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Poland threatens hefty fines for social media companies that censor legal speech, users everywhere celebrate

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Social media companies that remove posts whose content is legal can be fined up to €1.8 million under a new Polish bill. Users have welcomed its introduction as an antidote to other countries’ growing censorship demands. … Read More >Poland threatens hefty fines for social media companies that censor legal speech, users everywhere celebrate

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Approval of Catholic Church in Poland dips to nearly 30yr low amid pedophilia scandal & protests over new abortion restrictions

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Public opinion of the Catholic Church in Poland is the lowest it has been since the early 1990s, a new poll shows. The clergy’s reputation was damaged by recent sexual abuse allegations and protests over restrictive abortion laws. … Read More >Approval of Catholic Church in Poland dips to nearly 30yr low amid pedophilia scandal & protests over new abortion restrictions

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‘Risk is real’: Poland’s health minister suggests extending restrictions, warns of potential Covid-19 ‘third wave’

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Poland may face a third wave of Covid-19 between January and February, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski has warned, saying it would be “much worse” than the previous ones as he called for a lockdown extension. … Read More >‘Risk is real’: Poland’s health minister suggests extending restrictions, warns of potential Covid-19 ‘third wave’

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‘Merkel’s surrender & worst of all possible worlds’: Soros pens angry op-ed over Polish-Hungarian victory in EU budget talks

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Hungary and Poland getting the EU to abandon its move to make Covid-19 relief conditional on ‘rule of law’ standards to control their policies has incensed international financier George Soros, who called it a German surrender. … Read More >‘Merkel’s surrender & worst of all possible worlds’: Soros pens angry op-ed over Polish-Hungarian victory in EU budget talks

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Amber Room? Polish divers find SEALED CHESTS near wreck of Nazi ship that carried disappeared treasures

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The search for the iconic Amber Room loot may be nearing its end, as Polish divers found sealed chests near the wreckage of a ship believed to have been carrying the Russian Tsars’ treasure looted by the Nazis during World War II. … Read More >Amber Room? Polish divers find SEALED CHESTS near wreck of Nazi ship that carried disappeared treasures

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Poland’s Warsaw Hit by Protests Against Abortion Ban

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Poland’s feminist organization Strajk Kobiet (Women’s Strike) has organized a protest in downtown Warsaw on Saturday to draw public attention to the decision of Poland’s Constitutional Court to outlaw abortions and to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of women’s suffrage in the country, a Sputnik correspondent reported. … Read More >Poland’s Warsaw Hit by Protests Against Abortion Ban