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- 1New Zealand's Kiwibank gains its own Kerfuś-style mascot●Kiwibank z zieloną owcą doświadcza tego co doświadczył co Carrefour z Kerfusiem Widzę, że Nowa Zelandia inspiruje się Po
Kiwibank in New Zealand has introduced a green sheep mascot, prompting comparisons to Kerfuś, the viral Carrefour self-checkout robot that became a phenomenon in Poland. Observers are joking that New Zealand is drawing inspiration from Poland, noting the parallel between the two supermarket and banking mascots.
- 2Greenvolt starts building 600 MW battery storage in Poland●Greenvolt begins building 600 MW/2.4 GWh BESS in Poland https://www.ess-news.com/2026/09/25/greenvolt-begins-building-60
Portuguese renewable energy company Greenvolt has begun construction of a 600 MW / 2.4 GWh battery energy storage system in Poland, one of the largest such projects in the country. The facility is intended to support grid stability as Poland expands renewable power. Industry observers are noting the scale of the investment and what it signals for the fast-growing European storage market.
- 3Polish reader revisits William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy●30/52/2026 William Gibson - Trylogia Ciągu: Neuromancer, Graf Zero, Mona Liza Turbo Wydawnictwo Mag Nie będę ukrywał, ni
A Polish reader is working through the omnibus edition of William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy — Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive — published in Poland by Wydawnictwo Mag. The reviewer notes that despite the volume's roughly 800 pages, the dense prose makes it a slow but rewarding read, describing the three interconnected novels, including the best-known cyberpunk classic Neuromancer.
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The remains of 115 Polish soldiers killed during the Second World War have been exhumed in Ukraine, according to the Polish news outlet Notes from Poland. The recovery is part of ongoing efforts to locate and identify Polish war dead buried on Ukrainian territory, a sensitive topic between the two countries given their shared and often painful wartime history. Details on the exact location and identification process were not provided.
- 5Russia issues nuclear warning to NATO over Kaliningrad●🔴 BREAKING Russia Issues Nuclear Warning to NATO Over Kaliningrad Russia delivered a formal diplomatic note to NATO head
Russia has reportedly delivered a formal diplomatic note to NATO headquarters warning it may resort to nuclear weapons if the alliance moves to isolate Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania. The note is said to accuse NATO of escalatory policies toward the heavily militarised territory. The claim has not been confirmed by NATO or independent sources, and details of the alleged message remain unclear.
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A Polish local news outlet explains how parental leave (urlop wychowawczy) affects the amount of the state pension, noting that not everyone needs to submit an application to have the period counted. The piece clarifies which parents must apply to ZUS and which are covered automatically, as pension rules around care periods continue to confuse Polish workers planning retirement.