There are just 7 days left before polls close in the US presidential election. Incumbent President Donald Trump, of the Republican Party, is facing off against Democratic Party challenger Joe Biden. Both candidates have been campaigning frenetically in an attempt to win over undecided voters.
In light of the current surge in coronavirus cases, the Archdiocese of Gdańsk has declared there will be no masses or processions in the cemeteries on All Saints’ Day (Wszystkich Świętych) this year.
The Health Department yesterday reported the second-highest number of daily infections (13,628) and deaths (179) on record as all of Poland moves into the red zone and infection rates continue to spike.
Poland will be among the first three beneficiaries of a European Union initiative aiming to protect jobs threatened by the coronavirus pandemic, officials have announced.
Poland’s top court ruled on Thursday that eugenic abortion due to foetal defects and genetic illnesses violates the country’s constitution. Poland which under communism allowed unlimited abortion on demand due to public pressure over the years has been systematically limiting abortion regulations and now has one of the least liberal laws in the European Union.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met yesterday in Warsaw to discuss support for the democratic opposition in Belarus.
Early voting is now well underway in the US presidential election. Record turnout has been reported across the country; almost 30 million Americans have already voted by mail or in-person, a far higher number than the 2016 election and unprecedented in US electoral history.
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