying on the floor. They immediately called help. Two teenage girls from Chrustowo (Greater Poland Voivodeship) were praised by the authorities and the police.

Gazprom's critics suffered a blow on Wednesday when the European Union's second highest court upheld a 2018 decision that let the Russian gas giant settle a long-running antitrust investigation without paying a fine.

Archeologists researching a construction site of Five Corners Square in downtown Warsaw have discovered an Uhlan sabre from early 1920s. The weapon was found in the foundations of a pre-war tenement building at the corner of Szpitalna and Zgoda streets. The artefact has been added to the Polish History Museum collection.

78 years ago, soldiers from Kedyw - a dedicated Polish special operations unit - carried out a successful assasination of Franz Kutschera, SS and Reich's Police Chief, known as the "Butcher of Warsaw". Kutschera's mission in occupied Warsaw was to spread terror in the city and discredit Poland's underground resistance in the eyes of the civilians. He was sentenced to death by a "Special Court" of the Polish Underground State. He was shot in Aleje Ujazdowskie, one of the city's most prominent boulevards.

Majority of anaesthesiologists from the University Children’s Hospital of Kraków (UCH) quit their jobs on Tuesday, the hospital spokesperson informed, adding that scheduled surgeries have been suspended, and admissions halted. The facility now operates in an emergency mode. "We are doing our best to avoid evacuation of patients," the spokesperson stressed.

Britain, Poland and Ukraine are working to strengthen their three-way cooperation in the face of the threat of a new Russian military intervention, the leaders of the two eastern European countries said in Kyiv on Tuesday.

The 30th Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) came to an end with a declared collected sum of 136.3 million zlotys, WOŚP charity informed on Monday. Last year's grand finale brought nearly 127.5 million zlotys.

"The Lamentation of Christ" - a painting by an artist from the workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder has returned to Poland after being looted during the Second World War. The picture has rejoined Polish collection thanks to restitution efforts by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, as well curators from the National Museum in Wrocław.

Poland have named former Legia Warsaw coach Czesław Michniewicz as their new manager after parting ways with Portugal's Paulo Sousa, the Polish Football Association said on Monday.

Poland has offered Ukraine to supply the country with defence munitions in the face of the mounting tension at the border with Russia, chief of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN) Paweł Soloch announced on Monday. "The offer was made to the Ukrainian side, we are waiting for an answer," he added.

Poland's Gross Domestic Product increased by 5.7% in 2021, after a 2.5% decrease in 2020, according to a preliminary estimate published on Monday by Statistics Poland.

Poland's National Security Council (RBN) convened on Friday to discuss the situation between Russia and Ukraine. After the session, held under the classified procedure, President Andrzej Duda thanked the council members for "extraordinarily constructive atmosphere" of the meeting.

Health Ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz said on Friday a decision has been made to shorten the quarantine and isolation periods for medics working with patients, and uniformed services. He added that isolation time would now be seven days, and quarantine - five.

The Ministry of Health informed on Friday about 57,262 new COVID cases and the death of 271 COVID patients. Since the start of the pandemic Poland has reported 4,752,700 infections and 104,907 COVID-related deaths.

Iga Świątek's bid for a second Grand Slam title was ended by a crushing defeat against Danielle Collins at the Australian Open on Thursday, but the world number nine said her run to the semi-finals showed how much she has progressed as a hardcourt player.

On January 27, 1945, Red Army soldiers opened the gates of German Auschwitz concentration camp. Some 7,000 extremely weak and seriously ill prisoners, including 500 children, welcomed the Soviet soldiers as liberators. In less than five years of the camp's functioning at least 1.1 million people were killed there.

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak 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.

Poland reported a record 57,659 new daily COVID-19 infections on Thursday, the health ministry said, as the Omicron variant takes hold.

Agnieszka, a 37-year-old woman pregnant with twins, was admitted to the Voivodeship Hospital in Częstochowa, where the first of her sons died on December 23. "We decided to wait as there was a chance to save the other baby," the hospital explained in a statement. The pregnancy was terminated only on December 31, despite the death of the second foetus had been pronounced earlier. The woman died on January 25 at another hospital. She was survived by three children.

The Ministry of Health informed on Wednesday about a record 53,420 coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, as well as 276 COVID-related deaths. Since the start of the pandemic Poland has reported a total of 4,637,776 infections and 104,373 deaths.

The Sejm Rules and Deputies' Affairs Committee has recommended Supreme Audit Office (NIK) President Marian Banaś's immunity be lifted. The head of the committee Kazimierz Smoliński (PiS) informed that 9 deputies were in favour of the motion, and 7 were against.

French Open winner Iga Świątek managed to temper her frustrations and rally from a set and a break down in brutal heat to overpower Estonian Kaia Kanepi 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 on Wednesday to reach her first Australian Open semi-final.

Education Minister Przemysław Czarnek announced on Tuesday that starting Thursday (Jan. 27) until the end of winter holidays 5th-graders and older children will switch to remote classes. He added that an ordinance in that regard would be signed on Wednesday.

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.

Poland's prime minister said on Tuesday he was concerned by Germany's reaction to Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's border, after a report that Germany was blocking NATO ally Estonia from giving Ukraine military support.