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Socceroos hold off Poland for 2-1 win

2010-09-07T14:09:00.001-07:00

Brett Holman reinforced his status as one of the Socceroos' big guns with a decisive half hour display in Australia's 2-1 friendly win over Poland in Krakow. link

Doctors analyzing alleged John Paul II miracle

2010-09-07T14:08:00.000-07:00

The promoter in the case of Pope John Paul II's sainthood says doctors are still analyzing a supposed miracle attributed to him in which a French nun was allegedly cured from Parkinson's disease by praying to the late pope. link

Yad Vashem gets access to Polish archives

2010-09-07T04:48:00.001-07:00

Israel's Holocaust museum Yad Vashem says it has reached an agreement with Poland that gives it access to World War II-era documents in 34 provincial archives across the eastern European country. link

EU: Confident Poland/Russia Gas Deal Will Fit EU Rules

2010-09-07T04:46:00.001-07:00

The European Commission is confident that Poland and Russia will find an agreement on a natural gas contract that will be in line with European Union rules, the commission said Tuesday. link

Poland to forge closer military ties with India

2010-09-07T04:45:00.000-07:00

Talks currently underway could result in closer military cooperation between Poland and India, the Indo-Asian News Service has revealed. link

Another flood wave approaches Warsaw

2010-09-07T04:40:00.001-07:00

After heavy rains on Sunday and Monday, the peak of a flood wave will pass through Warsaw along the Vistula River this morning. link

Maria Sharapova the aggressor, Caroline Wozniacki the winner

2010-09-06T17:02:00.001-07:00

Sharapova was the more forceful with her service returns, trying to smash winners off every second serve, but all her aggressiveness was quietly countered by top-seeded and mostly overlooked, so far, Caroline Wozniacki. link

Russia turns over more documents on fatal crash of Polish president's plane

2010-09-06T06:47:00.000-07:00

Russian authorities say they will give Poland more documents connected with the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 93 others. link

Tea made in Poland! Perish the thought

2010-09-06T06:44:00.000-07:00

"But tea produced in Poland? No, no. That is against the laws of God and man." link

Should Poles feel offended? I write this drinking my obligatory morning cup of ... coffee. (With my pinkie finger extended. :)

Belarus opposition sends SOS after suspicious death

2010-09-06T06:30:00.001-07:00

Belarus opposition leader Jaroslav Romanchuk has called for EU support in the run-up to presidential elections following the death of a reporter in suspicious circumstances. link

Fryderyk Chopin frigate docks in London

2010-09-06T06:19:00.001-07:00

Thousands of Londoners are visiting STS Fryderyk Chopin, one of the world’s largest frigates and now moored in St. Katherine docks near Tower Bridge in London.

PM Tusk talks trade in India

2010-09-06T06:18:00.000-07:00

Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his wife are in India today for talks on bi-lateral trade relations, part of a tour, which includes Vietnam, to increase Polish-Asian trade and investment. link

Economic growth picks up in Poland

2010-08-30T06:37:00.001-07:00

Poland’s economy grew by 3.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, the Central Statistical Office has revealed (GUS). link

Poland Celebrates 30 Years Of Solidarity, Gdansk Accords

2010-08-30T06:42:00.001-07:00

Poland is marking the 30th anniversary of the Gdansk accords, which gave rise to the Solidarity trade union -- the first independent trade union in the Soviet bloc. link

The workers united: The strike that shook the Kremlin

2010-08-30T06:45:00.000-07:00

Thirty years ago, a trade union forced the Communist Party into a retreat that marked the beginning of the end of Soviet Europe. Solidarity's legacy – for Poland and beyond – mustn't be forgotten, writes Neal Ascherson. link

Polish Economy Accelerates, Growth to Continue

2010-08-30T06:48:00.001-07:00

Poland’s gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5% in the second quarter, well above market expectations, with private consumption driving growth. link

Solidarity veterans slam 30 year anniversary celebrations

2010-08-31T05:17:00.000-07:00

Lech Wałęsa and nine other leaders of the 1980s Solidarity movement have addressed a letter to the President, Prime Minister and MPs asking them to take responsibility for organizing the celebrations of the successive anniversaries related to the historic trade union. link

Poland’s Image Changes Slowly Despite Decades of Growth

2010-08-31T05:21:00.000-07:00

Poland is doing reasonably well, with its economy continuing to grow during the global economic crisis thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of millions of small companies and sole proprietorships. But as one Polish business executive noted on Monday, most people outside Poland still think the country is as much of a backwater as it was when communism collapsed. link

Obama: Poland's Solidarity an inspiration for freedom

2010-08-31T05:23:00.000-07:00

US President Barack Obama Monday paid tribute to Poland's communist-era Solidarity movement on its 30th anniversary, saying it continued to inspire all who seek freedom around the world. link

EU exec voices concern on Russia-Poland gas deal

2010-08-31T05:25:00.000-07:00

The European Commission said on Tuesday it was concerned about a proposed deal between Russia and Poland over natural gas flows via the Yamal pipeline. link

Wozniacki and Yale Are Cheering Each Other On

2010-08-31T05:30:00.001-07:00

It was a pretty cool photo opportunity — a bunch of Yale University football players in their game jerseys, cheering for Caroline Wozniacki at the tennis tournament in New Haven last week. link

Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race

2010-09-01T03:12:00.001-07:00

Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguably the biggest political upset of the year. link

Pawlenty issues exec order blocking state requests for ObamaCare funds

2010-09-01T03:16:00.001-07:00

Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty Tuesday ordered all state agencies to not to submit applications to any health care funding from the federal government related to the health care overhaul. link

Poland remembers WW II outbreak

2010-09-01T03:39:00.000-07:00

Ceremonies marking the beginning of WW II will take place today all over Poland in memory of the first shots fired by Nazi Germany at the garrison in Westerplatte on the Baltic coast. link

Polish president airs concerns on EU budget

2010-09-01T03:41:00.001-07:00

Newly-minted Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on his first foreign assignment in Brussels on Wednesday (1 September) urged the EU to keep funding the union's poor regions in the next budget period. link